Complex sentence: In 1831 he was appointed a lieutenant of the ordinary at Plymouth, and in 1835 was admitted to Greenwich Hospital, where he stayed till his death, which took place at Peckham on 31 December 1852.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1831 he was appointed a lieutenant of the ordinary at Plymouth, and in 1835 was admitted to Greenwich Hospital. He stayed there until his death, which took place at Peckham on 31 December 1852.