Victorian Naval Forces Muster | for the Colony of Victoria. (muster range 1853-1910)*
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Profile| Last Name: | Miles | | First Name: | John Benjamin | | Rank: | Torpedo Artificer | | Birth Date: | 00-08-1859 | | Branch: | Victorian Navy | |
John Benjamin Miles
Torpedo Artificer
Born: Taradale, Victoria 1859. Eldest of 10 sons of William & Catherine Miles, Welsh immigrants who arrived in Victoria on the "White Star" in 1858. After roaming the gold fields the Miles family settled in Williamstown about 1874. John Benjamin Miles joined the Victorian Navy as torpedo artificer Married: Christina Green, Williamstown, 1883 and had 7 sons. John Miles' son, Tom, married Bill Freeman's daughter, Bess. Died: 1908 aged 49. Buried Williamstown Cemetery in a family grave.
John Miles (right) with Bill Freeman most likely in 1900.
Text & photo supplied by John's Great Grandson, Stephen Miles.
Parents - William Robert Miles & Catherine Morgan
died 28-12-1908
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Victorian Navy Monument, Williamstown Cemetery Erected by the Officers, Petty Officers and Men of the Permanent Naval Force of Victoria In Memory of their Deceased Comrades Large Monument surmounted by Large Anchor
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Victorian Navy Muster courtesy of Geoffrey Bensley.
John B. Miles, H. McKeenan? & Shipmates at the Williamstown Naval Depot in 1889.
Photo courtesy of Geoff Dougal.
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More details on this person can be found in the Victorian Navy Certificates of Service This is a very large pdf file of 109 mb and takes 13 minutes to download with a 1.5 mbps internet connection.
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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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