Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Akazvarwa muDunblane muna 1794, Liddell akadzidza paYunivhesiti yeEdinburgh asati ajoina Royal Navy kwaakaona basa paHMS "Asia" pa
Hondo yeNavarino (1827). Nokuda kwekugadzirira kwake muhondo, akazova mumwe wevakagamuchira wekutanga weGilbert Blane Medal muna 1832.