Victorian Naval Forces Muster | for the Colony of Victoria. (muster range 1853-1910)*
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ProfileLast Name: | Thomas | First Name: | George | Rank: | Able Seaman / Constable | Birth Date: | | Branch: | Victorian Navy | | George Thomas
Able Seaman / Constable
"During this Queensland rescue mission1, Constable George Thomas died on 24 November 1858 of sunstroke (which had occured earlier at Rockhampton). All his worldly posessions, in keeping with naval tradition, were 'sold before the mast' on 29 December.
Article in Journal of Police History, vol. 3 no. 1, March - May 1995 by Ian MacFarlane.
1To pick up distressed Victorian gold miners stranded in Queensland. |
* 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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