New Zealand Wars Admiral Beauchamp Seymour Commander Naval brigade CDV Photo
New Zealand Wars Admiral Beauchamp Seymour Commander Naval brigade CDV Photo
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New Zealand Wars Admiral Beauchamp Seymour Commander Naval brigade New Zealand Wars.,CDV Photo
The reverse has in pencil Lord Alcester and i note this also on the cdv bottom front as well,photographer Maclardy of Oswestry.the back stamped Willian Luke.
Seymour entered the Royal navy in 1834, and served in the Meditteranean and the Pacific and was for three years aide-de comp to his uncle Sir george Seymour , and was promoted to commander in 1847. He also served in Burma. He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Australia Station from 10 March 1860 and 21 July 1862 as Commodore second class with his pennant aboard Pelorus.. He commanded the Naval brigade in New Zealand during the New Zealand Wars of 1860–61, and was made a Companion of the order of bath for this . (CB) for this.
