Victorian Naval Forces Muster | for the Colony of Victoria. (muster range 1853-1910)*
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Profile| Last Name: | Percy | | First Name: | Henry | | Rank: | Boy 1st Class | | Birth Date: | | | Branch: | HMCS Victoria Crew | |
Henry Percy
Boy 1st Class
Listed as a boy in Wages due to Officers & Crew on HMCS Victoria. 20 June 1856 - 1 July 1856.
Victorian Public Records Office, VPRS 1189 Box 579 X 56/5021
Listed as a member of the crew of HMCS Victoria ias at 1 January 1858. Article in Journal of Police History, vol. 3 no. 1, March - May 1995 written by Ian MacFarlane. |
* 1853 is given as the commencement date for the Victorian Navy as this is the year that Commander Lockyer (RN) went to Britain to superintend the building of HMCS Victoria.
Although the Victorian Navy ended in 1901 the career of Cerbeus etc continued. In 1910 the new ships started arriving & manning levels increased.
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