Victorian Naval Forces Muster | for the Colony of Victoria. (muster range 1853-1910)*
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ProfileLast Name: | Sheppard | First Name: | Edward | Rank: | Petty Officer | Birth Date: | | Branch: | Sir Harry Smith Crew | | Edward Sheppard
Petty Officer
Edward Sheppard, of Williamstown, late instructor of the training-vessel Sir Harry Smith. Causes of insolvency - Loss of situation, and loss of land certificate as a volunteer, the same having been cancelled by the law officers of the Crown.
The Argus, 28 November 1870
Edward Sheppard, former instructor aboard Sir Harry Smith, fell into the sea and drowned at night while boarding the George Rennie near the patent slip in 1874. He was a Petty Officer and was buried with full military honours.
excerpt from Deeds not Words, Wilson P. Evans,The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne 1971
Edward Sheppard (PO Naval Reserve) funeral was reported in The Argus on 13 July 1874
Died 8 May 1874.
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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.
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