United Kingdom, Royal Navy Officers’ Service Records, 1756-1931

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United Kingdom, Royal Navy Officers’ Service Records, 1756-1931

United Kingdom, Royal Navy Officers’ Service Records, 1756-1931

66,686 records

This collection is comprised of service records for officers who joined the Royal Navy between 1756 and 1931. The collection includes service records for commissioned officers joining the Navy up to 1917 and warrant officers joining up to 1931. They also feature the records of Royal Marines officers commissioned between 1793 and 1925. Indexed records may include last name, first name, rank, and date of appointment. The content in this collection originates from <a href="https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/" target="blank">The National Archives</a> and contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. An officer may have multiple service records. Commissioned officers include admirals (also known as flag officers), commodores, captains, commanders and lieutenants. Warrant officers include gunners, boatswains, carpenters, surgeons’ mates, armourers, sailmakers, masters at arms, caulkers, ropemakers, coopers, masters (pre-1808), surgeons (pre-1843), pursers (pre-1843), chaplains (pre-1843) and engineers (pre-1847). Full records may also include the following information: name of ship served on, date of entry and discharge from each ship, date of death, date and place of birth and next of kin.

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