John Rivett-Carnac

His father assumed the name of Rivett-Carnac by Sign Manual on 17 July 1801 in compliance with the last will and testament of General John Carnac.

He saw action in the War of 1812, taking part in operations under Sir George Cockburn and Lieutenant Philip Westphal.

In October 1814 he joined the 38-gun Sybille, with whom he went to Greenland to search for the American Commodore John Rodgers.

On 23 January 1826, John Rivett-Carnac joined Success under Captain (later Admiral Sir) James Stirling as First Lieutenant.

Rivett-Carnac was on board the Success in March 1827 when the Success arrived at the Swan River in what is now Western Australia, to undertake the Swan River expedition of 1827, an exploring expedition for the purpose of assessing the area's suitability for establishing a British colony there.

Stirling then formed a party to explore up the Swan River, leaving the Success under Rivett-Carnac's command.