DESERTERS FROM HIS MAJESTY’S SERVICE.
From H.M.S. “ Challenger." Sydney. — William Frederick Cotter, age twentytwo, height sft. in., stoker, native of Sydney, well built, erect, fair hair, dark eyebrows, brown eyes, large nose, false upper teeth, dark complexion, stutters. Deserted 18th ultimo. Hugh Alfred Peake, age twenty-one, height sft. 8 in., native of Sydney, stoker, slight erect build, brown eyes and hair, round pleasant face, dark complexion, scar on right knee. Deserted 18th ultimo. Marcus Wakley, age twenty-two, height sft. 5f in., farmhand and A. 8., native of Sydney, black hair, thiok dark eyebrows, brown eyes, dark complexion, hesitating speech. Deserted 18th ultimo. John Henry Jackson, age twenty, height 5 ft. 6 in., baker and A. 8., native of Fremantle, dark-brown hair, stiff stout build, brown eyes, fresh complexion, spots tattooed on right and left forearm. Deserted 18th ultimo. Charles Dagg, age twenty-one, height 5 ft. 5 in., A. 8., brown hair, grey eyes, fresh complexion, pleasant face, native of Hamilton, Tasmania. Deserted 18th ultimo. John Evans, age thirty-eight, height 5 ft 7§ in., labourer and stoker, native of Devon, England, thin light-brown hair, blue eyes, large ears, fair complexion, dot on left wrist, speaks with West of England brogue. Deserted 18th ultimo. James Moylan, age twenty, height 5 ft. 4 in., farm hand and A. 8., native of Brisbane, dark-brown hair, brown eyes, freckled complexion. Deserted 15th ultimo. A reward of £3 will be paid for the apprehension of each.
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New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 19, 15 May 1912, Page 285
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240DESERTERS FROM HIS MAJESTY’S SERVICE. New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 19, 15 May 1912, Page 285
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