Leonard Dacres
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Commander Leonard Dacres, ( – 15 November, 1869) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Dacres was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 24 August, 1866.
Dacres died of yellow fever while on passage home from North America in a mail packet and was posthumously promoted to the rank of Commander on 20 July, 1869 by the Commander-in-Chief, Sir Mundy.
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Spencer R. Huntley |
Captain of H.M.S. Cherub 10 Mar, 1869[1] – 30 Jul, 1869[Inference] |
Succeeded by Noel S. F. Digby |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1869). p. 226.
