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

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