Victorian Naval Forces Muster | for the Colony of Victoria. (muster range 1853-1910)*
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Profile| Last Name: | Houghton | | First Name: | John | | Rank: | Training Seaman | | Birth Date: | 26-06-1869 | | Branch: | Victorian Navy | | John Houghton
Training Seaman
Image courtesy of Laurie Menogue
Served in the Victorian Navy from the 2nd of September until sometime in 1894. (Certificate of Service) Possibly retrenched during the 1890s depression.
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.
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* 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.
Information & photographs of men who served in the Victorian Naval Forces is eagerly sought. Please contact the webmaster.P0WERED by: DaDaBIK
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