HMS Express:
Complete list of officers serving during the commission of 2 Jul 1851 - 20 September 1856 (from the ship's muster book):
| Rank |
Name |
From |
Joined |
Left |
To |
| Commander |
William Frederick Fead |
half pay |
3 Jul 1851 |
14 May 1853 |
died on board |
| Commander |
Julian Foulston Slight |
Centaur |
11 Jul 1853 |
9 Jan 1854 |
paid off |
| Commander |
Henry Boys |
Centaur |
10 Jan 1854 |
20 Sep 1856 |
paid off |
| Lieutenant |
Augustus Butler |
half pay |
2 Jul 1851 |
7 Jan 1852 |
packet, passage to England |
| Lieutenant |
William G. Scovell |
half pay |
10 Jul 1851 |
12 Jun 1856 |
fever hosp, Rio de J |
| Lieutenant |
George Pyne |
|
18 Nov 1851 |
9 Jan 1852 |
Imaum |
| Lieutenant |
Edward Hardinge |
Imaum |
16 Jan 1852 |
19 Sep 1852 |
paid off |
| Lieutenant |
John M Bushell |
Trincomalee |
19 Oct 1852 |
25 Jun 1855 |
Indefatigable |
| Lieutenant (act.) |
Robert I. Stotherd |
Indefatigable |
1 Aug 1855 |
6 Jan 1856 |
paid off, passage to England |
| Lieutenant |
John Patton |
Siren |
12 Feb 1856 |
20 Sep 1856 |
Excellent |
| Lieutenant |
Edward M. Collier |
acting mate |
13 Jun 1856 |
20 Sep 1856 |
paid off |
| Mate |
William Hewett |
shore |
3 Jul 1851 |
20 Jul 1851 |
Plymouth hospital |
| Mate |
Augustus G. Broadhead |
Bellerophon |
19 Jul 1851 |
14 Jul 1852 |
invalided |
| Mate |
William D. Hanbury |
shore |
21 Jul 1851 |
20 Jan 1852 |
Devastation for Rosamond |
| Mate (act.) |
Robert I. Stotherd |
other list |
1 Feb 1854 |
26 Jun 1855 |
Indefatigable |
| Mate (act.) |
Edward M. Collier |
midshipman |
1 Sep 1854 |
12 Jun 1856 |
lieutenant |
| Mate (act.) |
F.W. Inglefield |
other list |
19 Jan 1855 |
20 Sep 1856 |
paid off |
| Master (act.) |
George Richards |
Cuckoo |
3 Jul 1851 |
20 Sep 1856 |
paid off |
| 2nd Master (act.) |
John E. Chapple |
masters assistant |
14 Nov 1853 |
23 feb 1854 |
Star |
| Masters Assistant |
Robert I. Grant |
Impregnable |
4 Jul 1851 |
18 Nov 1852 |
packet, passage to England |
| Masters Assistant |
John E. Chapple |
Rifleman |
11 Dec 1852 |
13 Nov 1853 |
master |
| Midshipman |
D.I. Poole |
Victory |
20 Jul 1851 |
4 Feb 1852 |
naval cadet |
| Midshipman |
Robert I. Stotherd |
Centaur |
29 May 1852 |
31 Jan 1854 |
acting mate |
| Midshipman |
F.W. Inglefield |
Centaur |
29 May 1852 |
18 Jan 1855 |
lieutenant |
| Midshipman |
Edward M. Collier |
Bonetta |
3 Sep 1852 |
2 Dec 1853 |
naval cadet |
| Midshipman |
Edward M. Collier |
naval cadet |
1 Jan 1854 |
31 Aug 1854 |
acting mate |
| Naval Cadet |
D.I. Poole |
midshipman |
5 Feb 1852 |
10 Apr 1852 |
Port Royal |
| Naval Cadet |
Edward M. Collier |
midshipman |
3 Dec 1853 |
31 Dec 1853 |
midshipman |
| Surgeon |
James Niven |
half pay |
2 Jul 1851 |
15 May 1854 |
invalided |
| Surgeon (act.) |
John Sole |
Sharpshooter |
18 Jun 1854 |
20 Sep 1856 |
paid off |
| Assistant Surgeon (act.; for service in Devonport hoy) |
Edward Loney |
Impregnable |
29 Jul 1851 |
18 Oct 1851 |
Imaum |
| Assistant Surgeon (act.) |
Edward Loney |
Imaum |
29 Oct 1851 |
16 Mar 1852 |
Imaum |
| Purser & Paymaster |
John D. Parminter |
half pay |
28 Jun 1851 |
12 Jun 1854 |
invalided |
| Paymaster (act.) |
John I. Hayward |
Madagascar |
18 Jun 1854 |
20 Sep 1856 |
paid off |
| Passed Clerk |
John Harriman |
clerk |
11 Jan 1854 |
8 Nov 1854 |
Bonetta |
| Clerk |
John Harriman |
Trafalgar |
7 Jul 1851 |
10 Jan 1854 |
passed clerk |
| Assistant Clerk |
William H. Allen |
other list |
13 Jun 1855 |
20 Sep 1856 |
Impregnable |
| Gunner |
Richard Sennever |
Impregnable |
4 Jul 1851 |
12 Jan 1854 |
invalided |
| Gunner (act.) |
Edward Whitcombe |
Centaur |
11 Jan 1854 |
20 Sep 1856 |
Excellent |
HMS Imaum:
List of principal commissioned officers serving in 1853 (from the Navy List, not yet checked with ship's muster for exact dates):
| Rank |
Name |
From |
Joined |
Left |
To |
| Commodore |
Peter McQuhae |
|
13 Mar 1851 |
|
|
| Commander |
Walter Reid |
|
16 Apr 1850 |
|
|
| Lieutenant (addl.; for service in Alban) |
Fred. A.B. Crauford |
|
17 Jul 1850 |
|
|
| Lieutenant |
George Pyne |
Express |
10 Jan 1852 |
|
|
| Lieutenant |
Francis Meynell |
|
10 Jan 1852 |
|
|
| Master |
James G.N. Thain |
|
22 May 1851 |
|
|
| Master |
Thomas R. Collingwood |
|
|
|
|
| 2nd Master (act) |
William N.G. Willson |
|
19 Mar 1850 |
|
|
| 2nd Master (addl.; for service in Alban) |
William G. Aldrich |
|
17 Jun 1850 |
|
|
| Surgeon |
Andrew Murray |
|
11 Oct 1850 |
|
|
| Assistant Surgeon (addl.) |
Edward Loney |
Express |
27 Jan 1852 |
|
Buzzard |
| Chaplain |
Francis Hannan |
|
11 Oct 1850 |
|
|
| Paymaster |
James Lyall |
|
28 Jun 1850 |
|
|
| Clerk |
George T. Harris |
|
16 May 1845 |
|
|
HMS Buzzard:
Complete list of officers serving during the commission of 5 May 1852 - 15 July 1856 (from the ship's muster book):
| Rank |
Name |
From |
Joined |
Left |
To |
| Commander |
William Hugh Dobbie |
half pay |
27 May 1852 |
15 Jul 1856 |
paid off |
| Lieutenant |
Richmond Moore |
half pay |
7 May 1852 |
15 Jul 1856 |
paid off |
| Lieutenant |
Sydney Wolrige |
half pay |
27 May 1852 |
12 Jan 1855 |
dismissed service by Court matrial |
| Lieutenant (act.) |
Henry H. Goold |
Boscawen |
13 Jan 1855 |
24 Nov 1855 |
Boscawen |
| Lieutenant |
Josh. H. Hatchard |
Boscawen |
25 Nov 1855 |
15 Jul 1856 |
paid off |
| Mate |
Edmond J. Squire |
midshipman |
13 May 1852 |
12 May 1855 |
packet, passage to England |
| Mate |
William Vicary |
shore |
31 May 1852 |
12 May 1855 |
packet, passage to England |
| Mate (act.) |
Charles F. Passingham |
other list |
6 May 1854 |
16 Jul 1853 |
packet, passage to England |
| Master |
William S. Luke |
half pay |
27 May 1852 |
27 Nov 1855 |
shore, Bermuda |
| Master |
Horace H.H. Cook |
other list |
28 Nov 1855 |
15 Jul 1856 |
paid off |
| 2nd Master (act.) |
Henry H. Bradley |
other list |
13 Jun 1852 |
14 Jan 1854 |
Cumberland |
| Masters Assistant |
William H Bradley |
Pilot |
23 May 1852 |
2 May 1853 |
acting 2nd master |
| Midshipman |
Robert J. Hancock |
Devonport |
23 May 1852 |
10 Oct 1853 |
invalided from Jamaica hosp |
| Midshipman |
Charles F. Passingham |
Southampton |
23 May 1852 |
5 May 1854 |
acting mate |
| Midshipman |
Edmond J. Squire |
Victory |
29 May 1852 |
12 May 1852 |
mate |
| Midshipman |
H.C. Burleigh |
shore |
13 Jun 1852 |
26 Jul 1852 |
HM schooner "Bermuda" |
| Chief Engineer |
William B. Minhinnick |
Magicienne |
27 May 1852 |
15 Jul 1856 |
Ajax |
| Assistant Engineer |
Samuel R. Stephens |
Blenheim |
27 May 1852 |
21 Apr 1855 |
invalided from Jamaica hosp |
| Assistant Engineer |
Charles P. Turner |
Blenheim |
27 May 1852 |
15 Jul 1856 |
Ajax |
| Assistant Engineer |
George Griffiths |
Magicienne |
27 May 1852 |
15 Jul 1856 |
Ajax |
| Surgeon |
John P. Burke |
half pay |
27 May 1852 |
23 Sep 1853 |
invalided from Jamaica hosp |
| Surgeon |
Walter Laurence |
Vestal |
5 Sep 1854 |
15 Jul 1856 |
paid off |
| Assistant Surgeon |
William E. Hambley |
half pay |
27 May 1852 |
15 Jan 1853 |
Imaum |
| Assistant Surgeon |
Edward Loney |
Imaum |
16 Jan 1853 |
25 Aug 1855 |
Eurydice |
| Assistant Surgeon |
Edward Loney |
Eurydice |
5 Dec 1855 |
12 Dec 1855 |
Bermuda hospital |
| Assistant Surgeon |
W.H. Carter |
Bermuda hospital |
13 Dec 1855 |
15 Jul 1856 |
paid off |
| Paymaster |
Walter B. Gordon |
half pay |
27 May 1852 |
30 Apr 1853 |
invalided |
| Paymaster |
William O. Bignell |
clerk |
16 Sep 1853 |
17 Apr 1856 |
Imaum, passage to England |
| Paymaster |
Edward N. Harrison |
Imaum |
15 Oct 1853 |
1 Dec 1854 |
died on board |
| Paymaster |
Edward D. Herbert |
Boscawen |
15 Dec 1854 |
15 Jul 1856 |
paid off |
| Clerk |
William O. Bignell |
Hogue |
23 May 1853 |
15 Sep 1853 |
paymaster |
| Assistant Clerk |
Thomas P. Warner |
entry |
18 Apr 1856 |
8 Jun 1856 |
Boscawen for disposal |
| Boatswain |
John Hall |
Magicienne |
23 May 1852 |
4 Dec 1855 |
invalided from Bermuda hosp |
| Boatswain |
William Coles |
other list |
29 Nov 1855 |
15 Jul 1856 |
Royal William |
| Gunner |
Henry Burgess |
Magicienne |
23 May 1852 |
12 Jan 1855 |
dismissed service by Court matrial |
| Gunner (act.) |
Samuel Laycock |
Boscawen |
13 Jan 1855 |
15 Jul 1856 |
Excellent |
| Carpenter |
Robert Collins |
Magicienne |
23 May 1852 |
15 Jul 1856 |
Royal William |
HMS Eurydice:
List of principal commissioned officers serving in June 1855 (from the Navy List, not yet checked with ship's muster for exact dates):
| Rank |
Name |
From |
Joined |
Left |
To |
| Captain |
John Walter Tarleton |
|
7 Jan 1855 |
|
|
| Lieutenant |
Sir Angus Cambell Bart. |
|
7 Apr 1854 |
|
|
| Lieutenant |
Robert A. Parr |
|
7 Apr 1854 |
|
|
| Lieutenant |
David Boyle |
|
1 May 1855 |
|
|
| Mate |
William Codrington |
|
18 Apr 1854 |
|
|
| Mate |
Herbert P. Knevitt |
|
12 May 1854 |
|
|
| Master |
William H. Petch |
|
7 Apr 1854 |
|
|
| Surgeon |
John Thompson |
|
6 Apr 1854 |
|
|
| Assistant Surgeon |
Godfrey J.A. M'Cullagh |
|
25 Apr 1854 |
|
|
| Chaplain |
Henry Gordon |
|
14 Jun 1855 |
|
|
| Paymaster |
William T. Biddlecombe |
|
5 Apr 1854 |
|
|
| Lieutenant RM |
F.H. Noott |
|
10 Apr 1854 |
|
|
HMS Caesar:
List of principal commissioned officers serving in 1858 (from the Navy List, not yet checked with ship's muster for exact dates):
| Rank |
Name |
From |
Joined |
Left |
To |
| Captain |
Thomas Henry Mason |
|
28 Jun 1859 |
|
|
| Captain |
Charles Frederick |
|
12 Jun 1858 |
27 Jun 1859 |
Board of Admiralty |
| Commander |
John Adolphus Pope Price |
|
15 Jun 1858 |
|
|
| Lieutenant |
John Reid |
|
12 Jun 1858 |
|
|
| Lieutenant |
Hon. George Fitzclarence |
|
12 Jun 1858 |
|
|
| Lieutenant |
James W. East |
|
15 Jun 1858 |
|
|
| Lieutenant |
John C. Patterson |
|
15 Jun 1858 |
|
|
| Lieutenant |
Charles A.F. Paget |
|
15 Jun 1858 |
|
|
| Mate |
Wheeler F. Richards |
|
23 Aug 1858 |
|
|
| Master |
Henry Brehaut |
|
12 Jun 1858 |
|
|
| Chief Engineer |
John H. Marshall |
|
12 Jun 1858 |
|
|
| Surgeon |
Joseph Cadwell |
|
16 Jun 1858 |
|
|
| Surgeon (addl.; in lieu of Assistant Surgeon) |
George Moore |
|
10 Sep 1858 |
|
|
| Assistant Surgeon |
Edward Loney |
|
28 Jun 1858 |
|
|
| Chaplain |
Henry M. Jackson |
|
22 Jun 1858 |
|
|
| Naval Instructor |
John W. Lawless |
|
16 Jun 1858 |
|
|
| Paymaster |
Joseph Martin |
|
12 Jun 1858 |
|
|
| Assistant Paymaster |
Thomas Seccombe |
|
23 Jun 1858 |
|
|
| Assistant Paymaster |
Henry M. Bernard |
|
5 Aug 1858 |
|
|
| Captain RM |
Hamond W. Gwyn |
|
21 Jun 1858 |
|
|
| Lieutenant RM |
Henry Dixon |
|
21 Jun 1858 |
|
|
| Lieutenant RM |
George B. Morris |
|
21 Jun 1858 |
|
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