William King-Hall

Admiral Sir William King-Hall, KCB (11 March 1816 – 29 July 1886) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, The Nore from 1877 to 1879.King-Hall joined the Royal Navy in 1829,[1] and took part in operations off the coast of Syria in 1840.[2] Promoted to captain in 1853 he commanded HMS Bulldog during the bombardment and capture of Fort Bomarsund and then commanded HMS Exmouth during the attack on the Fortress of Sveaborg near Helsinki during the Crimean War.[2] King-Hall also commanded HMS Calcutta during the Second Opium War and took part in the first attack on Canton in late 1856 and then the assault on the Taku Forts in 1858.[3] There is a tablet in his memory at St Annes Church in Sutton Bonnington, Nottinghamshire.
Captain William King-Hall and crew, HMS Indus , Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1860
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