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Sir John Clerke


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service19.3.1756CSORN
Brother
Charles ClerkeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1779
ODNB
Last Known Service5.5.1763CSORN
Date of Death1775CSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
19.3.1756 LieutenantADM 6/19
9.3.1759 CommanderCSORN
9.3.175926.5.1761
Basilisk (8) 1759-1762
British 8 Gun
Unrated Bomb Vessel
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/42
BWAS-1714
3.7.1759 Bombardment of Le Havre 
29.3.176111.6.1761Expedition against Belle-Isle 
26.5.1761 CaptainCSORN
26.5.17615.5.1763
Melampe (36) 1757-1764
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/318
BWAS-1714
31.1.1772 Appointed Knight BachelorTKE2

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Posted by Laurence on Sunday 21st of July 2024 01:18

Sir John is mentioned in Hampton Sides The wide wide sea. He says that Sir John had gone to India. Any substance to that?


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