Victorian Naval Forces Muster | for the Colony of Victoria. (muster range 1853-1910)*
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Profile| Last Name: | Elliot | | First Name: | George Charles | | Rank: | Paymaster | | Birth Date: | | | Branch: | Victorian Navy | | George Charles Elliot
Paymaster
Entered 1 Sept 1857
Discharged 30 Sept 1857
Article in Journal of Police History, vol. 3 no. 1, March - May 1995 written by Ian MacFarlane.
NZ West Coast Times, 4 July 1890
Crew member of HMCS Victoria 1860-61. See Victoria & Australia's First War, Ian MacFarlane & Neil Smith, Mostly Unsung Military History, Brighton 2005. |
* 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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