A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Davies, John George
DAVIES. (Retired Commander, 1845. f-p., 14; h-p., 34.)
John George Davies entered the Navy, 28 June, 1799, as Midshipman, on board, the Urchin gun-vessel, Lieut.-Commander Wm. Davies, at Gibraltar; served, from Aug. following until May, 1803, in L’Espoir 14, Capt. Jas. Sanders, and Hector 74, Capts. John Elphinstone and Wm. Skipsey, on the Mediterranean station; and subsequently joined the Prince of Wales 98, bearing the flag in the Channel of Sir Robt. Calder, and the Courageux 74, Capts. Thos. Bertie, Chas. Boyles, and Rich. Lee. After participating with the latter officer in Sir Rich. Strachan’s action, 4 Nov. 1805, he became attached for some months to the Royal William, flag-ship of Admiral Geo. Montagu, at Portsmouth, where, on 16 June, 1807, he was appointed Sub-Lieutenant of the Dapper gun-vessel. On attaining the full rank of Lieutenant in the Thrash, Capt. Chas. Webb, 7 July, 1808, Mr. Davies paid a short visit to the West Indies, and on his return home in the following Nov. he was placed on half-pay. His subsequent appointments appear to have been – in Aug. 1810, to the Princess of Orange 74, flag-ship in the Downs of Vice-Admiral Campbell – Jan. 1811, to the Freija 36, Capts. Colin Campbell and Wm. Scott, employed in the Mediterranean and off Lisbon – 21 Oct. 1812, to the Derwent 18, Capt. Geo. Manners Sutton, stationed ofiF the north coast of Spain – and 28 Oct. 1814, to the Amaranthe sloop, Capt. Rich. Augustus Yates, lying at Portsmouth. He returned to half-pay on 26 of the following month; and accepted the rank he now holds July, 1845.