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Royal Navy officer
A.K.A.
Commodore William Farquharson Burnett
Gender
Male
Birth
1837, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Death
7 February 1863, Auckland, New Zealand (aged 26 years)
Age
26 years
Awards
Companion of the Order of the Bath
The details (from wikipedia)
Biography
Commodore William Farquharson Burnett, CB (1815 – 7 February 1863) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy.
Naval career
Burnett was appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1838. Promoted to captain in 1854, he commanded Tortoise at Ascension. He served as Governor of Ascension from 1858 until 1861. He was then the Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station between 21 July 1862 until 7 February 1863. He drowned when HMS Orpheus was wrecked and sank off the west coast of Auckland, New Zealand on 7 February 1863.
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1837 births
1837 births
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1863 deaths
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William Farquharson Burnett