Service & Medals

Service

28 April - 17 Sept 1850 HMS Stromboli

15 Oct - 5 Dec 1851 HMS Geyser

9 Jan - 1 Oct 1854 HMS Fury

11 Oct 1854 - evacuated sick to South Malta Hospital

1859 - Australia (Victoria) on Cairngorm merchant clipper.
18 April 1860 - 13 April 1864 HMCS Victoria
- Captain of the foretop
-New Zealand Wars 1860/1 Assault on Mata RikoRiko Pa
- Burke & Wills rescue mission

1868-187? - Chief Boatswain HMVS Nelson

1880-84 - Chief Boatswain HMVS Cerberus

Medals



- British Crimea "Sebastopol clasp"
- New Zealand war
- Turkish Crimea (Sardinian issue)
- Victoria Volunteer Long and Efficient Service medal

Personal Description

(as per HMVS Nelson Ship's Muster Book)
Height 5 ft 6 inches
Dark complexion
Hazel eyes
Dark Brown hair

Residential address 1861-86
13 Cox's Gardens
Williamstown