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William Farquharson Burnett (1815 - 1863)
Britain's costliest day of the New Zealand Wars occurred far from the battlefield. Commodore William Farquharson Burnett was among those who died in the wreck of HMS Orpheus.William Farquharson Burnett...
Capt. Robert Heron Burton, R.N. (1829 - 1863)
The Royal Navy's corvette, HMS Orpheus, commanded by Captain Robert Heron Burton was carrying supplies and troops when it struck the Manukau bar. The seas pounded the Orpheus mercilessly and only one s...