Victorian Naval Forces Muster | for the Colony of Victoria. (muster range 1853-1910)*
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Profile| Last Name: | Morley | | First Name: | George | | Rank: | Fireman | | Birth Date: | 00-00-1830 | | Branch: | Victorian Navy | | George Morley
Fireman
1858 - 28 yrs, 5ft 8ins, Hazel eyes, Brown hair, Light complexion, Cof E, Single, English, Bricklayer, appointed 29/8/1856
Cumulative Index on members of Water Police Williamstown, Victorian Naval Forces etc with sources. Collected byFrom Ada Ackerly, Directory Williamstown Museum, commencing 1986.
From Crew List of HMCS Victoria as at January 1857.
Article in Journal of Police History, vol. 3 no. 1, March - May 1995 by Ian MacFarlane.
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* 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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