Henry Palliser
Born22 June 1839 (1839-06-22)
Died17 March 1907 (1907-03-18) (aged 67)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Victory
Pacific Station

Admiral Henry St Leger Bury Palliser (22 June 1839 – 17 March 1907) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station.

Palliser was appointed a Commander in the Royal Navy in 1869.[1] In 1882 he was offered a map purporting to show the location on the Cocos Islands of gold and silver looted from the Mary Dear but, despite looking, he never found anything.[2] Following promotion to captain in 1878,[3] he was given command of HMS Victory in 1891.[4] He was appointed Commodore-in-Charge, Hong Kong from December 1891 to June 1893. He was next appointed Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1896.[5] He was placed on the retired list in June 1899, and promoted to vice-admiral on 13 July 1899.[6] Promoted to full admiral on the Retired list in 1904,[7] he died in 1907. He was buried at Everton Church in Bedfordshire.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "No. 23469". The London Gazette. 16 February 1869. p. 796.
  2. ↑ Treasure of the Cocos Islands
  3. ↑ "No. 24569". The London Gazette. 5 April 1878. p. 2394.
  4. ↑ "HMS Victory - Commanding Officers". Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  5. ↑ William Loney RN
  6. ↑ "No. 27100". The London Gazette. 18 July 1899. p. 4445.
  7. ↑ "No. 27659". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 March 1904. p. 1791.
  8. ↑ The Times, 20 March 1907
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