Royal Navy Service Records
THE RECORDS BELOW ARE FOR PEOPLE THAT STATED THEY WERE BORN ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT. THERE IS A GREAT DEAL MORE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT AT KEW.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES REF: ADM 188/398
Service no: 225807
name: Sidney George COFFEN
d.o.b: 16/06/1886
born: Ryde, Isle of Wight
occ: Market Gardener
description: 5’2″/dk brown hair/blue eyes/fair complexion
joined RN: 12/06/1904
served: 26 Ships (listed)
left: 1919
other: Medals
service no: 225810
name: Harold George SILVESTER
d.o.b: 17/03/1886
born: Ryde, Isle of Wight
occ: Milk Carrier
description: 5’4″/brown hair/hazel eyes/fair complexion
joined RN: 17/03/1904
served: 26 Ships (listed)
left: 1918
other: Medals
service no: 225892
name: George Samuel Vanner TAYLOR
d.o.b: 3/10/1887
born: Ryde, Isle of Wight
occ: Errand Boy
description: 5’12″/brown hair/brown eyes/fresh complexion/scar
joined RN: 3/10/1905
served: 9 Ships (listed)
left: 1908
service no: 225910
name: Arthur James GUEST
d.o.b: 27/08/1886
born: Cowes, Isle of Wight
occ: Labourer
description: 5’3″/lt brown hair/grey eyes/fair complexion
joined RN: 27/08/1904
served: 26 Ships (listed)
left: 1920
other: Medals
service no: 225988
name: Alfred Richard Prideux BARRETT
d.o.b: 28/08/1886
born: Freshwater, Isle of Wight
occ: Waiter
description: 5’6″/black hair/blue eyes/dark complexion/scar
joined RN: 28/08/1904
served: 7 Ships (listed)
left: 1907
service no: 364028
name: Maurice William John ATTRILL
d.o.b: 16/11/1886
born: Newport, Isle of Wight
occ: Painter
description: 5’8.5″/fair hair/blue eyes/fresh complexion/rt arm tattoo snake + eagle/lt arm tattoo dragon
joined RN: 25/09/1904
served: 12 Ships (listed)
left: 08/10/1923
other: Medals
Source: This ATTRILL record listed with kind permission of Helen Attrill