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 Topic: Royal Marine Artillery Quartermaster Adjutant |
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| Cimqag Replies: 2 Views: 30412 |
 Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 12:49 pm Subject: Royal Marine Artillery Quartermaster Adjutant |
| Many thanks for the links. I have actually seen this before but a while ago and had forgotten about it. I hadn't spent much time on it. Will now look at it in greater detail.
Anne |
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| Topic: Royal Marine Artillery Quartermaster Adjutant |
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| Cimqag Replies: 2 Views: 30412 |
Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:51 pm Subject: Royal Marine Artillery Quartermaster Adjutant |
| In researching John Shepherd, Royal Marines I have discovered that he served as a 2nd Lt from 1797-1803 then was commissioned as a First Lt in the Royal Marine Artillery in Sept 1804.
After being ... |
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| Topic: What happened on 6 November? |
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| Cimqag Replies: 7 Views: 36508 |
Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:01 am Subject: What happened on 6 November? |
| PMarione and ionia
Very many thanks for your help. I looked again at my photocopy of HMS Ariadne's log for 6 November 1804. At first glance (or even a proper look) the number appears to be 27. Howe ... |
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| Topic: What happened on 6 November? |
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| Cimqag Replies: 7 Views: 36508 |
Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 9:31 pm Subject: What happened on 6 November? |
| ionia
Many thanks for your suggestion. I too had wondered if it was intended as a Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night celebration but it didn't seem the sort of thing that the Navy would fire a salute for - bu ... |
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| Topic: What happened on 6 November? |
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| Cimqag Replies: 7 Views: 36508 |
Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:40 pm Subject: What happened on 6 November? |
| Alexlitandem
Thank you so much for this. That's great! I doubt I'd have found that out left to my own devices. The Captain's log entry now makes much more sense. Much appreciated. Anne |
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| Topic: What happened on 6 November? |
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| Cimqag Replies: 7 Views: 36508 |
Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:58 pm Subject: What happened on 6 November? |
| I have been reading the log of Captain Edward King of HMS Ariadne (Channel Fleet) in which, on 6 November 1804, he wrote "...fired a Salute, of 27 Guns, in memory of the day".
I have trie ... |
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| Topic: Navy List May 1805 |
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| Cimqag Replies: 10 Views: 208232 |
Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 12:02 pm Subject: John Shepherd RM officer |
| PMarione
I have only just seen your request of 7 Sept 2008 for more information relating to my search on Google Books for details of the wound sustained by Royal Marines Lieutenant John Shepherd in ... |
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| Topic: Navy List May 1805 |
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| Cimqag Replies: 10 Views: 208232 |
Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 12:38 pm Subject: Navy List May 1805 |
| Dear Peter
Many thanks for your reply to what is an 'old post' - but much appreciated nonetheless. Just a week or two ago I found the reference you mentioned in the book by James using Google Books ... |
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| Topic: Navy List May 1805 |
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| Cimqag Replies: 10 Views: 208232 |
Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:20 am Subject: Navy List RM Companies |
| I have now confirmed that the numbers beside John Shepherd's name are Company numbers. (The Navy List actually states this after all but I had not seen it!)
So I'm still left with the problem of es ... |
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| Topic: Navy List May 1805 |
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| Cimqag Replies: 10 Views: 208232 |
Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:52 pm Subject: Royal Marine officer - how to trace his ship |
| Further to my earlier post regarding RM officer, First Lieutenant John Shepherd of 136 Company (Portsmouth Division), who was wounded near Boulogne on 18 July 1805, is there any way of tracing which s ... | |
| Topic: Navy List May 1805 |
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| Cimqag Replies: 10 Views: 208232 |
Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:42 am Subject: Navy List May 1805 |
| RM Companies. Many thanks for the suggestion about Company numbers - quite simple really but I never thought of that! Anne | |
| Topic: Navy List May 1805 |
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| Cimqag Replies: 10 Views: 208232 |
Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 2:22 pm Subject: Navy List May 1805 |
| I have just started researching a Royal Marines officer, John Shepherd, in the Navy List . In the May 1805 edition he is listed as becoming a First Lieutenant in 1803. To the left of his name is the n ... | |
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