Henry Palliser

For the English cricketer, see Henry Palliser (cricketer).

Henry Palliser
Born22 June 1839 (1839-06-22)
Died17 March 1907 (1907-03-18) (aged 67)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
CommandsHMS Victory
Pacific Station

Admiral Henry St Leger Bury Palliser (22 June 1839 – 17 March 1907) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station.

Palliser was appointed a Commander in the Royal Navy in 1869.[1] In 1882 he was offered a map purporting to show the location on the Cocos Islands of gold and silver looted from the Mary Dear but, despite looking, he never found anything.[2] Following promotion to captain in 1878,[3] he was given command of HMS Victory in 1891.[4] He was appointed Commodore-in-Charge, Hong Kong from December 1891 to June 1893. He was next appointed Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1896.[5] He was placed on the retired list in June 1899, and promoted to vice-admiral on 13 July 1899.[6] Promoted to full admiral on the Retired list in 1904,[7] he died in 1907. He was buried at Everton Church in Bedfordshire.[8]

References

  1. ^ "No. 23469". The London Gazette. 16 February 1869. p. 796.
  2. ^ Treasure of the Cocos Islands
  3. ^ "No. 24569". The London Gazette. 5 April 1878. p. 2394.
  4. ^ "HMS Victory - Commanding Officers". Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  5. ^ William Loney RN
  6. ^ "No. 27100". The London Gazette. 18 July 1899. p. 4445.
  7. ^ "No. 27659". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 March 1904. p. 1791.
  8. ^ The Times, 20 March 1907
Military offices
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station
1896–1899 		Succeeded by