A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Moore, William Henry
MOORE. (Lieutenant, 1815. f-p., 16; h-p., 29.)
William Henry Moore was born 27 June, 1790. His elder brother, Mr. J. H. Moore, was at one time a Midshipman in the service.
This officer entered the Navy, 1 Jan. 1802, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Spitfire 18, Capt. Robt. Keen, with whom he served in the St. George’s Channel until Aug. 1804. Becoming Midshipman, in April, 1805, of L’Impétueux 74, Capts. Thos. Byam Martin and John Lawford, he witnessed, 22 Aug. following, Admiral Hon. Wm. Cornwallis’ pursuit of the French fleet into Brest harbour, and was subsequently, in 1810, employed in that ship’s boats on the river Tagus. In May, 1811, he was appointed, on promotion, to the Antelope 50, bearing the flag of Sir John Thos. Duckworth at Newfoundland, where he remained until the ensuing Dec.; and he was next, in Oct. 1813, received on board the Hebrus, of 42 guns and 284 men, Capt. Edm. Palmer, in which ship we find him assisting, under Cape La Hogue, at the capture, 27 March, 1814, of the French frigate L’Etoile, of 44 guns and 315 men, after a close and obstinate engagement of two hours and a quarter, in which the British had 13 men killed and 25 wounded, and the enemy 40 killed and 73 wounded. In April of the year last mentioned he was appointed, again on promotion, to the Bellerophon 74, flag-ship at Newfoundland of Sir Rich. Goodwin Keats, under whose orders he continued until at length advanced to the rank of Lieutenant, 8 Feb. 1815. He afterwards, from 25 April, 1834, until May, 1837, served in the Ordinary at Sheerness, latterly on board the Téméraire 104, Capt. Thos, Fortescue Kennedy. He has been employed, since 26 Sept. 1845, in the Caledonia 120, Capt. Manley Hall Dixon, on the Home station.
Lieut. Moore married, 5 April, 1826, Miss Mary Horsford.