Henry Palliser

Admiral Henry St Leger Bury Palliser (22 June 1839 – 17 March 1907) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station.

For the English cricketer, see Henry Palliser (cricketer).

Henry Palliser
Born22 June 1839 (1839-06-22)
Died17 March 1907 (1907-03-18) (aged 67)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Victory
Pacific Station

Palliser was appointed a Commander in the Royal Navy in 1869.[1] In 1882 he was offered a map purporting to show the location on the Cocos Islands of gold and silver looted from the Mary Dear but, despite looking, he never found anything.[2] Following promotion to captain in 1878,[3] he was given command of HMS Victory in 1891.[4] He was appointed Commodore-in-Charge, Hong Kong from December 1891 to June 1893. He was next appointed Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1896.[5] He was placed on the retired list in June 1899, and promoted to vice-admiral on 13 July 1899.[6] Promoted to full admiral on the Retired list in 1904,[7] he died in 1907. He was buried at Everton Church in Bedfordshire.[8]

References
  1. "No. 23469". The London Gazette. 16 February 1869. p. 796.
  2. Treasure of the Cocos Islands
  3. "No. 24569". The London Gazette. 5 April 1878. p. 2394.
  4. "HMS Victory - Commanding Officers". Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  5. William Loney RN
  6. "No. 27100". The London Gazette. 18 July 1899. p. 4445.
  7. "No. 27659". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 March 1904. p. 1791.
  8. The Times, 20 March 1907
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