Henry Holden Wilding
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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
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Orford Churchill |
Captain of H.M.S. Ariel 26 Nov, 1877[4] – 3 Feb, 1880 |
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 195.
