Alfred Richard Coulson
ROYAL NAVY SERVICE RECORD
- Document reference: ADM 188/126
- Service Number: 105923
- Date of Birth: 12th June 1862
- Place of Birth: Soho
- Occupation prior to enlistment: Confectioner
- Date discharged: 19th March 1919
- Cause of discharge: Demobilised
- Next of kin: GRO Birth Reference: 1862 December Quarter in STRAND Volume 01B Page 468: mother's maiden surname - DUGGIN. (Document reference: GRO, BMD/ ), GRO Marriage Reference: 1851 June Quarter ST PANCRAS Volume 1 Page 346: father - Richard Coulson; mother - Honoria DUGGIN. (Document reference: Free BMDs/ )
- Battles served in: Belgian Coast
| Ship name | Rating | Battle | From date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impregnable | Boy 2nd Class | 5th July 1878 | 8th July 1879 | |
| Impregnable | Boy 1st Class | 9th July 1879 | 10th April 1880 | |
| Woodlark | Boy 1st Class | 11th April 1880 | 30th June 1880 | |
| Woodlark | Ordinary Seaman (Second Class) | 1st July 1880 | 28th February 1881 | |
| Woodlark | Ordinary Seaman | 1st March 1881 | 2nd April 1881 | |
| Euryalus | Ordinary Seaman | 3rd April 1881 | 18th April 1881 | |
| Philomel | Ordinary Seaman | 19th April 1881 | 30th September 1882 | |
| Philomel | Able Seaman | 1st October 1882 | 31st March 1883 | |
| Wye | Able Seaman | 1st April 1883 | 15th May 1883 | |
| Excellent | Able Seaman | 16th May 1883 | 15th May 1884 | |
| Lord Warden | Able Seaman | 16th May 1884 | 5th September 1885 | |
| Devastation | Able Seaman | 6th September 1885 | 3rd May 1886 | |
| Excellent | Able Seaman | 4th May 1886 | 10th May 1886 | |
| Espoir | Able Seaman | 11th May 1886 | 18th April 1887 | |
| Espoir | Able Seaman | 16th July 1887 | 4th August 1887 | |
| Espoir | Able Seaman | 22nd August 1887 | 22nd August 1888 | |
| Espoir | Leading Seaman | 23rd August 1888 | 28th November 1888 | |
| Espoir | Petty Officer 2nd Class | 29th November 1888 | 13th April 1889 | |
| Espoir | Petty Officer 1st Class | 14th April 1889 | 6th April 1890 | |
| Espoir | Leading Seaman | 7th April 1890 | 1st May 1890 | |
| Excellent | Leading Seaman | 2nd May 1890 | 26th June 1890 | |
| Wildfire | Leading Seaman | 4th September 1890 | 5th September 1890 | |
| Cambridge | Leading Seaman | 6th September 1890 | 4th July 1891 | |
| Defiance | Leading Seaman | 5th July 1891 | 19th December 1891 | |
| Vivid I | Leading Seaman | 20th December 1891 | 30th September 1892 | |
| Neptune | Leading Seaman | 1st October 1892 | 8th October 1893 | |
| Vivid I | Leading Seaman | 9th October 1893 | 15th October 1893 | |
| Ramillies | Leading Seaman | 16th October 1893 | 14th May 1894 | |
| Ramillies | Petty Officer 2nd Class | 15th May 1894 | 12th December 1894 | |
| Victory I | Petty Officer 2nd Class | 13th December 1894 | 21st January 1895 | |
| Excellent | Petty Officer 2nd Class | 22nd January 1895 | 28th October 1895 | |
| Excellent | Petty Officer 1st Class | 29th October 1895 | 12th December 1895 | |
| Victory I | Petty Officer 1st Class | 13th December 1895 | 13th January 1896 | |
| Revenge | Petty Officer 1st Class | 14th January 1896 | 31st December 1897 | |
| Revenge | Acting Chief Petty Officer | 1st January 1897 | 31st December 1897 | |
| Revenge | Chief Petty Officer | 1st January 1899 | 14th December 1899 | |
| Excellent | Chief Petty Officer | 15th December 1899 | 30th September 1901 | |
| Excellent | Chief Petty Officer | Belgian Coast | 2nd August 1914 | 19th March 1919 |
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