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Charles Hillyar

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Admiral

Sir Charles Hillyar

KCB
Born1817 (1817)
Totnes, Devon
Died14 December 1888(1888-12-14) (aged 70–71)
Torpoint, Cornwall
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch
 Royal Navy
Service years
1831–1882
Rank
Admiral
CommandsHMS Gladiator
HMS Queen
HMS Octavia
East Indies & Cape of Good Hope Station
Pacific Station
China Station
Conflicts
Crimean War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Sir Charles Farrell Hillyar KCB (bapt. 19 December 1817[1] – 14 December 1888) was a Royal Navy admiral who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, China Station.

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The son of Admiral Sir James Hillyar, Charles Hillyar joined the Royal Navy in 1831. Promoted to captain in 1852,[2] he commanded HMS Gladiator in the Black Sea during the Crimean War. He commanded HMS Queen from 1859 and HMS Octavia from 1865.[3]

Hillyar became Commander-in-Chief, East Indies and Cape of Good Hope in 1865, Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1872 and Commander-in-Chief, China Station in 1877. He was promoted to rear-admiral in 1867,[4] vice-admiral in 1873[5] and admiral in 1878.[6] He retired in 1882.[3][7]

Hillyar was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1869 Birthday Honours[8] and Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 1887 Golden Jubilee Honours.[9][10]

Hillyar lived at Torre House at Torpoint in Cornwall.[11]

See also

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  • O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "Hillyar, Charles Farrell" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary . John Murray – via Wikisource.

References

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  1. ↑ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538–1975
  2. ↑ "No. 614". The Edinburgh Gazette. 24 February 1852. p. 161.
  3. 1 2 William Loney RN
  4. ↑ "No. 23256". The London Gazette. 28 May 1867. p. 3053.
  5. ↑ "No. 23987". The London Gazette. 13 June 1873. p. 2833.
  6. ↑ "No. 24629". The London Gazette. 1 October 1878. p. 5372.
  7. ↑ "No. 25117". The London Gazette. 13 June 1882. p. 2741.
  8. ↑ "No. 23503". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1869. p. 3179.
  9. ↑ "No. 25712". The London Gazette. 21 June 1887. p. 3361.
  10. ↑ "No. 25773". The London Gazette. 5 January 1887. p. 212.
  11. ↑ Obituary: Admiral Sir Charles Hillyar The Illustrated London News, 14 July 1888
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