William Farquharson Burnett

William Farquharson Burnett
Born	1815[1] Aberdeen, Scotland
Died	7 February 1863 Auckland, New Zealand
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Commodore
Commands	Australia Station (1862–1863)
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath

Commodore William Farquharson Burnett, CB (1815 – 7 February 1863) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy.

Naval career

Burnett was appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1838.[2] Promoted to captain in 1854, he commanded Tortoise at Ascension. He served as Governor of Ascension from 1858 until 1861.[2] He was then the Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station, between 21 July 1862 until 7 February 1863.[3] He drowned when HMS Orpheus was wrecked and sank off the west coast of Auckland, New Zealand, on 7 February 1863.[2]

References

1. "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBQW-BVD : 8 December 2014), William Farquharson Burnett, 16 February 1815; citing SAINT NICHOLAS,ABERDEEN,ABERDEEN,SCOTLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 991,137.
2. William Loney RN
3. Bastock, p. 25.

• Bastock, John (1988), Ships on the Australia Station, Child & Associates Publishing Pty Ltd; Frenchs Forest, Australia. ISBN 0-86777-348-0

See also

• O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "William Farquharson Burnett" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary . John Murray – via Wikisource.
•  Webb, Alfred (1878). A Compendium of Irish Biography. Dublin: M. H. Gill & son. p. 70. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Beauchamp Seymour	Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station 1862–1863	Succeeded by Sir William Wiseman