Josiah Wittman (d.1810)

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Josiah Wittman

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service17.3.1781CSORN
Last Known Service1792CSORN
Date of Death1.1810BWAS-1793

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
17.3.1781 LieutenantCSORN
5.10.17825.1783
Liberty (14) 1779-1816
British 14 Gun
Unrated Cutter
, Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1714
1.5.1792 
Lion (64) 1777-1837
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/163		ADM 6/24
12.12.1796 CommanderCSORN
12.12.17961801
Suffisante (14) 1795-1803
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
7.18091.1810
Dauntless (18) 1808-1825
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
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Posted by BRIAN BOUCHARD on Monday 3rd of July 2017 11:48

Josiah from the Chichester Wittmans was 3rd Lieutenant aboard Royal George when it capsized at Spithead in 1782.

On anti-slavery patrol, he succumbed to fever en route from
Cape Coast Castle to Princes Island.

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