Sir John Clerke (d.1775)

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Sir John Clerke

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service19.3.1756CSORN
BrotherODNB
Last Known Service5.5.1763CSORN
Date of Death1775CSORN

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
19.3.1756		Lieutenant	ADM 6/19
9.3.1759		Commander	CSORN
9.3.1759	26.5.1761	Basilisk (8) 1759-1762 British 8 Gun Unrated Bomb Vessel , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/42	BWAS-1714
3.7.1759		Bombardment of Le Havre
29.3.1761	11.6.1761	Expedition against Belle-Isle
26.5.1761		Captain	CSORN
26.5.1761	5.5.1763	Melampe (36) 1757-1764 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/318	BWAS-1714
31.1.1772		Appointed Knight Bachelor	TKE2

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Posted by Laurence on Sunday 21st of July 2024 01:18

Sir John is mentioned in Hampton Sides The wide wide sea. He says that Sir John had gone to India. Any substance to that?

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