Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton GCB (28 May 1829 – 17 September 1912) was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer he twice volunteered to take part in missions to search for Sir John Franklin's ill-fated expedition to find the Northwest Passage. He also took part in the Battle of Fatshan Creek in June 1857 during the Second Opium War.
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28 May 1829 Sandwich, Kent
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Died |
17 September 1912 (aged 83) Chalfont St Peter, UK
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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