A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Fuller, Rose Henry
FULLER. (Commander, 1814. f-p., 10; h-p., 33.)
Rose Henry Fuller is youngest son of the late John Trayton Fuller, Esq., of Ashdown House, co. Sussex, by Anne Eliott, daughter of Geo. Augustus Eliott, who was created Baron Heathfield for his memorable defence of Gibraltar. He is collaterally descended from the great Sir Fras. Drake, and is brother of Augustus Eliott Fuller, Esq., M.P. for East Sussex – of the present Sir Thos. Drake, Bart., of Nutwell Court, co. Devon – and of Commander Wm. Stephen Fuller, R.N., who died 10 Sept. 1815.
This officer entered the Navy, in 1804 as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Lapwing 28, Capts. Fras. Wm. Fane and Clotworthy Upton, in which frigate he cruized among the Western Islands and on the Cork station until the summer of 1805, when he rejoined Capt. Fane on board the Hind 28. In June, 1808, he followed the same officer into the Cambrian 40, commanded afterwards by Capt. Chas. Bullen; and, on 13 Dec. 1810, he appears to have been twice wounded, as Master’s Mate, while serving in her boats, with those of a squadron, at the destruction, in the Mole of Palamos, of a large convoy protected by two batteries, on which occasion, out of 600 British officers and men, upwards of 200 were killed, wounded, and taken prisoners. Obtaining his first commission 21 March, 1812, Lieut. Fuller, on 12 Aug. 1812, was appointed to the Swiftsure 74, Capts. Jeremiah Coghlan and Edw. Stirling Dickson; and in the boats of that ship he was again very severely wounded, 26 Nov. 1813, at the capture, by boarding, of the Charlemagne privateer, of 8 guns and 93 men, whose fire, besides wounding 14 of the Swiftsure’s people, killed 5 of their number.[1] Since his last promotion, which took place 15 June, 1814, Commander Fuller, who for his wounds receives a pension of 150l., has been on half-pay.
He married, in Nov. 1831, Margaretta Jane, sister of the present Sir Robt. Sheffield, Bart., of Normanby, co. Lincoln, by whom he has issue.
- ↑ Vide Gaz. 1814, p. 85.