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Victorian Naval Forces Muster

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

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Last Name:Stone
First Name:Robert
Rank:Diver
Birth Date: 00-00-1857
Branch:Victorian Navy

Robert Stone

Diver

Served 15 years in the Victorian Navy and 35 years in the Naval Brigade before retiring as Chief Gunner in 1919.

Deeds not Words, Wilson P. Evans, Hawthorn Press, Melbourne 1971.

* 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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