Charles Frederick Alexander Shadwell ( 1814 - 1886 )

Birth: 31 January 1814 Death: Melksham, Wiltshire (01 March 1886) Research Field: Nautical astronomy Education: Royal Naval College, Portsmouth Career: Entered the Royal Navy (1829); Lieutenant (1838); surveyed the Tores Straits; Commander (1846); Captain (1853); lamed for life by a severe wound in the ankle, received leading a landing party over the mud flats at Takn Forts (1859); Rear Admiral (1869); Commander-in-Chief, China (1871-1875); retired (1881) Honours: CB 1853; KCB 1873 Memberships: FRAS; FGS Membership: Fellow Election Date: 6/06/1861.