Complex sentence: Markham joined the Royal Navy in 1856 at the age of 15 and spent the first eight years of his career on the China Station, serving in "Camilla", "Niger", "Retribution",, and.
Split into simpler sentences: Markham joined the Royal Navy in 1856 at the age of 15 and spent the first eight years of his career on the China Station. He served in "Camilla", "Niger", "Retribution",, and.