George Jones
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Records List| Category | Surname | Christian name |
| ADM Records | Jones | George |
| Rank | Station/Cruizer | Date of Seniority | ADM Cat | Born | Died |
| Chief Boatman | Queenstown/Kilkeel/etc | ADM 175/44-5 | 4 Jun 1826 | 9/2/1881 |
| Detail: | Navy 28 mar 1846 to 16 Jun 1859. CG 1859 TO 12 Jun1880 |
| Medals/Awards: | Arctic,Crimea,Indian Mutiny, Baltic. 3 Coastguard |
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Born Osmington, Dorset HMS Hawke 17/6/1859-28/6/1859 Queenstown Coastguard. Discharged to Youghal Coastguard. HMS Vanguard Roches Point, Co. Cork, Chief Boatman 1/1/1873-14/4/1874 Promoted HMS Vanguard Leestones, Co Down, Chief Boatman-in-Charge 15/4/1874-30/9/1875 Ship Lost. HMS Iron Duke rammed and sank HMS Vanguard in fog. HMS Iron Duke took over Coastguard duties. HMS Iron Duke Leestones, Chief Boatman-in-Charge 1/10/1875-31/3/1877 Paid off HMS Iron Duke Leestones Chief Boatman-in-Charge 1/4/1877-16/7/1877 Transferred HMS Topaze Leestones Chief Boatman-in-Charge 17/7/1877-1/7/1878 Transferred HMS Belleisle Leestones Chief Boatman-in-Charge 2/7/1878-12/6/1880 Transferred Traced pension 21/5/1880. Coastguard Records has George Jones b1827 Weymouth Dorset at Leestone in 1877-9 Service No. 77927 ADM 175/45. On 1/6/1867, George Jones, a coastguard at Helvic (near Youghal), raised the alarm when the Fenian landing took place. The landing was thwarted and the ship 'Erins Hope' returned to America. ADM 175/19-20 Coastguard Records: R6870 25/3/1861, Youghal, George Jones LB, Transferred. |
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