A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Waller, Edmund
WALLER. (Captain, 1817.)
Edmund Waller died 15 July, 1845, at St. Helier’s, Jersey, aged 63.
This officer entered the Navy, in 1790, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Windsor Castle 98, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Herbert Sawyer in the Channel; served as Midshipman, on the Newfoundland and Home stations, in the Syren and Apollo frigates, both commanded by Capt. John Manley, Arethusa 38, Capt. Mark Robinson, Emerald 36, Capt. Velterers Cornewall Berkeley, and Russell 74, Capt. Archibald Collingwood Dickson; and was made Lieutenant, 27 May, 1797, into the Childers sloop, Capt. Lord Jas. O’Bryen, attached to the fleet in the Channel; where we find him, in Oct. 1798 and Feb. 1799, joining the Ambuscade 32, Capt. Henry Jenkins, and Superb 74, Capts. John Sutton and Rich. Goodwin Keats. In the Superb – in which ship he continued employed until 1804, part of the time in the Mediterranean – he was severely wounded in Sir Jas, Saumarez’ action with the Franco-Spanish squadron in the Gut of Gibraltar, 12 and 13 July, 1801.[1] His next appointments were, 23 March, 1805, and 2 Dec. 1806, to the Glory 98 and Hero 74, flag-ships in the Channel of Admirals Chas. Stirling and Lord Gardner, under the former of whom he was again wounded, in Sir Robt. Calder’s action. He was nominated, 18 March, 1808, Acting-Commander of the Wolf sloop in the West Indies; he was confirmed 20 July following; and from 1809 until 1815 or 1816, he was actively employed, chiefly on the coasts of France and Spain, in the Pilot, Goldfinch, and Pheasant. In the Wolf he made prize, 1 May, 1808, of the Braganza Spanish privateer of 1 gun and 54 men; and in the Goldfinch he co-operated with the patriots on the coast of Spsiin; where he served, in 1813, at the siege of St. Sebastian. He was advanced to Post-rank 1 Jan. 1817; but did not afterwards go afloat.
- ↑ Vide Gaz. 1801, p. 946.