George PRIDEAUX

PRIDEAUX, George

    Service Number: 37
    Enlisted: 5 May 1885, With 200 years of naval tradition behind our family it was but natural that I should follow in the footsteps of my father, so on May 5, 1885, when still under the age of 13, I was "slipped into" the Navy as armourer's apprentice, over two years under age. Commander Collins (afterwards Captain Sir Muirhead Collins) and my father had evidently talked the matter over, for when asked my age I unblushingly replied, "Fifteen," and I was not asked to produce my birth certificate, as was the general custom. West Australian 31 Jul 1937 p.5
    Last Rank: Not yet discovered
    Last Unit: Victorian Naval Contingent
    Born: Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 18 June 1872
    Home Town: Williamstown, Hobsons Bay, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Armourer
    Died: Narrogin, Western Australia, 26 July 1965, aged 93 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Narrogin Cemetery, Western Australia
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    Non Warlike Service

    5 May 1885: Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, With 200 years of naval tradition behind our family it was but natural that I should follow in the footsteps of my father, so on May 5, 1885, when still under the age of 13, I was "slipped into" the Navy as armourer's apprentice, over two years under age. Commander Collins (afterwards Captain Sir Muirhead Collins) and my father had evidently talked the matter over, for when asked my age I unblushingly replied, "Fifteen," and I was not asked to produce my birth certificate, as was the general custom. West Australian 31 Jul 1937 p.5

    Boxer Rebellion (China) Service

    30 Jul 1900: Embarked 37, Victorian Naval Contingent, SS Salamis
    4 Aug 1900: Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Victorian Naval Contingent, Chief Armourer.

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