Watkin Tench, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Watkin Tench

Royal Marines general

Date of Birth: 06-Nov-1758

Place of Birth: Chester, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 07-May-1833

Profession: writer, explorer

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Lieutenant General Watkin Tench (6 October 1758 – 7 May 1833) was a British marine officer who is best known for publishing two books describing his experiences in the First Fleet, which established the first settlement in Australia in 1788.
His two accounts, Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay and Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson provide an account of the arrival and first four years of the colony.