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The burial vault of Admiral John Inglis, Colinton churchyard, Edinburgh. He was born on 20 March 1743 in Philadelphia, the eldest son of John Inglis, a Scottish merchant settled in America, and his wife, Catherine McCall. He was baptised (somewhat tardily) in September 1744 at Christ Church, Philadelphia .
In England, Owen spent some time in Shrewsbury, where he was sworn a freeman of borough on 5 October 1764, and, by then a captain in the navy, served as Mayor in 1775–76, following which he returned to service in India. Owen was killed, accidentally, in Madras, India while carrying dispatches from India to England.
During the First World War, Lieutenant D'Oyly-Hughes was a submariner and second in command of HMS E11, which was highly successful in the Dardanelles Campaign. [2] He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in June 1915 after a patrol in which his captain, Lieutenant Commander Martin Nasmith, was awarded the Victoria Cross.
Queen Charlotte. George Dixon (1748 – 11 November 1795) was an English sea captain, explorer, and maritime fur trader. [1] George Dixon was "born in Leath Ward, a native of Kirkoswald ". [2] The son of Thomas Dixon, he was baptised in Kirkoswald on 8 July 1748. He served under Captain Cook in his third voyage, on HMS Resolution, as armourer.
Mann was born into a naval family. His father, the elder Robert Mann, was a captain in the navy. He was mortally wounded while commanding HMS Milford during the capture of the French privateer Gloire on 7 March 1762, during the Seven Years' War. His son, the younger Robert Mann, was born in 1745, being baptised at Wandsworth on 18 July 1745.
John Bulkeley (Royal Navy gunner) John Bulkeley was a British seaman, best known for leading survivors of the wreck of HMS Wager to safety. [1] [2] Bulkeley was the ship's gunner, not one of her commissioned officers. David Cheap, the ship's acting captain, had lost the confidence of his former crew, many of whom were convinced that when the ...
Sir William Booth (fl. 1673–1689), captain in the Royal Navy, was promoted to that rank in June 1673. Later military career [ edit ] After the peace with the Dutch he was for several years employed in the Mediterranean, and more especially against the Algerine pirates.
