Victorian Naval Forces Muster | for the Colony of Victoria. (muster range 1853-1910)*
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ProfileLast Name: | Laird | First Name: | Robert | Rank: | Engineer | Birth Date: | | Branch: | Naval Reserve/Brigade | | Robert Laird
Engineer
Listed in the Victorian Defence Forces List, Naval Branch, 1 January 1890.
Listed in the Victorian Defence Forces List 1 September 1887.
Placed on Unattached List. Victorian Government Gazette, 23 August 1895 |
* 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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