Hi Alec You can download his service record from the National Archives There are two refs Description Name Hope, Charles Kerr Date of Birth: 11 May 1847 Rank: Commander Date 11 September 1860 Catalogue reference ADM 196/17links to the Catalogue Dept Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies Series Admiralty: Officers' Service Records (Series III) Piece Naval Cadets to Admirals Image contains 1 document of many for this catalogue reference Description Name Hope, Charles Kerr Rank: Lieutenant Date 1756-1917 Catalogue reference ADM 196/38links to the Catalogue Dept Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies Series Admiralty: Officers' Service Records (Series III) Piece Executive Officers' Services Image contains 1 document of many for this catalogue reference They would be 3.50gbp each I assume there is a typo in your post as he appears to be born in 1847 or 8 or do you have another Charles Kerr HOPE ? Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Looking for any information on CHARLES KERR HOPE who died in the June > Quarter of 1892 (Woodbridge Suffolk). Believed to have been born in May > 1867. > Other information, he may have been a Captain or Commander in the Royal > Navy, and had connections with the Colley family at Shingle Street, > Suffolk. > Any information on this gentleman would be appreciated. > > Regards > > Alec Burwood