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Richard James Morrison


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth15.6.1795NBD1849
First Known Service30.9.1806NBD1849
Last Known Service3.3.1815NBD1849
Date of Death5.4.1874W041

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
30.9.180612.1810
Spartan (38) 1806-1822
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Midshipman
NBD1849
5.1807 Escape of the Spartan 
23.4.1809 Bombardment of Pesaro 
25.4.1810 Action at the castle of Terracina 
3.5.1810 Action of 1810-05-03 
3.3.1815 LieutenantCSORN
4.1827 Appointed to command a coast guard stationNBD1849
4.1828 Saved four men and a boy from a wreck. He received a medal from the "Society for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck", but the incident resulted in ill health which caused him to resign from his positionNBD1849
10.1829 Left the post in the coast guardNBD1849

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