A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Walters, William Henry

by William Richard O'Byrne

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WALTERS. (Lieutenant, 1846.)

William Henry Walters died about the close of 1846, while serving as a Lieutenant in the Wanderer sloop on the coast of Africa.

This officer passed his examination 7 Sept. 1831; was employed in the Coast Guard from 19 Dec. 1840 until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 5 Jan. 1846; and was appointed, 26 Feb. following, to the Wanderer 12, Capt. Philip Hodge Somerville, fitting for the African station.

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