Roberts, Stephen Henry Perkins

Date of Birth	1859-12-24
Date of Death	1887-03-15
Age	27
Gender	Male
Birth Place	United Kingdom, Plymouth
Died During Service	Yes
Cause of Death	illness - Typhoid fever - see notes

Service Details

Service	RN - Royal Navy
Date of Entry	1876-01-12
Rank	Able Seaman
Official Number	93966
Discharged Date	1887-03-15
Discharge Type	DD - Discharged Dead
Service Period	1876-1887
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Swinger 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	310
Grave Type	Unmarked

Notes

There is a note on his service record which states: “gratuity of one year’s pay granted to this man’s mother on the ground that though his death was not strictly due to ‘extraordinary exposure’ it was occasioned by the insanitary state of the dock where the man’s ship was lying – an insanitary state quite preventable but allowed by the authorities”.

Sources

ADM 188-103-93966

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