Bryant, George

Date of Birth	1847-06-08
Date of Death	1886-07-02
Age	39
Gender	Male
Birth Place	United Kingdom, Portsea
Died During Service	Yes
Cause of Death	Drown pulled under by anchor cable, buried at sea

Service Details

Service	RN - Royal Navy
Date of Entry	1865-06-08
Rank	Warrant Officer
Rate	Boatswain
Official Number	55278
Discharged Date	1886-07-02
Discharge Type	DD - Discharged Dead
Service Period	1865-1886
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Myrmidon HMS

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood NSW 2141
Cemetery Address	Rookwood, NSW
Demonination/Area	Anglican Old C of E
Section	DD NAVAL
Row	1 (7)
Grave Number	317
Grave Type	Memorial Only

Notes

Drown pulled under by anchor cable buried at sea. See also Record #99 Bowers & #101 Taylor

Sources

UK Archives ADM188-30-55278 UK Archives ADM196-31-323 - Boatswain Shocking Accident onboard HMS Myrmidon Sydney Morning Herald Wednesday 11 Aug 1886 p10 The Inquirer & Commercial News Perth 1 Dec 1886

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