William Peel Hillyar

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Lieutenant William Peel Hillyar, (28 April, 1863 – 6 July, 1891) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Plympton, Devon.[1]

Hillyar was awarded the Goodenough Medal, being the Sub-Lieutenant who achieved the highest gunnery examination for the year and while also achieving a first-class certificate in seamanship.[2]

Hillyar was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 24 April, 1885.[3]

Hillyar was appointed to the corvette Cordelia for gunnery dities on 6 October 1889 and died when a 6-in gun exploded aboard the ship in July 1891.[4]

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Footnotes

  1. Hillyar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/172. f. 179.
  2. Hillyar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/172. f. 179.
  3. Hillyar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/172. f. 179.
  4. Hillyar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/172. f. 179.