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Cornish-bred Crawford Atchison Denman Pasco (1818-1898), was the son of Rear Admiral John Pasco (November 16th) who had been responsible for signalling Nelson’s message that ‘England expects every man will do his duty’ at Trafalgar died on this day in 1898.
At the age of 12, Crawford became a midshipman on HMS Nimrod and served off Portugal, Peru and Chile before being transferred to the Beagle (1839) where he was part of the voyage which discovered the Adelaide and Victoria Rivers. On his return to England in 1843, Pasco was appointed to the Vestal, and sailed to the Far East via America. He was instrumental in having convicts removed from prison hulks and transferred to Melbourne Gaol and then on, their release, to purpose built accommodation to rebuild their lives.
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