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Admiral Sir Albert Hastings Markham KCB (11 November 1841 – 28 October 1918) was a British explorer, author, and officer in the Royal Navy. In 1903 he was invested as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. He is also remembered for designing the flag of New Zealand.
Apr 5, 2022 · Admiral SIR Albert Hastings Markham, K.C.B., F.R.G.S., Royal Navy (11 November, 1841 – 28 October, 1918) was a naval officer and Polar explorer of the late nineteenth century. He is perhaps best known for his pivotal rôle in the loss of H.M.S. Victoria in 1893.
Jun 27, 2024 · This biography of the naval officer and explorer Sir Albert Hastings Markham (1841–1918) was published in 1927 by two relatives (both professional authors), using the detailed journals which he kept from 1862.
Mar 18, 2020 · Admiral Sir Albert Hastings Markham, K.C.B., was the son of Captain John Markham and his wife Marianne (Wood) Markham, daughter of John Brock Wood. He was born in Bagnères-de-Bigorre, France in 1841.
Markham was in command of HMS Rosario and became fully embroiled in attempting to deter and capture blackbirders but also finding out that there were powerful political forces at work to undermine the Royal Naval's attempts at stamping it out.
This biography of the naval officer and explorer Sir Albert Hastings Markham (1841–1918) was published in 1927 by two relatives (both professional authors), using the detailed journals which he kept from 1862.
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Few men have lived such an extraordinary life as Admiral Albert Hastings Markham. Besides dedicating five decades of his career to the Royal Navy, Markham was a voracious reader, prolific writer, keen naturalist, and daring explorer.
