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William Henry Boyce


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service12.1792CSORN
Last Known Service1813CSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
12.1792 Entered the NavyNBD1849
12.17921794
Alcide (74) 1779-1817
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Servant
NBD1849
17941795
Windsor Castle (98) 1790-1813
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Servant
NBD1849
14.3.1795 Action off Genoa 
13.7.1795 Battle of Hyeres 
5.17971798
Intrepid (64) 1770-1815
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman
NBD1849
179918.10.1799
Impregnable (98) 1786-1799
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman
NBD1849
18031804
Dreadnought (98) 1801-1857
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman
NBD1849
180411.3.1805
Ville de Paris (110) 1795-1845
British 110 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman
NBD1849
11.3.18059.8.1805
Mars (74) 1794-1823
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Acting Lieutenant
NAO
28.5.1805 LieutenantCSORN
10.8.18053.1806
Mars (74) 1794-1823
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Lieutenant
NAO
21.10.1805 Battle of Trafalgar 
15.1.180824.12.1811
Bienfaisant (64) 1758-1814
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1714
18111813
Veteran (64) 1787-1816
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1714
1812 Presented with a gratuity of £91.5.0d in view of a serious injury, but was refused a pensionNBD1849
1813 Placed on Half-PayNBD1849

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