A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Field, John Bousquet
FIELD. (Lieutenant, 1846.)
John Bousquet Field passed his examination 19 Sept. 1839; and until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, 9 Jan. 1846, served on the African and South American stations, in the Cygnet 10, Capt. Edm. Wilson, Daphne 18, Capt. John Jas. Onslow, Alfred 50, bearing the broad pendant of Commodore John Brett Purvis, Seaflower cutter, Capt. Justus Peter Roepel, and Kingfisher 12, Capt. Chas. Foreman Brown. He was then for a short time appointed Additional-Lieutenant of the Penelope steam-frigate, bearing the broad pendant of Commodore Wm. Jones on the coast of Africa; and since 11 March, 1847, has been similarly borne on the books of the Hibernia 104, flag-ship of Sir Wm. Parker, Commander-in-Chief on the Mediterranean station.