Victorian Naval Forces Muster | for the Colony of Victoria. (muster range 1853-1910)*
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Profile| Last Name: | Manton | | First Name: | William | | Rank: | | | Birth Date: | 00-00-1870 | | Branch: | Victorian Navy | | William Manton
Mentioned as a hand of the torpedo boat Nepean in the Argus on 6 July 1888.
A youth named Wm. Manton, 17 years of age, employed on board the Cerberus, was working on the torpedo boat on Wednesday, when he was accidentally shut under the hatches and almost suffocated. When rescued by some of the crew they placed him on the boiler plates, which were hot, and he was so severely burnt that he had to be taken to the Melbourne Hospital.
The Argus, 19 July 1888 |
* 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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