A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Walker, George (a)
WALKER. (Retired Commander, 1834. f-p., 16; h-p., 35.)
George Walker entered the Navy, in 1796, as Midshipman, on board the Apollo frigate, Capt. John Manley, with whom, after serving on the coast of Ireland and in the North Sea, he removed, in 1799, to the Mars 74. In that ship, which bore the flag of Hon. Geo. Cranfield Berkeley, he continued employed in the Channel during the remainder of the war. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 29 April, 1802. His subsequent appointments were, on the Home and occasionally on the Lisbon stations – 29 June, 1802, and 15 Jan. 1805, to the Hazard and Sylph sloops, Capts. R. J. Neve and Wm. Goate – 11 Jan. and 2 Aug. 1806, to the Zealand 64, flag-ship of Admiral Rowley (at the Nore), and Colossus 74, Capt. Jas. Nicoll Morris – 14 Aug. 1807, to the Quebec 32, Capt. Hon. Geo. Poulett – 22 Oct. 1810 (he had quitted the Quebec in the preceding Jan.), to the Pallas 32, Capt. Geo. Paris Monke, under whom he was wrecked 18 Dec. following, off St. Abb’s Head – 11 Feb. 1811, for a short time, to the Princess Charlotte 38, Capt. Geo. Tobin – in March, 1812, and March, 1813, to the Stirling Castle and Rippon 74’s – and 3 Nov. 1813 (a few weeks after ill health had obliged him to leave the Stirling Castle), to the Magicienne 36, Capt. Hon. Wm. Gordon. While belonging to the Pallas he commanded her boats, 13 Dec. 1810, at the capture in the Cove of Siveraag, on the coast of Norway, of two Danish cutter-privateers, one mounting four, the other two guns.[1] He was paid off from the Magicienne 20 July, 1814; and was invested with his present rank 25 March, 1834. Agents – Messrs. Stilwell.
- ↑ Vide Gaz. 1810, p. 2062, and Gaz. 1811, p. 161.