A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Grenfell, Sidney
GRENFELL. (Commander, 1840.)
Sidney Grenfell entered the Navy 25 June, 1822; passed his examination in 1828; and obtained his first commission 20 May 1833. His appointments, as Lieutenant, were – 18 Dec. 1833, to the Excellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, Capt. Thos. Hastings – 27 Feb. 1835, as Additional, to the Winchester 52, flag-ship in the East Indies of Sir Thos. Bladen Capel – 19 Aug. 1835, to the Thalia 46, commanded at the Cape of Good Hope by Capt. Robt. Wauchope – 23 April, 1839, again to the Excellent – and, 26 Nov. in the same year, as Senior, to the Cyclops steam-vessel, Capt. Horatio Thos. Austin, For his services on the coast of Syria, where his name was officially mentioned In connection with the bombardment of the strong castle of Gebail and the storming of Sidon, Mr. Grenfell was advanced to his present rank by commission dated 5 Nov. 1840. On the former occasion he had gone back with a seaman (when the British had in the first instance been compelled to retire), and had rescued, amidst the cheers of the ships, an English flag which had been accidentally left on a gardenwall, under a most destructive fire; and on the latter he had again landed in command of the boats, and had effected the capture of 36 bags of barley and of four camels, on their way from Sidon to Beyrout.[1] He has been employed, since 15 July, 1842, as an Inspecting Commander in the Coast Guard. Agents – Messrs. Stilwell.
- ↑ Vide Gaz. 1840, pp. 2252, 2608.