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{{LieutRN}} '''William Peel Hillyar''', (28 April, 1863 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{LieutRN}} '''William Peel Hillyar''', (28 April, 1863 – 6 July, 1891) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
< | Born in Plympton, Devon.<ref>Hillyar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/172.|}} f. 179.</ref> | ||
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.<ref>Hillyar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/172.|}} f. 179.</ref> | |||
Hillyar was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 24 April, 1885.<ref>Hillyar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/172.|}} f. 179.</ref> | |||
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. | |||
Hillyar was appointed to the {{UK-1Cordelia|f=t}} for gunnery dities on 6 October 1889 and died when a 6-in gun exploded aboard the ship in July 1891.<ref>Hillyar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/172.|}} f. 179.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+William+196+Hillyar Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+William+196+Hillyar Service Records] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:20, 6 April 2022
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]
See Also
Bibliography
Footnotes
- ↑ Hillyar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/172. f. 179.
- ↑ Hillyar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/172. f. 179.
- ↑ Hillyar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/172. f. 179.
- ↑ Hillyar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/172. f. 179.
