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Robert Bastin


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth5.8.1780 - East Budleigh, DevonNBD1849
First Known Service14.5.1796NBD1849
FatherJohn Bastin of Tidwell
MotherMaryNAO
WifeSarah Boucart (1787-1856)NAO
Last Known Service11.5.1836NBD1849
Date of Death19.9.1854NAO

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
14.5.1796 Entered the NavyNBD1849
14.5.179627.1.1797
Nymphe (36) 1780-1810
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, 1st Class Volunteer
NBD1849
28.1.179720.7.1797
Nymphe (36) 1780-1810
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Able Seaman
NBD1849
9.3.1797 Action of 1797-03-09 
21.7.17979.12.1798
Nymphe (36) 1780-1810
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Midshipman
NBD1849
23.1.179914.3.1799
Nymphe (36) 1780-1810
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Able Seaman
NBD1849
15.3.179918.12.1800
Nymphe (36) 1780-1810
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Midshipman
NBD1849
19.12.180026.2.1801
Cambridge (80) 1755-1808
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman
NAO
27.2.18017.5.1802
Nymphe (36) 1780-1810
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Midshipman
NBD1849
8.5.18022.6.1803
Donegal (76) 1798-1845
British 76 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Master's Mate
NAO
20.6.18033.9.1803
Belleisle (74) 1795-1814
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Acting Lieutenant
NBD1849
3.9.1803 LieutenantCSORN
3.9.18031806
Belleisle (74) 1795-1814
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Lieutenant
NBD1849
21.10.1805 Battle of Trafalgar 
6.2.18061807
Blanche (38) 1804-1807
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1805 Renamed "Blanche"
, Lieutenant
NAO
19.7.1806 Guerriere vs Blanche 
14.9.1806 Destruction of the Impétueux 
18074.3.1807
Blanche (38) 1804-1807
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1805 Renamed "Blanche"
, First Lieutenant
NBD1849
3.1807 Taken prisoner when the Blanche was wreckedNBD1849
1814 Released from captivity, he had no further employmentNBD1849
7.10.1818 Married SarahNBD1849
11.5.1836 Superannuated CommanderNBD1849
1847 Awarded the Naval General Service Medal with three claspsNAO

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