Mather Byles
Rear-Admiral (retired) Mather Byles, (17 May, 1840 – 14 September, 1917) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Byles entered the Navy in 1854, serving in the Baltic in the Prince Regent, and afterwards in the Exmouth, being present at the bombardment of Narva, and at the bombardment of Sveaborg in 1855.[1]
He went on to serve in China in 1857 as Midshipman in the Coromandel, and thereafter in the Ceylon during the bombardment of Canton, being mentioned in despatches for his services there.
He commanded the Seagull during the war in Egypt in 1882, being specially promoted to the rank of Captain on 18 November, 1882.[2]
He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 22 May, 1890.[3]
Last Years
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 26 December, 1897.[4]
He died at Rosemount, Dawlish in Devon on 14 September, 1917.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles R. F. Boxer |
Captain of H.M.S. Tourmaline 12 Aug, 1886[6] |
Succeeded by John H. Rainier |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Royal Navy List or Who's Who in the Navy, 1916, p. 58. Available at https://books.google.co.za/books?id=oRjp_nFjmjgC&q=exmouth+narva+sveaborg+june+1855&dq=exmouth+narva+sveaborg+june+1855&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi7ntHjrcPtAhVYXRUIHQQ-BZgQ6AEwBHoECAMQAg, accessed on 10 December 2020.
- ↑ The Royal Navy List or Who's Who in the Navy, 1916, p. 58. Available at https://books.google.co.za/books?id=oRjp_nFjmjgC&dq=exmouth+narva+sveaborg+june+1855&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=seagull, accessed on 10 December 2020.
- ↑ The Times (Saturday, 24 May 1890), p. 13.
- ↑ Army and Navy Gazette (1 January 1898), p.19.
- ↑ Army and Navy Gazette (22 September 1917), p.631.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 235.
