WILLIAM LANGFORD CASTLE, Esq.
[Commander.]
Entered the royal navy in May 1813; obtained his first commission on the 25th Aug. 1824; and was advanced to his present rank Oct. 20th, 1831; previous to which he had acted as commander of the Medina 20, on the African station. He was appointed to the command of the Salamander steamship, Feb. 15th, 1834.
JOHN HUDSON (b), Esq.
[Commander.]
Was made a lieutenant, Aug. 26th, 1822, into the Bann 20, Captain Charles Phillips, on the African station, from whence he came home invalided. May 21st, 1823, as passenger on board the Thistle gun-brig. He was advanced to his present rank Dec. 5th, 1831; and appointed an inspecting commander of the coast guard, June 6th, 1833.
This officer married, April 12th, 1832, Emily, only daughter of the Rev. Patrick Keith, rector of Ruckinge and Stalisfield, both in the county of Kent.
HOWARD LEWIS PARRY, Esq.
[Commander.]
Passed his examination, at Portsmouth, in June 1814; obtained his first commission on the 10th Mar. 1815; and was advanced to his present rank, Feb. 10th, 1832, “for gallant conduct and severe wounds received in the coastguard service.”
This officer has a pension of five shillings per diem for his wounds. In 1834, King Louis Phillipe sent him a gold medal, for his exertions in saving the crew of a French fishing vessel, wrecked off Rye in 1831.
