Sevastopol and Inkerman, the 5th class of the Medjidie, and the ribbon of the Legion of Honour. His next appointment was to the command of the 'Allecto' on the West Coast of Africa from 1859 to 1862, during which period he commanded the boats of the squadron at the capture of Porto Novo in April 1861, when he was wounded, and for this and other services in the oppression of the slave trade was repeatedly mentioned in despatches. He received his promotion to the rank of Captain in November, 1862, for his services on the West Coast, and subsequently commanded the 'Adventure' in China from 1868 to 1871. In 1877 he retired from the active list, and his subsequent step was gained in retirement. He had in 1875 been made a Companion of the Bath, and in 1895 was granted a good service pension, which is by the Admiral's death placed at the disposal of the Admiralty. Admiral Raby married in 1863, Judith, daughter of the late Colonel Watkin Forster of Holt Manor, Trowbridge. H.J.R. entered Mr. James' House in 1841, he left the same year. The medal His medal is on display at the Royal Naval Museum in Portsmouth. References Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999) The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997) Scotland's Forgotten Valour (Graham Ross, 1995) Portsmouth Memorial Page External links Location of grave and VC medal (Hampshire) Sherborne School Archives 1827 births 1907 deaths Royal Navy rear admirals People educated at Sherborne School Crimean War recipients of the Victoria Cross British recipients of the Victoria Cross Companions of the Order of the Bath Royal Navy personnel of the Crimean War Royal Navy recipients of the Victoria Cross Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Burials in Hampshire