A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Luard, William Garnham
LUARD. (Lieutenant, 1841.)
William Garnham Luard entered the Navy 8 Feb. 1833; passed his examination in 1840; and was about the same period appointed Mate of the Samarang 26, Capt. Jas. Scott. Joining soon afterwards in the operations on the coast of China, he there, by his zealous and promising conduct, drew forth the repeated commendations of his Captain – particularly by his gallantry at the storming of the fort of Tycocktow 7 Jan. 1841, and by his subsequent behaviour during the celebrated forced passage, effected, between 3 a. m. on 13, and 4 p. M. on 15 March, by the Nemesis and the Samarang’s boats up the inner channel from Macao to Whampoa, a navigation never before traversed by European boat or vessel, in the course of which were destroyed five forts, one battery, two military stations, and nine man-of-war junks, in which collectively were 115 guns and 8 ginjalls.[1] As a reward for his services he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 6 May, 1841. His appointments have since been – 13 Sept. 1841, to the Belleisle 72, Capt. John Toup Nicolas, lying at Plymouth – 16 Nov. 1841, to the Isis 44, Capt. Sir John Marshall, with whom he was for three years employed at the Cape of Good Hope – 14 March, 1845, to the Melampus 42, Capt. John Norman Campbell, fitting at Devonport – and 14 April following, as First, to the Grecian 16, Capt. Louis Symonds Tindal, in which vessel he is now serving on the S.E. coast of America.
- ↑ Vide Gaz. 1841, pp. 1164, 1509.