Borton, George Hamilton Blatchley

Date of Birth	1842-02
Date of Death	1860-01-02
Age	18
Gender	Male
Birth Place	United Kingdom, Wickhambrook, Suffolk
Died During Service	Yes
Cause of Death	Fatal head injuries caused by explosion of rocket in a cutter of HMS Pelorus during an exercise off the Queen's Battery in the Hobart Domain

Service Details

Service	RN - Royal Navy
Rank	Midshipman
Discharged Date	1860-01-02
Discharge Type	DD - Discharged Dead
Service Period	-1860
Service Record	Not Found

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	St Davids Cemetery Salamanca Place Hobart TAS 7000
Cemetery Address	Hobart, TAS
Grave Type	Resumed

Notes

Coroner's report (Tasmanian Archives); ; ;

Sources

Hobart Town Daily Mercury 3 Jan 1860 p3 (Report of accident) Hobart Town Advertiser 4 Jan 1860 p2 (Inquest) Hobart Town Daily Mercury 4 Jan 1860 p2 (Funeral)

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