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Victorian Naval Forces Muster

for the Colony of Victoria. (muster range 1853-1910)*

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Last Name:Shapner
First Name:William Henry
Rank:Able Seaman
Birth Date: 18-05-1872
Branch:Victorian Navy

William Henry Shapner

aka

William Henry Shapter

Able Seaman

 

William aged about 21.

Photo courtesy of Henry's Grand-daughter, Jenny Oakley.


 

More details on this person can be found in the Victorian Navy Certificates of Service This is a very large pdf file of 119 mb and takes 13 minutes to download with a 1.5 mbps internet connection.

This person may have a second entry in this Muster Database.


* 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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