| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.1783 | 9.1784 | Assistance (50)
1745-1773 , Midshipman ADM 106/1286/483British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 106 |
| 9.1784 | 6.1785 | Assistance (50)
1781-1802 , Able Seaman ADM 106/1286/483British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 106 |
| 6.1785 | 21.8.1786 | Assistance (50)
1745-1773 , Midshipman ADM 106/1286/483British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 106 |
| 21.8.1786 | Captain William Bentinck, the Assistance, Chatham. Certificate to certify that John Childe served as Midshipman on his ship between September 1783 and September 1784 and from then until June 1785 as Able Seaman and as Midshipman until now. He behaved himself and was obedient. | ADM 106 | |
| 18.11.1790 | Lieutenant | CSORN | |
| 22.11.1790 | 19.4.1791 | Terror (8)
1779-1812 , Lieutenant ADM 6/24/91British 8 Gun Unrated Bomb Vessel | ADM 6/24 |
| 20.3.1793 | 7.10.1793 | Squirrel (24)
1785-1817 , Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/222British 24 Gun 6th Rate Post Ship | ADM 6/24 |
| 8.10.1793 | 14.10.1793 | Squirrel (24)
1785-1817 , Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/272British 24 Gun 6th Rate Post Ship | ADM 6/24 |
| 15.10.1793 | Squirrel (24)
1785-1817 , First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/275British 24 Gun 6th Rate Post Ship | ADM 6/24 | |
| 15.9.1800 | Commander | CSORN | |
| 1801 | 1802 | Merlin (16)
1796-1803 , Commander, and Commanding OfficerBritish 16 Gun Unrated Sloop | BWAS-1793 |