A Naval Biographical Dictionary/De Vere, William Cecil
DE VERE. (Lieutenant, 1846.)
William Cecil De Vere passed his examination 22 April, 1843; and served for upwards of three years, as Mate, on board the Rodney 92, Capt. Robt. Maunsell, Stromboli steam-sloop, Capt. Hon. Edw. Plunkett, and Collingwood 80, flag-ship in the Pacific of Sir Geo. Eras. Seymour. He obtained his commission 15 Aug. 1846.