A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Kendall, Walter
KENDALL. (Commander, 1845.)
Walter Kendall entered the Navy 29 Nov. 1327; passed his examinatian in 1834; and served, as Mate of the Nimrod 20, Capt. Chas. Anstruther Barlow, during the operations of March and May, 1841, against Canton, where he gained the character of being a very deserving officer, but had the misfortune to lose a leg.[1] Being in consequence promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, by commission dated 8 June in the latter year, he was afterwards appointed, in that capacity – 10 Oct. 1842, to the Excellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, Capt. Sir Thos. Hastings – and, 31 Jan. 1843, to the Caledonia 120, flag-ship of Sir David Milne at Devonport. He attained his present rank 13 March, 1845, and has since been on half-pay. Agents – Case and Loudonsack.
- ↑ Vide Gaz. 1841, pp. 1503, 1505, 2501, 2513.