Beresford moved through Pacific service to his seamanship examination and a gunnery course aboard HMS Excellent. Many members of his examination panel came from the admiral's staff, although their availability is a possible explanation for that choice. The panel's composition alone does not establish that the examination was fixed. At Excellent, an injury suffered while dismounting a gun caused foot pain that lasted for the rest of his life.
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Lieutenant qualification and gunnery training aboard HMS Excellent
Beresford qualified as a lieutenant and attended HMS Excellent, where a gun-handling injury left him with lasting foot pain.