Victorian Naval Forces Muster | for the Colony of Victoria. (muster range 1853-1910)*
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ProfileLast Name: | Stephenson | First Name: | Andrew George | Rank: | Able Seaman | Birth Date: | 09-11-1872 | Branch: | Naval Brigade - Williamstown | | Andrew George Stephenson
aka Harry Selwood Williams
Able Seaman
Andrew Stephenson in his later years. photo and text provided by Max Stephenson.
Andrew George Stephenson was born at Sheepwash Creek near Bendigo on the 9th of November 1872. Andrew left his wife and went to New Zealand, changing his name to Harry Selwood Williams. He worked as a picture theatre manager and died in Oamaru on the 20th of June 1952.
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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