Francis Bickerstaff

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Francis Bickerstaff

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service17.3.1805CSORN
Last Known Service17.8.1815CSORN

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
17.3.1805		Entered the Navy	NBD1849
17.3.1805	1806	Malabar (56) 1804-1853 British 56 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line 1815 Renamed "Coromandel" , 1st Class Volunteer	NBD1849
10.1806	5.1807	Success (32) 1801-1820 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Midshipman ADM 6/24/207	NBD1849
5.1807	1809	Superb (74) 1798-1826 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Midshipman	NBD1849
15.8.1807	7.9.1807	Second Battle of Copenhagen
1809	2.1810	Puissant (74) 1793-1816 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Midshipman	NBD1849
2.1810	3.9.1812	Blake (74) 1808-1816 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Midshipman	NBD1849
12.8.1811		Passed the Lieutenant's Examination	NBD1849
3.9.1812	4.1.1814	Caledonia (120) 1808-1875 British 120 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line 1856 Renamed "Dreadnought" , Midshipman	NBD1849
4.1.1814	16.3.1814	Aigle (36) 1801-1870 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Acting Lieutenant	NBD1849
16.3.1814		Lieutenant	CSORN
16.3.1814	17.8.1815	Aigle (36) 1801-1870 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Lieutenant	NBD1849
17.8.1815		Placed on Half-Pay	NBD1849
27.3.1829		Appointed to command a coast guard station	NBD1849
10.10.1834		Left the post in the coast guard	NBD1849
10.10.1834		Placed on Half-Pay	NBD1849

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