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'''Charles Frederick Alexander Shadwell''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{AdmRN}} {{SIR}} '''Charles Frederick Alexander Shadwell''', K.C.B. (31 January, 1814 – 1 March, 1886) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
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He was memorialized by the founding of the [[Shadwell Testimonial|Shadwell Testimonial Prize]] in 1888, which consisted of a Pocket Sextant or similar equipment awarded to junior officers who submitted the most creditable surveying work of a harbour or similar marine environment. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{WP| | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Charles+Frederick+Alexander+Shadwell Service Records] | ||
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Frederick_Alexander_Shadwell}} | |||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Gennys Fanshawe|Edward G. Fanshawe]]'''|'''[[Royal Naval College, Greenwich|President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich]]'''<br>1 Mar, 1878<ref>Shadwell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 1217.</ref> – | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[China Station|Commander-in-Chief, China Station]]'''<br>1871 – Aug, 1874|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alfred Phillipps Ryder|Sir Alfred P. Ryder]]'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:12, 9 March 2023
Admiral SIR Charles Frederick Alexander Shadwell, K.C.B. (31 January, 1814 – 1 March, 1886) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was memorialized by the founding of the Shadwell Testimonial Prize in 1888, which consisted of a Pocket Sextant or similar equipment awarded to junior officers who submitted the most creditable surveying work of a harbour or similar marine environment.
See Also
Footnotes
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Commander-in-Chief, China Station 1871 – Aug, 1874 |
Succeeded by Sir Alfred P. Ryder |
| Preceded by Edward G. Fanshawe |
President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1 Mar, 1878[1] – 1881 |
Succeeded by Sir Geoffrey T. Phipps Hornby |
- ↑ Shadwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1217.
