Colonial - NSWNAV - New South Wales Naval Artillery Volunteers
Date of Entry
1853-12-08
Rank
Paymaster TBC
Service Period
1853-
Active Service (War service)
Baltic
Service Record
Yes
Ship
HMY Victoria & Albert
Service 3
RN - Royal Navy
Official Number
6019
Cemetery Details
Cemetery Name
Waverley Cemetery St Thomas St &, Trafalgar St, Bronte NSW 2024
Cemetery Address
Waverley, NSW
Demonination/Area
General
Section
9
Grave Number
Grave 2001
Notes
Ex Royal Navy. Crimean War veteran (HMS Penelope) and Indian Mutiny. Winner of a Royal humane Society of Australia Bronze Medal for saving life. Head of the famous Australian family of swimmers
Sources
UK Archives ADM-139-61-6019
Australian Dictionary of Biography
Evening News (Sydney, NSW:1869-1931) Wed 9 Feb 1927 Page 11 WORLD'S RECORDS HELD BY WHOLE FAMILY
