United Kingdom - Royal Navy

Extracts from Ship's Logs - HMS Victory

Public Record Office - ADM 38/9286 and 38/9287

Thursday 31 January 1867 at Portsmouth

[after 8.30] Punished J(?) Mitchells Boy 1st C. with 24 Cuts with a Birch for desertion and James Monala(?) Boy 1C with 24 Cuts with a Birch for being absent 59 hours.

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Wednesday 20 February 1867 at Portsmouth

7. Punished Donald Lockhead Boy 1 Class with 24 Cuts with a birch for deserting from a boat when on duty.

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Saturday 13 April 1867 at Portsmouth

9. Punished M. Hollis Boy 1 Class with 24 Cuts with a Birch for being absent 63 hours and selling part of his clothes.

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Tuesday 18 June 1867

9.0. Punished Rd Redding (Rodding?) and James Robinson Boys 1st Class with 12 Cuts with the birch for Theft.

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Tuesday 6 August 1867

9.50 Punished Frederick Dickens 1st Class Boys [sic] with 1 Dozen Cuts of the Birch for returning of [sic] leave drunk.

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Wednesday 4 September 1867

9.30 Mustered by Divisions. Punished Henry Philips (Boy 1st Class) with 18 Cuts of the Birch for using insubordinate and disgusting language to Mr Kemp, Carpenter.

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Tuesday 17 December 1867

9.30 Punished David Miller (Millen?), B.1.C. with 24 Cuts of the Birch for Theft.

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17 September 1868

Punished James Dempsey, Boy 1st Class, with 24 cuts of the birch for disobedience of orders and insolence.

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3 October 1868

Punished A. Louisa and J. Hoad, Boys 1st Class, with 24 cuts of the birch for bringing a false accusation against Mr J. Smith, Boatswain of this ship.

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