William Withers

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William Withers

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service17.8.1696ADM 6/4
Last Known Service3.1699ADM 6/4

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
17.8.1696	30.4.1697	Looe (32) 1696-1697 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Boatswain ADM 6/4/18	ADM 6/4
23.7.1697	bef.18.1.1698	Mary (60) 1688-1703 British 60 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Boatswain ADM 6/4/110	ADM 6/4
18.1.1697/98		Court Martial : William Withers, boatswain, Mary. Crime: Remiss in his duty in not helping his captain suppress a mutiny. Verdict: Guilty. Sentence: Cashiered.	ADM 1/5259
3.1699		Warrant "to be boatswain of the new 5th rate building at Kinsale Dockyard "	ADM 6/5
4.3.1698/99		Kinsale (36) 1700-1723 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Boatswain ADM 6/5/42	ADM 6/5

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