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'''Alfred Fulling Welldon''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Alfred Fulling Welldon''', R.N. (27 April, 1853 – 23 August, 1931) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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When a midshipman aboard [[H.M.S. Duncan (1859)|''Duncan'']] in 1873, Welldon assaulted a police officer at Sheerness and a magistrate sentenced him to fourteen days' hard labour.  His captain and the C-in-C, Sheerness made a strong appeal to have the sentence reduced, but Their Lordships refused to interfere.
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Welldon was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 27 October, 1877.
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Welldon was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1892.
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Welldon was placed on the Retired List at the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 27 April, 1903.  He was thanked for offering his services in 1917, but was not accepted.
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Alfred+Fulling+Welldon Service Records]
 
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Latest revision as of 16:46, 7 April 2022

Captain (retired) Alfred Fulling Welldon, R.N. (27 April, 1853 – 23 August, 1931) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

When a midshipman aboard Duncan in 1873, Welldon assaulted a police officer at Sheerness and a magistrate sentenced him to fourteen days' hard labour. His captain and the C-in-C, Sheerness made a strong appeal to have the sentence reduced, but Their Lordships refused to interfere.

Welldon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 27 October, 1877.

Welldon was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1892.

Welldon was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Captain on 27 April, 1903. He was thanked for offering his services in 1917, but was not accepted.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Arrow
7 Jul, 1887 – 14 Aug, 1887 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Francis C. M. Noel 		Captain of H.M.S. Partridge
3 Jan, 1891[1] – 30 Jan, 1893 		Succeeded by
Norman G. Macalister
Preceded by
Lionel A. W. Barnes-Lawrence 		Captain of H.M.S. Sheldrake
11 Jul, 1893 – 25 Aug, 1893 		Succeeded by
Henry W. Steele
Preceded by
Rowland E. Berkeley 		Captain of H.M.S. Gossamer
18 Jul, 1894[2] – 20 Aug, 1894 		Succeeded by
Francis G. T. Cole
Preceded by
William F. S. Mann 		Captain of H.M.S. Edinburgh
6 Sep, 1894 – 16 Dec, 1894 		Succeeded by
Henry J. Keane
Preceded by
Charles A. Forlong 		Captain of H.M.S. Tyne
18 Dec, 1896 – 1 Jun, 1898 		Succeeded by
Keppel Wade

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 241.
  2. ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 12, 1894, Issue 34314, p.10.

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