A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Ingram, Augustus Henry
INGRAM. (Commander, 1841.)
Augustus Henry Ingram entered the Navy 13 Feb. 1821; passed his examination in 1827; acquired the rank of Lieutenant 10 Jan. 1837; received an appointment, two days afterwards, to the Dublin 50, flag-ship of Sir Graham Eden Hamond in South America; was employed during the earlier portion of 1839 on particular service in the Hercules 72, Capt. Edw. Barnard; and on 29 Nov. 1839, joined the Blonde 42, Capt. Thos. Bourchier. He was rewarded for his conduct in the latter ship at the taking of Canton (where, during the operations of March, he had been employed in the boats[1]) with a Commander’s commission dated 8 June, 1841; and since 5 Nov. 1846 he has been in command of the Birkenhead steam-frigate.
Prior to the receipt of his present appointment Commander Ingram was employed as a Student at the Royal Naval College. Agents – Messrs. Stilwell.
- ↑ Vide Gaz. 1841, pp. 1504-5.