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Watkin Owen Pell

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44: 139:'s boats, he repeatedly distinguished himself in cutting out gunboats or small armed vessels on the coast of Spain or Italy, and on one occasion, on 1 April 1809, was severely wounded in the right arm (ib. v. 37). In August 1809 he was presented by the Patriotic Society with 80l. for the purchase of a sword, and on 29 March 1810 was promoted to the rank of commander. In the following October he was appointed to the 212: 191: 250: 43: 117:, supported by a battery on one of the Seven Islands (James, iii. 6). He was consequently discharged, and remained on shore for the next two years, at the end of which time he rejoined the 225: 161:, and in her acted as senior officer on the Jamaica station till March 1837. On his return to England he was knighted by the queen, and, in accordance with the intention of 285: 280: 153:
privateer, of much superior force, for which, and other good service, he was advanced to post rank on 1 Nov. 1813. From 1814 to 1817 he commanded the
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Charlton Cemetery, with grave of Admiral Sir Watkin Owen Pell in the foreground
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bomb, and was during the next two years mainly employed in the defence of
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frigate on the coast of North America. In May 1833 he commissioned the
215: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the 189: 103:, and, on the mother's side, grandson of Owen Owen of Llaneyher, 175:, from which he was shortly after moved to be superintendent of 74: 66: 58: 50: 34: 107:. He entered the navy in April 1799 on board the 99:Pell was the son of Samuel Pell of Sywell Hall, 135:, where, as first lieutenant in command of the 238:. Vol. 44. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 198:He died on 29 December 1869 and was buried in 171:, and in August 1841 to be superintendent of 8: 179:, and in December to be superintendent of 42: 31: 87:(1788 – 29 December 1869) was a British 7: 25: 286:19th-century Royal Navy personnel 281:18th-century Royal Navy personnel 248: 235:Dictionary of National Biography 210: 131:station, and afterwards in the 1: 173:HM Victualling Yard, Deptford 307: 27:British Royal Navy admiral 41: 195: 202:in southeast London. 193: 127:frigate, then on the 257:at Wikimedia Commons 85:Sir Watkin Owen Pell 36:Sir Watkin Owen Pell 18:Sir Watkin Owen Pell 291:Royal Navy admirals 222:Laughton, John Knox 196: 185:Greenwich Hospital 177:Sheerness dockyard 78:Royal Navy admiral 253:Media related to 226:Pell, Watkin Owen 200:Charlton Cemetery 181:Pembroke dockyard 82: 81: 16:(Redirected from 298: 255:Watkin Owen Pell 252: 239: 214: 213: 101:Northamptonshire 62:29 December 1869 46: 32: 21: 306: 305: 301: 300: 299: 297: 296: 295: 261: 260: 245: 220: 211: 208: 97: 37: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 304: 302: 294: 293: 288: 283: 278: 273: 263: 262: 259: 258: 244: 243:External links 241: 207: 204: 96: 93: 80: 79: 76: 72: 71: 68: 64: 63: 60: 56: 55: 52: 48: 47: 39: 38: 35: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 303: 292: 289: 287: 284: 282: 279: 277: 274: 272: 269: 268: 266: 256: 251: 247: 246: 242: 240: 237: 236: 231: 227: 223: 218: 217:public domain 205: 203: 201: 192: 188: 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 169: 164: 160: 156: 152: 148: 144: 143: 138: 134: 133:Mediterranean 130: 126: 125: 120: 116: 112: 111: 106: 102: 94: 92: 90: 86: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 40: 33: 30: 19: 233: 209: 197: 166: 158: 154: 150: 140: 136: 129:Newfoundland 122: 118: 114: 109: 105:Denbighshire 98: 84: 83: 29: 276:1869 deaths 271:1788 births 230:Lee, Sidney 67:Nationality 265:Categories 206:References 163:William IV 89:Royal Navy 75:Occupation 224:(1895). " 95:Biography 91:admiral. 232:(ed.). 219::  151:Neptune 142:Thunder 137:Mercury 124:Mercury 70:British 228:". In 115:Pallas 159:Forte 155:Menai 147:Cadiz 119:Loire 110:Loire 168:Howe 59:Died 54:1788 51:Born 267:: 20:)

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Sir Watkin Owen Pell

Royal Navy
Northamptonshire
Denbighshire
Loire
Mercury
Newfoundland
Mediterranean
Thunder
Cadiz
William IV
Howe
HM Victualling Yard, Deptford
Sheerness dockyard
Pembroke dockyard
Greenwich Hospital

Charlton Cemetery
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Laughton, John Knox
Pell, Watkin Owen
Lee, Sidney
Dictionary of National Biography

Watkin Owen Pell
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1788 births
1869 deaths
18th-century Royal Navy personnel

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