Victorian Naval Forces Muster | for the Colony of Victoria. (muster range 1853-1910)*
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ProfileLast Name: | Willis | First Name: | Henry George | Rank: | Able Seaman | Birth Date: | | Branch: | Victorian Navy | | Henry George Willis
Able Seaman
"DESERTERS FROM H. M. SERVICE.
Henry George Willis is charged on warrant with being absent without leave from H. M. S. Nelson at Port Melbourne since the 12th inst.
Description:-- A. B., 32 years of age, 5 feet 3 inches high, grey eyes, fair complexion, light-brown hair, clean shaved; dressed in the uniform of an able seaman, Victorian Navy. -- O.3520. 19th April, 1894."
Victorian Police Gazette, April 25th 1894, page 120
Henry George Willis' marriage certificate in 1886 stated his occupation as signalman and his residence as HMV Ship Nelson.
Details
More details on this person can be found in the Victorian Navy Certificates of Service This is a very large pdf file of 109 mb and takes 13 minutes to download with a 1.5 mbps internet connection.
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* 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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