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Thomas Bennett
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1838
Georgiana (Unknown)
1791-1813
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
(1791)
United Kingdom (Unknown)
1801-1809
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
(1801)
Walthamstow (Unknown)
1799-1814
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
(1799)
Automatia (Unknown)
1799-1803
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
(1799)
Betsy (Unknown)
1793-1802
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
West Indiaman
(1793)
Charles Hooper
British
Merchant Sailor
Service 1796-1802
Lord Thurlow (Unknown)
1789-1802
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
(1789)
Robert Wardlaw
British
Merchant Sailor
Service 1799-1807
William Maxwell
British
Merchant Sailor
Service 1798-1809
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George Hext
Nationality
British
Roles
Naval Sailor
Date of Birth
1784
CSORN
First Known Service
31.8.1810
CSORN
Father
Francis John Hext
NBD1849
Mother
Margaret Lang
NBD1849
Brother
William Hext
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1811
NBD1849
Last Known Service
15.7.1813
CSORN
Date of Death
15.7.1813
- Rossier Creek, Virginia
CSORN
Cause of Death
Rifle shot
CSORN
Event History
Date from
Date to
Event
Source
31.8.1810
Lieutenant
CSORN
1813
15.7.1813
Barrosa (36)
1812-1841
British 36 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
,
Lieutenant
NBD1849
20.6.1813
Action of 1813-06-20
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
CSORN
Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy
David Bonner-Smith
,
Robert L. DiNardo
,
David Syrett
,
Web Site
NBD1849
A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849
O'Brien
,
Digital Book
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