A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Mould, William
MOULD. (Lieutenant, 1842. f-p., 19; h-p., 0.)
William Mould was born 6 April, 1814. He is second-cousin of Retired Commander R. C. Mould, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy, 13 Aug. 1828, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Prince Regent 120, Capt. Hon. Geo. Poulett, bearing the flag at Chatham of Sir Benj. Hallowell; and in Aug. 1829 joined the Windsor Castle 74, Capt. Hon. Duncombe Pleydell Bouverie, in the Mediterranean. In Aug. 1831 he became Midshipman of the Revenge 78, Capts. Jas. Hillyar, Hon. Donald Hugh Mackay, and Wm. Elliott, with whom he continued employed off Lisbon and again in the Mediterranean until Nov. 1836 – the last two years in the capacity of Mate. He then removed to the Thunderer 84, Capt. Wm. Furlong Wise, on the station last named; and after further serving for four years and six months in North America and the West Indies on board the Ringdove 16, Capts. Horatio Stopford Nixon and Hon. Keith Stewart, and for five months in the Queen 110, flag-ship of Sir Edw. W. C. R. Owen in the Mediterranean, he was promoted, 7 March, 1842, to the rank of Lieutenant, and re-appointed to the latter ship. He has since become attached in succession – 19 April, 1842, to the Thunderer 84, Capt. Dan. Pring, also in the Mediterranean – 6 Oct. 1843, to the Excellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, Capt. Sir Thos. Hastings – and, 4 March, 1845, to the Canopus 84, Capt. Fairfax Moresby, now employed on particular service.