Victorian Naval Forces Muster | for the Colony of Victoria. (muster range 1853-1910)*
|
Profile| Last Name: | Lewis | | First Name: | James | | Rank: | Able Seaman / Constable | | Birth Date: | 00-00-1829 | | Branch: | Victorian Navy | | James Lewis
Able Seaman / Constable
1858 - 29 yrs, 5ft 8ins, Grey eyes, Brown hair, Fair complexion, C of E, Single, English, appointed 15/1/1858
Cumulative Index on members of Water Police Williamstown, Victorian Naval Forces etc with sources. Collected byFrom Ada Ackerly, Directory Williamstown Museum, commencing 1986.
Listed as a member of the crew of HMCS Victoria as at 1 January 1858.
"Constable James Lewis became sick with pleurisy during survey work on the route of the Victoria-to-Tasmania submarine telegraph cable. He died on 25 October 1858, ten days after his admission to the Cornwall Hospital in Launceston."
Article in Journal of Police History, vol. 3 no. 1, March - May 1995 written by Ian MacFarlane. |
* 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
|
