A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Combauld, Richard
COMBAULD. (Lieut; 1827. f-p., 27; h-p., 13.)
Richard Combauld was born 11 June, 1792.
This officer entered the Navy, I May, 1807, as A.B., on board the Raposa 12, Lieut.-Commander Colin Campbell; and on removing, as Midshipman, to the Découverte 12, similarly commanded, saw much active boat-service, and witnessed the surrender of the city of St. Domingo, 6 July, 1809. He continued, until Oct. 1814, to serve on the Jamaica station, a great part of the time as Master’s Mate – in the Sappho 18, Garland 26, and Polyphemus 64, commanded, the three, by Capt. Thos. Graves – Shark sloop, Polyphemus again, Reindeer 18, and Rhodian 14, all under the orders of Capt. John Geo. Boss, who employed him on several cutting-out expeditions – Shark, Capt. John Gore – and Forrester 18, Capt. Alex. Kennedy. He then came home in the Argo 44, Capt. Wm. Fothergill; joined, in succession, the Contest 14, and Childers 18, both commanded by Capt. Jas. Rattray; passed his examination 5 July, 1815; and – after a further lapse of nearly 12 years, during which period he had been for some time in Haslar Hospital, and had served, chiefly on the Home station, on board the Pactolus 38, Capt. Wm. Hugh Dobbie, Queen Charlotte 100, flag-ship of Sir Geo. Campbell, Severn, and Ramillies, Coast Blockade ships, Capt. Wm. M‘Culloch, Ganges 74, Capt. Edw. Brace, and Victory, flag-ship of Sir Geo. Martin – was at length promoted to his present rank 28 April, 1827. In Nov. following he was reappointed to the Coast Blockade, as a Supernumerary-Lieutenant of the Hyperion 42, Capt. Wm. Jas. Mingaye, but left that service from ill health in Sept. 1828; and, on 22 June, 1839, obtained command of a station in the Coast Guard. He has been on half-pay since 1845.