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Navy File, Robert Holland

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Date: 14 Mar 1899 to 17 Jun 1908
Location: Scotland, New Zealandmap
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Royal Navy Service details
No: 203823 Chatam
Name in full: Robert Holland
Date of Birth: 6 December 1883 (sic)
Place of Birth: Bolton, Lancs.
Occupation: Shoemaker
Date and Period of C. S. Engagements: 6 Dec 1901 - 12 yrs.
Age: 18
Height: O.E: 5.1 & 18: 5.5
Hair: Brn
Eyes: Grey
Complexion: Fresh
Wounds, Scars, Marks, etc: Cut over L. Eye
Period of Service: 14 March 1899 - 17 June 1908
Ships, &c, served in: Rating / Sub-ratings Character
Caledonia 14 Mar 1899 Boy, 2nd class / ym? 7.8.02 - 5.3.03; 14 Dec 1899 -15 Mar 1900 Boy, 1st class / O.G. 6.3.03 -14.6.03
Minotaur 16 Mar 1900 - 14 Aug 1900 / S.G. 15.6.03 - Reg VG
Agincourt 5 Aug 1900 - 17 Sep 1900 / S.G. 23.9.07 ) VG
Minerva 18 Sep 1900VG 31.12.01; 6 Sep 1901 Ord VG 31.12.02 ; 7 Aug 1902 - 31 Oct 1902 AB
Pembroke I 1 Nov 1902 - 25 Nov 1902
Wildfire 26 Nov 1902 - 5 Jul 1903 VS 31.12.03
Pembroke 16 Jul 1903 - 11 May 1904 [struck through, overwritten] Good 31.12.04; 19 May 1904 - 30 Sep 1904 VG 31.12.05
Vulcan 1 Oct 1904 - 30 Apr 1907 VG 31.12.06
Pembroke I 1 May 1907 - 20 Aug 1907
Wildfire 21 Aug 1907 - 30 Oct 1907
Pembroke I 31 Oct 1907 - 18 Nov 1907
Dido 19 Nov 1907 - 31 Dec 1907 VG 31.12.07
Encounter 1 Jan 1908 - 17 Jun 1908 NG Run Auckland
Badges: G1 19 May 1906 (Lady 08 Ledger)
Clothing and Bedding Gratuities:
L6 Y.E.
L 1 G.C. D-egg?
L35c mICH.OO?
Remarks: New S.C? to 'Encounter' 19.2.08
Run 17.6.08 'Encounter' Auckland N.Z.
SOURCE National Archives UK, Catalogue Ref: ADM/188/354 Image: 248
1901 Census: Royal Navy ships at sea or abroad, the Minerva, Gibraltar,
ROBERT HOLLAND, age 17, born Bolton Lancs, member of crew.
SOURCE 1901 Census RG13 5328 23 15, Royal Navy ships at sea or abroad, the Minerva, Gibraltar, ROBERT HOLLAND
They jumped ship in New Zealand.
The deserters and absentees from His Majesty's Service late 1907 and 1908
Robert HOLLAND Encounter Auckland
Thomas RAVENSCROFT Encounter Wellington
William THOMPSON and Stephen ATKINS Encounter Wellington
William Henry MARTIN Encounter Timaru
SOURCE Website They jumped ship in New Zealand Quoted Source: 'New Zealand Police Gazette' for 1908 from Archives NZ, Wellington.
New South Wales Police Gazette - 15th July 1908
Deserter from His Majesty's Service.
On 17th June, 1908. ROBERT HOLLAND. A.B., 25 years of age, 5 feet 5 inches high, brown hair, grey eyes, fresh complexion (scar over left eye). A reward of £3 will be paid for the arrest of the above named deserter.
SOURCE DESERTION, Transcript from newspaper online (unrecorded), digitalized at TROVE, National Library of Australia, New South Wales, and transcribed from Police Gazette - 15th July 1908




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