A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Glaire, Thomas
GLAIRE. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 11; h-p., 32.)
Thomas Glaire entered the Navy, 4 May, 1804, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Nautilus 18, Capts. Geo. Oldham, John Sykes, and Edw. Palmer, which vessel (whose Captain and 62 of the crew were destroyed by famine) was wrecked on Cerigotto, a barren rock in the Levant, 4 Jan. 1807. In July following he became Midshipman of the Adbora 28, Capt. Geo. Fras. Seymour; and we afterwards find him serving on board the Pallas 32, commanded by the same officer, and by Capts. Hon. Geo. Cadogan, Edwards Lloyd Graham, and Geo. Paris Monke, under the latter of whom, after witnessing the destruction of the French shipping in Basque Roads, and attending the expedition to Flushing, he was again wrecked, off Edinburgh Frith, 18 Dec. 1 810. Between that period and his attainment of the rank of Lieutenant, 7 Feb. 1815, Mr. Glaire served as Master’s Mate, chiefly on the Home station, of the Port Mahon 18, Capts. Villiers Fras. Hatton and Fred. Wm. Burgoyne, Bbune 38, armée en flûte Capt. Wm, Stanhope Badcock, and Mercurious 16, Capt. Thos. Renwick. He has not since been employed. Aqent – J. Hinxman.