Mathew Liddon and others

Matthew Liddon joined the Royal Navy in 1804, serving in the West Indies where he was captured by French privateers. On his return to England, he joined HMS Pheasant in 1806, participating in an expedition to the Rio de la Plata under Sir Samuel Auchmuty. Between 1808 and 1818, he served in a succession of ships off the coasts of North America and Britain and in the Mediterranean, advancing to the rank of lieutenant in 1811.

In 1819, he took command of HMS Griper on the British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition, 1819-1820 (leader William Edward Parry), sailing in company with HMS Hecla to the Canadian Arctic to seek a passage through Lancaster Sound.

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