William Bate

(d. 1838)

NAME AUTHORITIES: NRA: Bate, William (d 1838), commandant of Ascension Island LBT ID: WiBate1838	DIED: 1838-04-15
SOURCES: William Loney RN: Naval Surgeon
Of Trennick, near Truro; he was a captain in the Royal Marines and commandant of Ascension Island (1828-38). He was a friend of Cyrus Redding.
REFERENCES TO William Bate: Redding, Cyrus, 1785-1870, Fifty Years’ Recollections, Literary and Personal, with Observations on Men and Things. 3 vols (London: Charles J. Skeet, 1858) Chapter II. Found 1: ¶ 11