Royal Naval Biography/Walker, William (a)
WILLIAM WALKER (a), Esq., K.T.S.
[Commander.]
Obtained his first commission in Aug. 1811, and subsequently served under Captains James Nash and Charles Dashwood, in the Saturn 56, and Windsor Castle 74, on the Halifax and Lisbon stations. The London Gazette of April 19th, 1825, notified that permission had been granted to him to accept and wear the insignia of a Knight of the Royal Portuguese military order of the Tower and Sword, which King John was pleased to confer upon him on visiting the latter ship, after his temporary deposition in May 1824. He was advanced to the rank of commander on the 25th Aug. 1828.