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Victorian Naval Forces Muster

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

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Last Name:O'Neill
First Name:Michael John
Rank:Able Seaman
Birth Date: 28-12-1872
Branch:Victorian Navy

John Michael O'Neill

Able Seaman

"He joined the navy of the colony of Victoria in I think it was 1888, his name was Michael John O'Neill and he served for the best part of forty years. Of course in that time it became first the Australian Commonwealth Naval Force in 1901, and then the Royal Australian Navy in 1911. He went abroad to serve in the suppression of the Boxer Rebellion in China."

www.australiansatwarfilmarchive.gov.au/aawfa/transcripts/837.aspx


 

Profile in The Australian Illustrated Enclclopaedia of The Boxer Uprising 1899-1901, Justin Corfield, Slouch Hat Publications, McCrae Australia, 2001.


* 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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