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the Royal Navy

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Pedigree
Last Edited: 23 Sep 2021

Military Service

  • Military Service*: George Wheatley served with the Royal Navy in 1853 joined Royal Navy to fight in Crimean War.1
  • Military Service: The Royal Navy George Wheatley on 1 June 1854 at Illustrious, candidate
    Name:      Geo Whatley
    Gender:      Male
    First Service Date:      1 Jun 1854
    First Ship Served On:      Illustrious.2,3
  • Military Service*: Leslie Gibson Nicolson served with the Royal Navy on 13 August 1914 at Pembroke III, First name(s) Leslie Gibson
    Last name Nicolson
    Service number F33
    Birth year 1889
    Birth date 18 Aug 1889
    Birth place Edinburgh
    Birth county Midlothian
    Birth country Scotland
    Archive The National Archives
    Archive reference ADM 188/560/33
    Record set British Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1924
    Category Military, armed forces & conflict
    Subcategory Service Records
    Collections from Great Britain

    Enlistment paper image held [not yet transcribed].4
  • Military Service*: The Royal Navy Samuel John Hood chief petty oficer RN from February 1939 to May 1947 Royal Navy. Final rank Chief Petty Officer. Enlisted Feb 1939, discharged May 1947. Served on HMS Rodney Feb 1940 - Dec 1943; HMS Duke of York Feb 1945 - Oct 1946. Awarded the Atlantic star; Pacific Star, Italy star, Africa star, 1939-45 star.5
  • Military Service*: The Royal Navy John Gow Dickson circa 1941 Johnny was in the Royal Navy.6
  • Military Service*: James Dickson Fraser served with the Royal Navy in 1946 Royal Navy.7

Citations

  1. [S12] Website Genes Reunited (www.genesreunited.com) from LJ via Genes Reunited [Oct 2009].
  2. [S126] Website The National Archives (of the UK) (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/?letter=&search=&research-category=online) https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7538394 via Ancestry.co.uk [Jun 2020].
  3. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1848-1939 [Jun 2020].
  4. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) British Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1924 Transcription URL of this page: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbm%2fadm188%2f77297 [Mar 2016].
  5. [S40] Ancestry Trees BH [May 2018].
  6. [S6] MNMD [Jan 2009].
  7. [S47] Ancestry.com Ancestry Public Member Trees, Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2006;, DLM [April 2017].