Victorian Naval Forces Muster | for the Colony of Victoria. (muster range 1853-1910)*
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ProfileLast Name: | Owen | First Name: | Robert | Rank: | 2nd Class Petty Officer | Birth Date: | | Branch: | Naval Reserve/Brigade | | Robert Owen
2nd Class Petty Officer
Listed in The Argus newspaper on 8 September 1884 as having received the Victoria Volunteer Long & Efficient Service Medal on 6 September 1884. Robert's medal sold at auction in the UK in 2008 for £820. |
* 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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