A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Salkeld, Thomas
SALKELD. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 11; h-p., 33.)
Thomas Salkeld entered the Navy, 2 April, 1803, as Ordinary, on board the Thunderer 74, Capt. Wm. Bedford, attached to the Channel fleet, with which he served until the following Aug. He next, 2 Oct. 1805, joined the Thetis 38, Capt. Wm. Hall Gage, stationed in the North Sea; in May, 1806, he became Midshipman of the St. George 98, Capt. Thos. Bertie, again in the Channel; and from 31 Dec. 1807, until the receipt, in June, 1815, of a commission, bearing date 4 Feb. in that year, he was actively employed among the Western Islands, in the West Indies, and in the Mediterranean, as Master’s Mate, Acting-Lieutenant, and a second time as Master’s Mate, in the Undaunted 38, Capts. Thos. Jas. Mating, Geo. Chas. Mackenzie, Rich. Thomas, Rowland Mainwaring, Thos. Ussher, and Chas. Thurlow Smith. While serving with Capt. Ussher we find him, 18 March, 1813, employed as Acting-Lieutenant in the boats under Lieut. Aaron Tozer at the storming of a battery containing 4 long 24-pounders, 16-pounder, and a 13-inch mortar (the whole of which were destroyed) at Carri, to the westward of Marseilles, whence a tartan was at the same time brought out. The enemy on the occasion were strongly posted behind palisadoes, and stood their ground until the British were in the act of charging bayonets, when they turned and suffered a severe loss. The assailants had only 2 men killed and 1 wounded.[1] Since 14 Dec. 1846, Lieut. Salkeld, who had not been employed since his promotion, has been in charge of a station in the Coast Guard. Agents – Messrs. Stilwell.
- ↑ Vide Gaz. 1813, p. 1148.