serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance battles birth_date rank article_title name
1786 -- 1832 royal navy hms '' de kuyter '' hms '' blonde '' walcot , bath , somerset 12 october 1832 ludlow , shropshire united kingdom napoleonic wars 4 january 1774 rear admiral volant vashon ballard
 volant vashon ballard
volant vashon ballard

volant vashon ballard cb -lrb- bapt .
4 january 1774 -- 12 october 1832 -rrb- was a rear-admiral of the royal navy .
he served as a midshipman with george vancouver on his voyage to the north-west coast of america .
