Deserters from Her Majesty’s Service.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XIII, Issue 6, 13 March 1889, Page 50

Deserters from Her Majesty’s Service.

Samuel Edwards is charged on warrant with deserting from Her Majesty’s ship “ Egeria,” at Auckland, on the 6th December last. Description : A native of Wrexham, Denbigh, Wales, an ordinary-seaman, twenty-one years of age, nearly 6ft. 3in. high, ruddy complexion, no whiskers or moustache, rough lightish-red hair, blue eyes, very large hands and feet, has an overgrown appearance and a little stoop. A reward of £3 is offered for his arrest, in addition to £5 reward offered by the Colonial Government.

David Smith is charged with deserting from Her Majesty’s ship “ Lizard,” at Milford Sound, on the 27th January last. Description: Scotch, an ordinary-seaman, eighteen years

and four months old, sft. Gin. high, fair complexion, brown hair and eyes, ring and anchor tattooed on left hand. A reward of £3 is offered for his arrest, in addition to £5 reward offered by the Colonial Government.

Edward Gartner and Thomas Gormley are charged with deserting from Her Majesty’s ship “ Egeria,” at Hobart, on the Bth and 9th ultimo. Description : Gartner is a native of Trinity, Carlisle, Cumberland, an able-seaman, twenty-one years of age, sft. 6in. high, fresh complexion, light-brown hair and blue eyes. Gormley is a native of Bathgate, Armadale, Lanark, private R.M.L.L, twenty-three years of age, sft. sin. high, dark complexion, black hair and brown eyes, two cut-marks above right knee. A reward of £3 each is offered for their arrest, in addition to £5 reward offered by the Colonial Government.

(See Police Gazette, 1889, page 41.) Isaac Marshall deserted from Her Majesty’s ship “ Orlando ” at Sydney, and not at Auckland.