A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Hollinworth, Henry Augustus
HOLLINWORTH. (Lieutenant, 1843.)
Henry Augustus Hollinworth entered the Navy 14 Feb. 1834; passed his examination 15 July, 1840; served on board the Thunderer 84, Capt. Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley, during the proximate operations on the coast of Syria, including the bombardment of St. Jean d’Acre; and on proceeding to China as Mate of the Cornwallis 72, flag-ship of Sir Wm. Parker, was there employed in 1842, at the capture of Chapoo, Woosung, and Chin-Kiang-Foo.[1] He acquired his present rank, on his return to England, 20 Sept. 1843; since which period his appointments have been – 28 Dec. 1844, to the Excellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, Capts. Sir Thos. Hastings and Henry Ducie Chads – and 29 Jan. 1847, as Additional, to the Caledonia 120, flag-ship of Sir John Louis, Admiral-Superintendent at Devonport.
- ↑ Vide Gaz. 1842, pp. 3400, 3405, 3694.