Wilkie, James

Date of Death	1881-05-05
Age	27
Cause of Death	Accident - Killed in a torpedo explosion in Port Phillip Bay off Queenscliff

Service Details

Service	Colonial - Victoria Naval Forces
Rank	Able Seaman
Service Record	No
Ship	Cerberus (I) HMVS - Monitor 1871-1901 (1901-1911 unit of CNF, HMAS 1911-1921)

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Williamstown Cemetery Champion Rd, Williamstown VIC 3016
Cemetery Address	Williamstown, VIC
Demonination/Area	Church of England
Section	L
Row	23
Grave Number	3 (M)

Notes

Body blown to pieces by the explosion. Memorial only on the grave of Groves and Hunter

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