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Gregory, William

Gregory, William

Biography

He went to sea in 1898 in the wool trade to Australia.

He served with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service, making several voyages to the Gulf of Mexico for oil.

He rounded Cape Horn under sail. (He was qualified as a Master Mariner.) He was a member of the Thermopylae Club in Victoria BC 1949.

He was the Master of the Thermopylae Club in Victoria BC 1951.

Military Service

He was appointed as a Lieutenant RNR. (He was released.)

References

Jupp, Ursula (1967)

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