Muster
These men (and they are, so far, all men) are those known to have been associated with the Queensland Maritime Defence Force.
Data is updated periodically as information comes to hand.
| Surname | Given Names | NOTES | Born | Died | Rank / Role | Location | Gayundah | Profile | mentioned |
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| Ackers | William Archer | Lieutenant | Retired List. 1904. apt Acting sub-l 1885 | 1904 | |||||
| Augustesen | Jens Neilsen | 1864 | 17/02/1940 | Petty Officer | Brisbane / Thursday Island | Augustesen, Jens Neilsen | |||
| Barclay | John | Chief Engineer | Brisbane | No. QGS Lucinda | |||||
| Barnes | Alfred Allen | Chief Engineer | Brisbane | Yes | 1904, 1907 | ||||
| Barnett | George Benjamin | Lieutenant | Brisbane | 1898, 1904 | |||||
| Barrow | Jack | Barrow, Jack | unconfirmed | ||||||
| Bartlett | Stephen | W/O and Chief Carpenter | Warrant Officer | Brisbane | Yes | Bartlett, Stephen | |||
| Beattie | W.H. | Sub-Lieutenant | Brisbane | Yes | Jun 1898 Sub-Lieutenant | ||||
| Bennet | Thomas | 1826 | 1915 | Commander, Engineer | Brisbane | Yes | Bennet, Thomas | 1890 Chief Engineer | |
| Bennett | William Sellars | Sub-Lieutenant | Rockhampton | ||||||
| Bennett | C | Engineer | Brisbane | Yes | Sep 1889 Staff-engineer Nov 1889 Engineer |
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| Benwell | Hugh P H | Lieutenant | |||||||
| Beresford | Joseph Arthur Hamilton | Lieutenant | Brisbane | Yes | Beresford, Joseph Arthur Hamilton | Dec 1898, 1901 Officer-Instructor 1904 1910 Lieutenant (Gunnery Officer) |
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| Blackboro | Edwin Adolphus | Sub-Lieutenant | Brisbane | 1904 | |||||
| Blake | William Henry | pre 1867 | 1901-1906 | Chief Gunner | Townsville, Brisbane | Blake, William Henry | |||
| Bloomfield | Danuel George | ?Daniel? Bandmaster W/O | Warrant Officer | Brisbane | |||||
| Bond | Thomas Arthur | Sub-Lieutenant | Brisbane | ||||||
| Boult | Edward James | Lieutenant | unattached (N) | 1904 | |||||
| Bowen | Rowland Griffith | Sub-Lieutenant | Brisbane | 1904 1907 Sub- Lieutenant, Naval Militia |
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| Bowker | Lieutenant | Rockhampton | Yes | Nov 1889 the Rockhampton Naval Defence Force, | |||||
| Boyd | William Alexander Jenyns | Lieutenant | apt Lieutenant 1885 | ||||||
| Brennan | M | W/O Boatswain | Brisbane | Moreton Bay pilotage duties | |||||
| Brockway | Archibald Birt | Staff Surgeon | Brisbane | 1904 | |||||
| Butcher | Joseph Edward | Lieutenant | unattached (N) | 1904 | |||||
| Buttrey | N.G. | Captain | Yes | Dec 1885 Navigating Officer | |||||
| Cameron | Stuart William | Sub-Lieutenant | Brisbane | 1904 | |||||
| Cameron | Waverley Flether | W Fletcher? C | Commander | Brisbane | Retired List | 1898 Lieutenant 1904 Commander |
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| Campbell | Arthur | Gunner W/O | Warrant Officer | Brisbane | Yes | 1904, 1907 | |||
| Campbell | Robert | Sub-Lieutenant | Retired List | 1904 | |||||
| Careedon | Instructor | Maryborough | Yes | Jun 1898 | |||||
| Chester | Henry Marjoribanks | Lieutenant | Retired List 1904 Appt lieutenant 1885 | 1904 | |||||
| Clarke | Frederick James | 1865 | 1920 | Petty Officer | Clarke, Frederick James | ||||
| Collins | J | Leading Stoker | Dec 1898 leading stoker | ||||||
| Conway | John | "Jack" | Yes | Conway, John | |||||
| Cowie | Alfred | Lieutenant | Retired List | 1904 | |||||
| Creswell | William Rooke | 1852 | 1933 | Captain, Commandant, Qld Naval Commandant | Brisbane | Yes | Creswell, William Rooke | 1901 Qld Naval Commandant 1904 |
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| Curtis | George Arthur Hamilton | Lieutenant | Brisbane | Yes | 1893 Navigating officer, 1898, 1901, 1904, 1907 Lieutenant 1909 Commander Gayundah 1910 Lieutenant (Navigating Officer) 1911 Commander Gayundah |
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| Dale | (possible duplication of Dole) | Artificer Engineer | Yes | 1907 | |||||
| Dill | Albert Lucius | Chief Engineer | |||||||
| Dixon | Gunner's mate | Jul 1890 | |||||||
| Dole | Joseph | artificer/engineer/boatswain W/O | Warrant Officer | Brisbane | Yes | Dec 1898 artificer engineer (boatswain), 1904 Art/Eng |
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| Douglas | Alexander D | Commander | Retired List 1904. apt lieutenant 1885 | 1904 | |||||
| Downing | J | Gunner | Yes | Jul 1890 | |||||
| Drake | Walton | Captain | Brisbane | Yes (Retired List 1904) | Drake, Walton | appointed Commander 1889, A/g Commandant 1892. 1898 Captain Commanding Gayundah 1898 Acting Naval Commandant 1890 Captain (R.N.) |
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| Eastaughfee | Frederick | Lieutenant | Appt lieutenant 1885 | ||||||
| Elston | Henry George | 1862 | 1923 | Mate | Yes | ||||
| England | T.D. | 1900 - possibly Rockhampton Naval Brigade | |||||||
| Eyre | Henry Cornwall | Lieutenant | unattached | 1904 | |||||
| Eyre | Walter Morris | Lieutenant | Retired List | 1904 | |||||
| Fawcett | John Jacob | Lieutenant | unattached | 1904 | |||||
| Fearnley | John Gillett | Lieutenant | Cairns | ||||||
| Fisher | Walter | Surgeon | Retired List | 1904 | |||||
| Fitzgerald | G. P. M. | Lieutenant | Yes | 1913 Lieutenant and Commander of Gayundah | |||||
| Foster | W | Quartermaster | Brisbane | Dec 1898 Quartermaster | |||||
| Francis | Thomas William | Lieutenant | Bundaberg | ||||||
| Grady | J | Warrant Officer | Brisbane | Dec 1898 1907 |
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| Grahl | James | Lieutenant | unattached (N) | 1904 | |||||
| Grant | William George | 14/12/1895 | Townsville | Grant, William George | Drowned T/ville | ||||
| Gray | Charles George | Lieutenant | 1904 | ||||||
| Gray | Sub-Lieutenant | Maryborough | Yes | Jun 1898 Sub-Lieutenant | |||||
| Gready | J | Chief Boatswain | Brisbane | Yes | 1904 | ||||
| Greaves | W | Gunnery Instructor | Brisbane | Dec 1898 | |||||
| Greer | George Samuel | Assistant Storekeeper (W/O) | Warrant Officer | Brisbane | 1904 | ||||
| Hamilton | John Reid | Sub-Lieutenant | Retired List | 1904 | |||||
| Harrington | Hubert Ernest | Sub-Lieutenant | Maryborough | ||||||
| Harris | William | Sub-Lieutenant | Brisbane | 1904 | |||||
| Hawkes | Claude Somerville | Surgeon | Brisbane | ||||||
| Hayes | Edward | W/O | Townsville? | 1904 | |||||
| Hesketh | Spenser Bold | 23/04/1853 | 5/12/1903 | Lieutenant | Brisbane | Yes | Hesketh, Spenser Bold | Dec 1885, Dec 1898 | |
| Hession | Charles Thomas | Hession, Charles Thomas | |||||||
| Howitt | James Parker | Engineer | unattached | 1904 | |||||
| Hume | Walter Cunningham | 1840 | 1921 | Lieutenant | unattached | Hume, Walter Cunningham | 1904 | ||
| Hurford | William | Lieutenant | unattached (N) | 1904 | |||||
| John | Thompson | Surgeon, Sergeant Major | J T MB apt surgeon major to officers and men gayundah 1885 | ||||||
| Johnston | Thomas Law | Lieutenant | unattached (N) | 1904 | |||||
| Jones | George John | Acting Gunner and Instructor W/O | Warrant Officer | Rockhampton | 1904 | ||||
| Joss | George | Warrant Officer | 1904 | ||||||
| Joy | John Dempsey | Lieutenant | unattached (N) | 1904 | |||||
| Junner | Alexander | Lieutenant | Brisbane | No - QGS "Otter" | 1904 | ||||
| Keane | P | Acting Gunner and Instructor | 1904 | ||||||
| Kearne (or Keane?) | Patrick | Acting Gunner and Instructor W/O | Warrant Officer | Mackay | 1904 | ||||
| Kebbell | William (possibly but unlikely Walton as first name rather than Wiliam) | Staff Surgeon | Brisbane | Dec 1898 | |||||
| Keen | Robert | Lieutenant | Retired List (N) | 1904 | |||||
| Kilner | Harold | Sub-Lieutenant | unattached | 1904 | |||||
| Knowles | Alfred Richard | Gunner and Instructor, W/O | Warrant Officer | Maryborough | 1904 | ||||
| Knowles | George | Surgeon | Cairns | ||||||
| Kortun | Helmuth Axel Frederick Bernhard | Medical Officer | unattached | 1904 | |||||
| Lee | Francis George | ` | Lieutenant | unattached (N) | 1904 | ||||
| Lee Bryce | William Miller | Lieutenant | Retired List | 1904 | |||||
| Lewis | W | Quartermaster | Brisbane | Dec 1898 Quartermaster | |||||
| Macartney | George William | Surgeon | apt surgeon 1885 | ||||||
| Mackenzie | Colin Campbell | Lieutenant | unattached (N) | 1904 | |||||
| Macqueen | W S | Chaplain | Brisbane | ||||||
| Malcolm | A | Chief Petty Officer | Brisbane | Dec 1898 | |||||
| Malcolm | W | Leading Stoker | Brisbane | Dec 1898 leading stoker | |||||
| Malcolm | Brisbane | Yes | Jun 1898 stated as former ship steward Gayundah | ||||||
| Marshall | ? | unconfirmed (delivery crew?) | |||||||
| May | H J | Quartermaster, yeoman of signals | ? | Brisbane | Dec 1898 quartermaster and yeoman of signals | ||||
| McLay | Charles | Lieutenant | Brisbane | 1904 | |||||
| Meek | Robert Augustus | Surgeon | Brisbane | ||||||
| Miles | Harry Benda | Naval Storekeeper / Torpedo Instructor / Torpedo-gunner | Storekeeper | Brisbane | Yes | Miles, Harry Benda | Nov 1889 - earlier of Plymouth, attached to H.M. torpedo ship Defiance. Now under 3 year engagement to Qld Govt as torpedo instructor. Joined Gayundah 6 months ago. Sep 1889 Torpedo-instructor Nov 1889 Torpedo-Gunner |
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| Moreton | Algernon Howard | Sub-Lieutenant | Maryborough | ||||||
| Morley | E | Torpedo coxswain | Brisbane | Dec 1898 Torpedo coxswain | |||||
| Morry | W.H J | Leading Stoker | Brisbane | Dec 1898 leading stoker | |||||
| Mudford | William | Chief Gunner | Retired List | 1904 | |||||
| Napier | Yeoman of Signals | Yes | Jun 1898 | ||||||
| Neilson | Trevor Cottier | Sub-Lieutenant | Brisbane | ||||||
| Nell | W | Leading Stoker | Brisbane | Dec 1898 leading stoker | |||||
| Nicolson | Robert Bruce | 31/05/1838 | 19/03/1893 | First Engineer | Yes | Nicolson, Robert Bruce | Dec 1898 | ||
| Nisbot | Thomas | Sub-Lieutenant | Townsville | sometimes Nisbet? | |||||
| Part | J.A. | 1900 - possibly Rockhampton Naval Brigade | |||||||
| Pember | Edward | Acting Gunner and Instructor W/O | Warrant Officer | Townsville | 1904 | ||||
| Pennefather | Charles Edward de Fonblanque | Captain | Retired List | 1904 | |||||
| Penny | John Alexander Cairns | Lieutenant | Maryborough | ||||||
| Pethebridge | Samuel Augustus | Commander | Retired List | 1904 | |||||
| Phillips | William | "Billy" | Yes | WW1 minesweeping | |||||
| Pirie | ? | Captain | Royal Navy, in command Paluma during 1893 floods. | 1893 | |||||
| Pollock | Edward Vincent | Paymaster | Brisbane | Pollock, | 1886, 1889, 1890, 1898, 1899, 1901 | ||||
| Preston | Lieutenant | Yes | Sep 1889 Navigating Lieutenant 16.10.1889 The Telegraph reports his resignation from position as navigating lieutenant of Gayundah |
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| Richardson | Captain, Qld Naval Commandant. | Yes | 1910 | ||||||
| Richardson | J | possibly same Richardson later naval commandant ? | Second Engineer | Yes | Dec 1885 | ||||
| Rocks | Patrick | Lieutenant | Retired List | 1904 | |||||
| Rogers | John | Instructor: Chief Gunner | Instructor | Brisbane | 1898, 1904 | ||||
| Russell | Torpedo-Engineer | Yes | Sep, Nov 1889 Torpedo-Engineer | ||||||
| Rutledge | Harold Moreton | Sub-Lieutenant | Brisbane | ||||||
| Salisbury | Chief Armourer | Yes | Jun 1898 | ||||||
| Savage | George | Lieutenant | unattached (N) | 1904 | |||||
| Shale | John Frederick | Engineer | unattached | 1904 | |||||
| Smith | A P | Chief Steward | Gayundah at time of H T-W mutiny thing | ||||||
| Smith | Sidney Hugh Holland | Sub-Lieutenant | unattached | 1904 | |||||
| Smith | Sydney Mercer | late 1850's | Navigating Lieutenant | Yes, but unattached 1904 | Smith, Sydney Mercer | earlier former officer of the S.S. Eurimbla appointed 15/10/1889 - 30/9/1892 |
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| South | James Hodder | Lieutenant | Brisbane | No QGS "Lucinda" | 1904 | ||||
| Spiers | Lieutenant | Rockhampton | Yes | Nov 1889 the Rockhampton Naval Defence Force, | |||||
| Stephens | Charles Thomas | Sub-Lieutenant | Cairns | ||||||
| Stevens | P.W. | Lieutenant | Yes | 1911 | |||||
| Stewart | John Marcus | Sub-Lieutenant | Retired List | 1904 | |||||
| Stone | George | W/O | Townsville ? | 1904 | |||||
| Sturt | Robert | Sub-Lieutenant | Retired List | 1904 | |||||
| Swallow | Thomas Fulton | Lieutenant | unattached | 1904 | |||||
| Switzer | Captain (likely CIVILIAN) | 1898 - Pinkenba. Came aboard for the purpose of adjusting the compasses and departed. | |||||||
| Taylor | Francis Pringle | Lieutenant, Captain | Brisbane | Yes | earlier: a lieutenant of H.M.S. Wolverine Sep, Nov 1889 Captain Jun 1890 Captain Aug 1892 Captain Dec 1898 Captain |
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| Tickell | Frederick | 7/3/1857 | 19/9/1919 | Commandant | Brisbane | Tickell, Frederick | |||
| Trinnett | Assistant Paymaster | Yes | 1907 | ||||||
| Wade | Newton | Medical Officer | unattached | 1904 | |||||
| Ward | John Whittaker | Sub-Lieutenant | Brisbane | ||||||
| Warren | Commander | Yes | 1912 Lieutenant-Commander 1912 |
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| Weatherill | William John | Commander | Retired List | 1904 | |||||
| Widdup | Ernest | Yes | Widdup, Ernest | Yes early 1901 possibly til courtmartialeld and dismissed from Navy in 1910 | |||||
| Wiley | N.G. | 1900 - possibly Rockhampton Naval Brigade | |||||||
| Williams | Frederick George | Canon | Chaplain | Townsville | |||||
| Williams | Robert Bryce Russell | Lieutenant | Retired List | 1904 | |||||
| Wilson | James | Wilson, James | 1912-1913 | ||||||
| Wilson | C.E. | First Engineer | Brisbane | Yes | Dec 1885 | ||||
| Wright | Henry Townley | Captain, Commandant | Brisbane | Yes | Wright, Henry Townley | Dec 1885 (Gayundah had a crew of 40 at this time) Dec 1898 |
Genealogy
It’s become a very popular, and fascinating, hobby to investigate our family histories. In the course of doing so, many people have come across links with Gayundah (or Paluma) which they’d like to share, and also seeking further information on relatives who did, or may have, served aboard these ships.
While I simply don’t have the time to investigate people’s family histories (and I’m sure no-one expects me to) I am very happy to read, and publish, your stories.
If you know from your research that you have a relative who served (or may have served) aboard these ships, I am very happy to include these details in the hope that some other site visitor may be able to shed some light !
Naturally this information also helps me in my own research on the ship and her crew.