William Farquharson Burnett
Commodore William Farquharson Burnett, CB (1815 – 7 February 1863) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy.
William Farquharson Burnett | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1815[1] Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Died | 7 February 1863 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Commodore |
| Commands held | Australia Station (1862–1863) |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Naval career
Burnett was appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1838.[2] Promoted to captain in 1854, he commanded Tortoise at Ascension. He served as Governor of Ascension from 1858 until 1861.[2] He was then the Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station, between 21 July 1862 until 7 February 1863.[3] He drowned when HMS Orpheus was wrecked and sank off the west coast of Auckland, New Zealand, on 7 February 1863.[2]
References
- "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBQW-BVD : 8 December 2014), William Farquharson Burnett, 16 February 1815; citing SAINT NICHOLAS,ABERDEEN,ABERDEEN,SCOTLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 991,137.
- William Loney RN
- Bastock, p. 25.
- Bastock, John (1988), Ships on the Australia Station, Child & Associates Publishing Pty Ltd; Frenchs Forest, Australia. ISBN 0-86777-348-0
See also
- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). . . John Murray – via Wikisource.
Webb, Alfred (1878). A Compendium of Irish Biography. Dublin: M. H. Gill & son. p. 70. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)
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