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(b Wells Manor, Hampshire
, England
25 October 1798 – d Sydney
, NSW, Australia
1 November 1853) was an eminent Nineteenth Century British
Naval
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Sir
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James Everard Home 2nd Bt
Baronet
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Order of the Bath
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Royal Society
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(b Wells Manor, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, England
England
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25 October 1798 – d Sydney
Sydney
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, NSW, Australia
Australia
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1 November 1853) was an eminent Nineteenth Century British
United Kingdom
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Naval
Royal Navy
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Officer (armed forces)
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