A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Borland, Oswald
BORLAND. (Lieut., 1845. f-p., 13; h-p., 1.)
Oswald Borland entered the Navy in 1833; passed his examination 8 May, 1840; and served, as Mate, on board the Excellent gunnery-ship, at Portsmouth, Capt. Sir Thos. Hastings – Illustrious 72, flag-ship of Sir Chas. Adam on the North America and West India station – and Queen 110, commanded at Devonport by Sir Baldwin Wake Walker. He was promoted to a Lieutenancy, 1 Dec. 1845, in the Nimrod 20, Capt. Jas. Rich. Dacres, fitting for the African station, but was superseded in Jan. 1846, and is at present on half-pay.