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Victorian Naval Forces Muster

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

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Last Name:Whitford
First Name:Tom
Rank:Bugler
Birth Date:
Branch:Victorian Navy

Tom Whitford

The bugler was Tom Whitford, who was then (1929) serving in the RAN, and had been a bugler in the Victorian Navy. He had been presented with a silver bugle, and sounded it over the graves of the former China Contingent as they were laid to rest in the section of Fawkner Cemetery reserved for the 1900 China Contingent. Mr. Harding was buried with old mates in the manner in which he requested. He was typical of the old colonial naval men, whose humour lasted to the very end.

Naval Historical Review, December 1980


* 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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