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| − | Wilding was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 5 August, 1868. | + | Wilding was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 5 August, 1868. In 1869, he was reprimanded for the "unsatisfactory & reluctant way he gave evidence at Ct. Martial on [[Thomas Maxwell Moffat|Thomas M. Moffat]], Nav Sub-Lieut. of [[H.M.S. Inconstant (1868)|''Inconstant'']]."<ref>Wilding Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37/1530.|}} f. 1408.</ref> |
| − | + | He was appointed to [[H.M.S. Torch (1859)|''Torch'']] on 8 January, 1871. On 20 February 1872, he was himself tried by Court Martial for having placed Commander [illeg] of ''Torch'' under arrest. Wilding was "fully acquitted."<ref>Wilding Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37/1530.|}} f. 1408.</ref> | |
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| + | In 1873, he was mentioned in despatches as having commanded boats during the Chama Expedition in the Ashanti War.<ref>Wilding Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37/1530.|}} f. 1408.</ref> | ||
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| + | Wilding died at Malta of a heart disease while en route back to England. | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Henry+Holden+Wilding Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Henry+Holden+Wilding Service Records] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:48, 7 April 2022
Lieutenant Henry Holden Wilding, ( – 6 March, 1887) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Wilding was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 5 August, 1868. In 1869, he was reprimanded for the "unsatisfactory & reluctant way he gave evidence at Ct. Martial on Thomas M. Moffat, Nav Sub-Lieut. of Inconstant."[1]
He was appointed to Torch on 8 January, 1871. On 20 February 1872, he was himself tried by Court Martial for having placed Commander [illeg] of Torch under arrest. Wilding was "fully acquitted."[2]
In 1873, he was mentioned in despatches as having commanded boats during the Chama Expedition in the Ashanti War.[3]
Wilding died at Malta of a heart disease while en route back to England.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Orford Churchill |
Captain of H.M.S. Ariel 26 Nov, 1877[4][5] – 3 Feb, 1880[6] |
Succeeded by Francis W. Sanders |
Footnotes
- ↑ Wilding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1530. f. 1408.
- ↑ Wilding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1530. f. 1408.
- ↑ Wilding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1530. f. 1408.
- ↑ Wingfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1535. ff. 1408, 1461.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 195.
- ↑ Wingfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1535. ff. 1408, 1461.
