Sir Provo William Parry Wallis

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Sir Provo William Parry Wallis was a distinguished 19th-century British Royal Navy officer noted for his exceptionally long service and participation in the Napoleonic Wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British military personnel ⓘ
Royal Navy officer ⓘ
person ⓘ
ageAtDeath 100 ⓘ
allegiance United Kingdom ⓘ
awardReceived Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Order of the Bath ⓘ
birthDate 1791-04-12 ⓘ
birthPlace Halifax, Nova Scotia ⓘ
centenarian true ⓘ
conflict Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
War of 1812 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 1892-02-13 ⓘ
deathPlace Funtington, West Sussex, England ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
Napoleonic era ⓘ
familyName Wallis ⓘ
father Provo Featherstone Wallis ⓘ
givenName Provo ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
militaryUnit HMS Madagascar ⓘ
HMS Niemen ⓘ
HMS Shannon ⓘ
mother Elizabeth Lawlor ⓘ
notableEvent assumed command of HMS Shannon after the capture of USS Chesapeake ⓘ
notableFact one of the longest-serving officers in Royal Navy history ⓘ
notableFor exceptionally long naval service ⓘ
service during the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
service during the War of 1812 ⓘ
occupation naval officer ⓘ
placeOfBurial St Mary’s Church, Funtington ⓘ
promotion admiral ⓘ
captain ⓘ
commander ⓘ
lieutenant ⓘ
rear admiral ⓘ
vice admiral ⓘ
rank Admiral of the Fleet ⓘ
residence Funtington, West Sussex ⓘ
serviceEnd 1892 ⓘ
serviceStart 1795 ⓘ
shipCommanded HMS Madagascar ⓘ
HMS Niemen ⓘ
HMS Shannon ⓘ
title Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) ⓘ
yearsOfService 1795–1892 ⓘ

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