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| Charles Farrell Hillyar R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Son of Rear-Admiral James Hillyar (1769-1843) | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 1817 | Born | ||
| 21 June 1887 | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) | ||
| 14 December 1888 | Died (Torpoint, Cornwall) | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 18 March 1831 | Entered Navy | ||
| 24 March 1842 | Lieutenant | ||
| 15 May 1848 | Commander | ||
| 20 February 1852 | Captain | ||
| 24 May 1867 | Rear-Admiral | ||
| 29 May 1873 | Vice-Admiral | ||
| 26 September 1878 | Admiral | ||
| 9 June 1882 | Retired Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 12 May 1843 | 1847 | Lieutenant in Tyne, commanded by William Nugent Glascock, Mediterranean | |
| 13 May 1843 | Lieutenant in Caledonia, commanded by Alexander Milne, Plymouth | ||
| 4 September 1846 | 6 April 1848 | Lieutenant in Amazon, commanded by James John Stopford, Mediterranean | |
| 1 January 1849 | Commander (2ic) in Centaur, commanded by Claude Henry Mason Buckle, flagship of Commodore Arthur Fanshawe, west coast of Africa | ||
| 7 June 1855 | Captain in Gladiator, Mediterranean, and the Black Sea during the Russian War | ||
| 17 November 1859 | Captain in Queen (from commissioning at Portsmouth until paying off at Portsmouth), Mediterranean | ||
| 14 June 1865 | 26 September 1865 | Captain in Octavia, East Indies and Cape of Good Hope | |
| 26 September 1865 | 29 July 1867 | Commodore in Octavia, Commander-in-chief, East Indies and Cape of Good Hope | |
| 9 July 1872 | 6 June 1873 | Commander-in-chief, Pacific (flag in Repulse) | |
| 31 August 1877 | 26 September 1878 | Commander-in-chief, China (flag in Audacious) | |
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