Bax , Robert Nesham , 1875-1969 , Admiral Bax , Henry Bonham , 1798-1869 , Commander (H.E.I.C.) Bax , Bonham Ward , 1837-1877 , Captain RN

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Bax , Robert Nesham , 1875-1969 , Admiral Bax , Henry Bonham , 1798-1869 , Commander (H.E.I.C.) Bax , Bonham Ward , 1837-1877 , Captain RN

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        Henry Bonham Bax was in the Navy from 1813 to 1817, after which he entered the service of the East India Company. In 1844 he became an Elder Brother of Trinity House. See Arthur Nesham Bax, A Bax family of east Kent (published privately, 1951).

        Captain Bonham Ward Bax was the son of Henry Bonham Bax (q.v.). He entered the Navy in 1851 and specialized in surveying. From 1871 to 1875 Bax commanded the survey ship DWARF on the China Station and published an account of the voyage. From December 1876 until his death in July 1877, he commanded the SYLVIA, also on the China Station. He published The Eastern Seas (London, 1875).

        Robert Nesham Bax was the son of Bonham Ward Bax (q.v.). He joined the Britannia in 1889, rose to captain in 1913 and saw active service in World War One. He was promoted to admiral on the retired list in 1932.

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