Rear-Admiral F.D. Hastings

A carte-de-visite portrait of Rear-Admiral F.D. Hastings.

Francis Decimus Hastings entered the Royal Navy in 1807, retired as Rear Admiral 1865. He served aboard HMS Stag, HMS Excellent and HMS Edinburgh. He retired with the rank of Rear-Admiral in 1865 and died on 22 May 1869 at Barbourne House, Claines, near Worcester.

Photographed by Camille Silvy of London on 23 October 1861.