Victorian Naval Forces Muster | for the Colony of Victoria. (muster range 1853-1910)*
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ProfileLast Name: | Menzies | First Name: | Alexander | Rank: | Steward | Birth Date: | | Branch: | HMCS Victoria Crew | | Alexander Menzies
Steward
Dismissed in April 1859 for failing to state that he had deserted from the Lincolnshire prior to joining HMCS Victoria.
Victoria. A History of Her Majesty's Steam Sloop Victoria, Ian MacFarlane, unpublished manuscript. |
* 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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