Victorian Naval Forces Muster | for the Colony of Victoria. (muster range 1853-1910)*
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ProfileLast Name: | Plant | First Name: | William | Rank: | | Birth Date: | | Branch: | Victorian Navy | | William Plant
Mentioned in the Supplement to the Victorian Government Gazette, 30 December 1881 as receiving £68 15s 6d as compensation on discharge from the Cerberus - length of service, nine years and sixteen days, rate of pay, on discharge 5s a day. |
* 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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