British Admiral. He was Captain of the British Royal Navy and his 26 gun frigate HMS Challenger was the first ship to arrive in a fleet of 3 ships sent out from Britain to establish a colony at River Swan on the West coast of Australia, on May 30 1829. On 25 August 1829, he travelled towards Ceylon (Sri Lanka), where he stayed for two years and visited many locations including a town called Kowloon which he suggested as a good site for a settlement. The British government agreed and Hong Kong was settled in 1841. He later served with great distinction the entire naval transport service for the Crimean War from Balaklava (a city in the Ukraine). The city of Fremantle in Western Australia is named after him.
Buried 31 May 1869
British Admiral. He was Captain of the British Royal Navy and his 26 gun frigate HMS Challenger was the first ship to arrive in a fleet of 3 ships sent out from Britain to establish a colony at River Swan on the West coast of Australia, on May 30 1829. On 25 August 1829, he travelled towards Ceylon (Sri Lanka), where he stayed for two years and visited many locations including a town called Kowloon which he suggested as a good site for a settlement. The British government agreed and Hong Kong was settled in 1841. He later served with great distinction the entire naval transport service for the Crimean War from Balaklava (a city in the Ukraine). The city of Fremantle in Western Australia is named after him.
Buried 31 May 1869
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