Archer John William Musgrave

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Captain Archer John William Musgrave, ( – 20 May, 1892) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Musgrave was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 29 April, 1864.[1]

Musgrave was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 July, 1870.[2]

Musgrave was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 October, 1879.[3]

On 21 August 1891 he was invalided for reasons beyond his control, arriving home one month later.

He died at Pau (in France, near Bayonne?) in 1892. His wife Louise Elizabeth June Musgrave was awarded a pension of £90 per annum.

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Naval Appointments
Preceded by
William H. C. St. Clair
Captain of H.M.S. Cockatrice
7 Feb, 1876[4][5] – Mar, 1879[6]
Succeeded by
Harry T. Grenfell
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Rapid
16 Apr, 1885[7][8]c. mid 1888[9]
Succeeded by
William McC. F. Castle
Preceded by
Leicester C. Keppel
Captain of H.M.S. Cleopatra
29 Nov, 1888[10][11] – 21 Aug, 1891[12]
Succeeded by
Richard P. Humpage

Footnotes

  1. Musgrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/297. f. 938.
  2. Musgrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/297. f. 938.
  3. Musgrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/297. f. 938.
  4. Musgrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/297. f. 938.
  5. The Navy List. (July, 1878). p. 201.
  6. Musgrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/297. f. 938.
  7. Musgrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/297. f. 938.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 225.
  9. Musgrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/297. f. 938.
  10. Musgrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/297. f. 938.
  11. The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 206.
  12. Musgrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/297. f. 938.