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 Death Announcements 1845-1854
| Transcribed by | Steve van Dulken |
| | Surname | Hawkins | | | First names | John Croft | | | Rank / occupation | Assistant Superintendent |  | Unit | Indian Navy | | | Death date | 25 Aug 1851 | | | Place of death | Bombay  | | | Source | Gentleman's Magazine | | | Date | Nov 1851 | | | Page number | 553 | | | Detail | At Bombay, aged 55, Captain John Croft Hawkins, Assistant Superintendent of the Indian navy, who was thrown out of his curricle and killed on the spot. He had been employed 39 years in the Indian navy, of which he had for several years past been the senior officer in India. He was Commodore of the Persian Gulf Squadron, when the death of the late Sir Robert Oliver, made him for a time acting superintendent of the Indian navy -- an office he continued to hold until relieved by Commodore Lushington in Feb. 1849. He then became flag captain of the port, and afterwards assistant superintendent, both which appointments he continued to hold up to the time of his decease. |
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