 Cumming was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 13 May 1867 . In November of that year he became part of the Royal Navy 's Packet Service and served in that role as an additional captain in HMS Victory , under the command of Captains Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour and George Le Geyt Bowyear . During this time Victory served as the flagship of the Port Admiral of Portsmouth and Cumming transferred to HMS Duke of Wellington when she became the flagship on 2 March 1869 . Cumming remained on the Duke of Wellington , on harbour service duties , until 26 February 1870 . 
