Sir William Garnham Luard (1820-1910)

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Sir William Garnham Luard

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth7.4.1820W025
First Known Service1833W025
WifeCharlotte du CaneW025
Last Known Service31.3.1885W025
Date of Death19.4.1910 - Witham, Essex, after a road accidentW025
Cause of DeathRoad accidentW025

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
1833		Entered the Royal Naval College	W025
6.5.1841		Lieutenant	W025
29.9.1850		Commander	W025
11.3.1857		Captain	W025
3.7.1860		Formidable (84) 1825-1906 British 84 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	W025
24.11.1863	22.2.1866	Conqueror (89) 1833-1918 British 89 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line 1862 Renamed "Conqueror" 1877 Renamed "Warspite" , Captain, and Commanding Officer	W033
3.1867		Appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath	W025
3.1867		Appointed Knight Bachelor
1.1.1875		Rear-Admiral	W025
15.6.1879		Vice-Admiral	W025
31.3.1885		Admiral	W025
1897		Appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath	W025

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W025P. Davis, Web Site

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

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