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Douglas Curry


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Place of BirthGorlston, Yarmouth IOW NBD1849
First Known Service12.1824NBD1849
Father
Richard CurryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1846
NBD1849
WifeMary Ann Rowe (d.1844)NBD1849
Last Known Service9.11.1846NBD1849

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
12.18241825
Rose (18) 1821-1851
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, 1st Class Volunteer
NBD1849
182511.1827
Rose (18) 1821-1851
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Midshipman
NBD1849
20.10.1827 Both bones of the right leg broken when attempting to board a Turkish fire-vessel, which exploded.NBD1849
20.10.1827 Battle of Navarino 
182912.6.1829
Windsor Castle (74) 1814-1839
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman
NBD1849
6.1829 Awarded a pension of £91.5s for wounds recieved.NBD1849
12.6.1829 LieutenantNBD1849
12.6.182917.8.1830
Windsor Castle (74) 1814-1839
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Lieutenant
NBD1849
17.8.18307.5.1834
Rainbow (28) 1823-1838
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
, Lieutenant
NBD1849
7.5.183425.6.1834
Tribune (24) 1803-1839
British 24 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Lieutenant
NBD1849
25.6.183418.11.1837
Talbot (28) 1824-1896
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
, First Lieutenant
NBD1849
18.11.18374.11.1840
Pique (36) 1834-1910
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, First Lieutenant
NBD1849
4.11.1840 CommanderNBD1849
4.11.184015.12.1841
Pique (36) 1834-1910
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Commander
NBD1849
15.12.18401.2.1842
Hastings (74) 1819-1870
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Unknown
NBD1849
9.2.1843 Married MaryNBD1849
24.3.184331.1.1846Appointed Inspecting Commander in the Coast GuardNBD1849
1.1.1844 Mary diedNBD1849
31.1.18469.11.1846
Harlequin (16) 1836-1889
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer
NBD1849
9.11.1846 CaptainNBD1849

Sources


IDNameAuthorType
NBD1849A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'Brien, Digital Book
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