John William Taylor Dixon (d.1804)

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John William Taylor Dixon

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service25.5.1793CSORN
WifeMaryADM 6/341
Last Known Service22.10.1793CSORN
Date of Death2.4.1804 - Near Cape Mondego, PortugalBWAS-1793
Cause of DeathShipwreckCSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
25.5.1793 LieutenantCSORN
25.5.179311.6.1793
Childers (14) 1778-1811
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/242		ADM 6/24
12.6.179322.10.1793
Sheerness (44) 1787-1805
British 44 Gun
5th Rate Ship
, Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/245		ADM 6/24
23.10.1793 
Winchelsea (32) 1764-1814
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/277		ADM 6/24
27.2.1796 CommanderCSORN
6.17962.1797
Eclair (18) 1793-1806
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
24.12.1798 CaptainCSORN
1.18016.1801
Ramillies (74) 1785-1850
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1714
2.4.1801 Battle of Copenhagen 
10.18022.4.1804
Apollo (36) 1799-1804
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
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