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William Price

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service4.1.1799CSORN
Last Known Service1817CSORN

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
4.1.1799		Lieutenant	CSORN
10.1809	1814	Bruiser (12) 1804-1815 British 12 Gun Unrated Gun-brig , Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
8.1816	1817	Algerine (14) 1808-1818 British 14 Gun Unrated Gun-brig 1814 Renamed "Algerine" , Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793

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IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

CSORNDavid Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett, Web Site

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Posted by Jeremy Anson on Tuesday 26th of January 2021 19:34

William Price was born ca. 1775 to a William Price who was a master in the Navy from 1777 until 1837. According to newspaper notices of his death in 1835 (including the Naval and Military Gazette), William junior joined as a midshipman 'under the auspices' of of Sir G Bowyer and Lord Collingwood and served with both Collingwood and Bowyer on HMS Prince and HMS Barfleur. His father was master of both ships. Both father and son were injured in service (William senior at the Battle of the Saintes in 1782 and his son during service prior to his appointment as Lieutenant in 1799. William junior was promoted to the rank of Commander in 1821.

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