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MIGRATIONS OF LINK *	ON	TO
Ex utero 10.15 a.m. Leith	8 July 1879
Joined British Princess	Dec 1895	13 Mar 1900
Signed Indentures	13 Dec 1895
Sailed on First Voyage	22 Dec 1895
Arrived after First Voyage [i.e. back in Leith	16 Jan 1898
Sailed from Leith for Liverpool	March 1898
Wrecked off Lowestoft	16 March 1898
Sailed on Second Voyage	11 June 1898
Arrived after Second Voyage [back in Leith]	10 March 1900
Joined City of Edinburgh [in Glasgow]	21 May 1900	2 Aug 1900
Left City of Edinburgh in Bombay	4 Aug 1900
Joined Ashruf	5 [13] Aug 1900	22 Nov 1900
Left Ashruf in Bombay	30 Nov 1900
Joined Bombay	6 Dec 1900
Left Bombay in Barry	26 Jan 1901
Passed for Second Mate [in Leith]	23 April 1901
Appointed 4th Officer "B.I." British India Steam Navigation Co. or B.I.S.N.Co.	10 July 1901	Aug 1910
Joined the Rewa	10 [12] July 1901	21 May 1902
Left the Rewa in London	30 June 1902
Joined Avoca 3rd officer	1 [13] Aug 1902	4 Oct 1902
Transferred to Upada	12 [23] Dec 1902	15 Dec 1902
Bonus paid from date of joining Upada	12 Dec 1902
Coast time from	12 Dec 1902?
Joined Upada in London	Friday 12 Dec 1902
Articles from	23 Dec 1902
Coast pay commenced from day outward cargo was discharged in Brisbane	1 March 1903
Increase of pay granted on	15 Sept 1903
Transferred to the Umballa in Calcutta	15 Dec 1903	4 May 1904
Passed for Mate in Bombay	4 Feb 1904
Transferred to the Avoca in Bombay	5 May 1904
Transferred to the Santhia [?] in Bombay (on staff)	25 May 1904
Transferred to the Dunera in Bombay	28 May 1904	27 Jan 1905
Transferred to the Fultala in Bombay	26 Jan 1905	14 June 1905
Transferred and Promoted to Second of the Ula in Bombay	15 June 1905	31 Jan 1906
Passed for Master in Bombay	14 December 1906
Application for Port Service dated	8 Aug 1907
Expedition to Madras	14 Sept 1907
Transferred in Akyab [?] to the Malda	25 March 1908
Transferred in Calcutta to Staff	11 April 1908
Leave certificate dated	15 April 1908
Sailed in Mombassa	16 April 1908
Left Madras for Colombo	21 April 1908
Left Colombo in Ortona	23 April 1908
Arrived Plymouth	15 May 1908
Arrived London	15 May 1908
Arrived Edinburgh	20 May 1908
Started at Leith Nav. School	17 June 1908
Passed Ambulance Exam First Aid cert.	2 July 1908
Left Leith School	27 July 1908
Left for Dundee	17 Sept 1908
Passed Extra Master	9 Jan 1909
Left Dundee	10 Jan 1909
Left Edinburgh	10 March 1909
Sailed as Second Officer from London on S.S.Dunera	13 March 1909	23 April 1909
Transferred to Sirdhana in Calcutta	24 April 1909	30 June 1909
Transferred to Obra in Calcutta	1 [3] July 1909	22 June 1910
Interviewed Madras Port Officer	12 July 1909
At Melbourne received R.N.R. Sub. Lieut's. (Prob) Commission. Seniority 1 July	18 Aug 1909
Application Port Commissioners	23 May 1910
Appointed "F.R.M.S." Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society	25 May 1910
Transferred to Islanda [?]	1 July 1910
Transferred to Surada	8 July 1910
Transferred to Lama [?]	16 July 1910
Calcutta Port Commissioners	27 August 1910	30 Jan 1917
Appointed D.V. Retriever	27 Aug 1910
12 months river service in	27 Aug 1911
Passed for Steam Tug Pilot	28 Aug 1911
Resigned from the B.I.	25 Sept 1911
Special Examination fees 93:8:2
Transferred to R.S.V. Industry for instruction in surveying	6 Dec 1911
Transferred to Retriever in the Balari, as chief officer	30 March 1912
Took Command of Chapala	18 May 1912
Returned to c/o Retriever	21 May 1912
Transferred to R.S.V. Diligence	4 June 1912
In charge of "Rescue"	21 & 22 Sept 1912
Transferred to Town party [?]	29 Sept 1912
Took charge of "Rescue"	18 Oct 1912
Transferred to Retriever as c/o	30 Oct 1912
Transferred to Town party [?] a.m.	1 March 1913
Transferred to Industry a.m.	7 July 1913
Transferred as Supernumerary officer Retriever	3 Oct 1913
Took command of Retriever	10 Oct 1913
First navigation of Hooghly by night	1915
Salvage of Lotusmere	1915
6 months unpaid leave	31 July 1916
1st Bomanji contract	2 August 1916
Married Elsie May Harris née Soundy	9 June 1917
Nelson Valdemar born	15 August 1918
2nd Bomanji contract	1 February 1919	30 June 1923
Home leave	16 March 1923
Manager ‘The Willows’ Windsor	1929	1937
Exited - ashes scattered in Reading cemetary.	6 February 1955	In aeternam