Robert Donat Posted 12 April Share Posted 12 April Hi all, I,m hoping that someone may be able to point me in the right direction. I have came across this site after finding my great grandfather’s service records from the Royal Navy. Unfortunately the service records are not very detailed as far as I can tell. is there anywhere else that I can acquire extra information? I have attempted to search the national archives for information on the ships that he sailed on, but all the information is temporarily unavailable… thanks in advance. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNCVR Posted 12 April Share Posted 12 April (edited) @Robert Donat Post his ADM 188 Record here & a mate will be along to assist you in interpreting the entries. Edited 12 April by RNCVR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 12 April Share Posted 12 April Welcome to the GWF. It would be most helpful to know the name of your GGF and whether he served as an officer or as a rating. What are these "not very detailed" records that you have "found"? As @RNCVR has suggested, posting what you have (or a link) is better than trying to describe any records. ADM 188 records are those for naval ratings held in (and downloadable from) the UK National Archives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Donat Posted 12 April Author Share Posted 12 April Hi, many thanks for the welcome. my GGF name was John Hennessy & his DOB: 28/04/1888 And hopefully I have attached the correct document. regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KizmeRD Posted 12 April Share Posted 12 April So, as it turns out - quite a lot of information is shown on his ADM 188. You’ll be pleasantly surprised what will now be revealed. And welcome to the Forum! MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNCVR Posted 12 April Share Posted 12 April Yes that is the correct document. First off, John Hennessy was a Stoker rating. He ent'd the RN as a Stoker 2nd class on a 12 yr engagement 6 Mar 1907. Whilst serving on HMS Carnarvon he got into a spot of trouble & was deprived of his 1st GCB (Good Conduct badge) 18 Jan 1915, & got sentenced to 5 days in cells. This could have been for almost anything as the RN had a myriad of offences for which ratings could be punished. His offence would not likely have been a major offence, possibly something like refusing duty, AWOL returning from leave, disobedience to a superior, drunkeness, etc etc. In any event he would have lost pay & allowances for his cell time & been deprived of his Good Conduct pay for the period of his GCB deprivation. He likely also forfeited his daily issue of rum ration for a period of time. His GCB was subsequently Restored on 24 July 1915, at which time his pay & allowances were restored. However he had not learnt his lesson(s) as he was again Deprived of his restored GCB on 22 Dec 1916 & this time he was also reduced in rate to Stoker 1st class (he had been advanced to Leading Stoker on 12 Sep 1914. His GCB was subsequently Restored on 22 Dec 1917. He was again advanced to Acting Leading Stoker on 1 Feb 1918 & Leading Stoker on 31 Aug 1918. He had successfully passed for advancement to Stoker PO on 6 Sep 1916, & Educationally passed for PO on 9 & 31 Aug 1918. He never received any more than 1 GCB. Had he not lost time he would likely have qualified for 2 GCB's. He was Demobilized 30 Apl 1919. His ships can all be looked up on the internet. Hope this assists you somewhat..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNCVR Posted 12 April Share Posted 12 April Hennessy subsequently joined the RFR (Royal Fleet Reserve) as a Leading Stoker on 3 Sep 1919 & served on the books of HMS Vivid (Devonport) from 11 Apl to 7 Jun 1921, when he was again Demobilized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KizmeRD Posted 12 April Share Posted 12 April Just in case you have any difficulties reading the handwriting, here is the list of ships that he served on… Vivid II Stoker 2nd class 6th March 1907 30th April 1907 Carnarvon Stoker 2nd class 1st May 1907 27th August 1907 Carnarvon Stoker 1st class 28th August 1907 14th April 1909 Vivid II Stoker 1st class 15th April 1909 6th June 1909 Blake Stoker 1st class 7th June 1909 12th August 1912 Vivid II Stoker 1st class 13th August 1912 16th August 1912 Magnificent Stoker 1st class 17th August 1912 30th June 1913 Exmouth Stoker 1st class 1st July 1913 27th February 1914 Indus Stoker 1st class 28th February 1914 1st August 1914 Amphitrite Stoker 1st class 2nd August 1914 11th September 1914 Amphitrite Leading Stoker 12th September 1914 17th January 1915 Amphitrite Leading Stoker 23rd January 1915 21st June 1915 Vivid II Leading Stoker 22nd June 1915 13th August 1915 Laburnum Leading Stoker 14th August 1915 15th November 1915 Colleen (Laburnum) Leading Stoker 16th November 1915 21st December 1916 Colleen (Laburnum) Stoker 1st class 22nd December 1916 20th October 1917 Hecla Stoker 1st class 21st October 1917 31st January 1918 Hecla Acting Leading Stoker 1st February 1918 30th April 1918 Gibraltar (Laburnum) Acting Leading Stoker 1st May 1918 15th August 1918 Victorious (Laburnum) Acting Leading Stoker 16th August 1918 30th August 1918 Victorious (Laburnum) Leading Stoker 31st August 1918 30th September 1918 Laburnum Leading Stoker 1st October 1918 9th October 1918 Vivid II Leading Stoker 10th October 1918 17th December 1918 Dreel Castle Leading Stoker 18th December 1918 27th January 1919 Attentive II (Kilmacrennan) Leading Stoker 28th January 1919 14th March 1919 Hermione (Kilmacrennan) Leading Stoker 15th March 1919 25th March 1919 Vivid II Leading Stoker 26th March 1919 30th April 1919 Vivid II (RFR) Leading Stoker 11th April 1921 7th June 1921 MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KizmeRD Posted 13 April Share Posted 13 April As can be seen from the above service history, he started off serving on cruisers, then moved on to pre-dreadnought battleships, and once war broke out he was serving on sloops. A lot of his wartime service was based over in Ireland. Ended his career on Kil class patrol boat. MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KizmeRD Posted 13 April Share Posted 13 April Small amendment to what I said above, HMS Amphitrite was part of the 9th cruiser squadron on the Finisterre Station at the start of the war, before going into reserve, at which time he transferred to HMS Laburnum (sloop) which was based initially at Queenstown, Ireland. MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Donat Posted 13 April Author Share Posted 13 April I can't thank you all enough for the information you have given me. This has far exceeded my expectations of anything I could have expected, and I am dooo grateful for everything. Thank you.❤️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KizmeRD Posted 13 April Share Posted 13 April (edited) Extract from logbook of HMS Amphitrite during your GGF’s time onboard can be found here….. https://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-05-HMS_Amphitrite.htm MB Edited 13 April by KizmeRD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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