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Victorian Naval Forces Muster

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

Profile

Last Name:

Livingstone

First Name:

Arthur James

Rank:

Engine Room Artificer

Birth Date:

15-05-1877

Branch:

Victorian Navy

Arthur James Livingstone

Engine Room Artificer

Born 15 May 1877 Williamstown

Died 3 July 1959 Brighton

Entered Victorian Navy 26 March 1900

China Contingent 1900

Diary of China Service

Transfered RAN

HMAS Encounter WW1

Commissioned Engineer 1 April 1919

Retired Lieutenant 15 May 1931

Photo, diary & details courtesy of Ken Booth.

Diary of Arthur James Livingstone 39 mb

Religion	Height	Chest	Build	Hair	Eyes	Tatoo	Comment
Prot	5' 7½"	35"	Prop	Brown	Blue

From Volunteer Listing kept by CPO Goding & held by grandson Lawrence Dilks, Williamstown. Compared with China Contingent List. Prepared by Ada Ackerly, Directory Williamstown Museum, c 1987.

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

More details on this person can be found in the Victorian Navy Certificates of Service This is a very large pdf file of 119 mb and takes 13 minutes to download with a 1.5 mbps internet connection.

* 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