Walter House
ROYAL NAVY SERVICE RECORD
- Document reference: ADM 188/145
- Service Number: 115004
- Date of Birth: 20th January 1866
- Place of Birth: Saint Marys
- Occupation prior to enlistment: Blank
- Date discharged: 18th December 1917
- Cause of discharge: [...]
- Next of kin: GRO Birth Reference: 1866 March Quarter in SOUTHAMPTON Volume 02C Page 36: mother's maiden surname - HUGHES. (Document reference: GRO, BMD/ ), GRO Marriage Reference: 1862 March Quarter SOUTHAMPTON Volume 2C Page 32: father - Charles House; mother - Jane Shearman HUGHES. (Document reference: Free BMDs/ )
- Battles served in: Jutland
| Ship name | Rating | Battle | From date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trincomalee | Boy 2nd Class | 5th January 1881 | 5th January 1881 | |
| Boscawen | Boy 2nd Class | 6th January 1881 | 31st March 1881 | |
| Implacable | Boy 2nd Class | 1st April 1881 | 30th June 1881 | |
| Boy 2nd Class | 1st July 1881 | 1st August 1881 | ||
| Boscawen | Boy 2nd Class | 2nd August 1881 | 7th March 1882 | |
| Boscawen | Boy 1st Class | 8th March 1882 | 18th January 1883 | |
| Alexandra | Boy 1st Class | 19th January 1883 | 19th January 1884 | |
| Alexandra | Ordinary Seaman | 20th January 1884 | 23rd June 1884 | |
| Invincible | Ordinary Seaman | 24th June 1884 | 13th August 1884 | |
| Invincible | Able Seaman | 14th August 1884 | 30th September 1884 | |
| Monarch (Nile Flotilla) | Able Seaman | 1st October 1884 | 11th April 1885 | |
| Alexandra | Able Seaman | 12th April 1885 | 2nd March 1886 | |
| Excellent | Able Seaman | 3rd March 1886 | 19th April 1887 | |
| Vernon | Able Seaman | 20th April 1887 | 27th April 1887 | |
| Vernon | Leading Seaman | 28th April 1887 | 31st August 1888 | |
| Vernon | Petty Officer 2nd Class | 1st September 1888 | 5th November 1888 | |
| Hecla | Petty Officer 2nd Class | 6th November 1888 | 28th July 1889 | |
| Vernon | Petty Officer 2nd Class | 29th July 1889 | 4th September 1889 | |
| Hecla | Petty Officer 2nd Class | 5th September 1889 | 25th September 1892 | |
| Victory I | Petty Officer 2nd Class | 26th September 1892 | 3rd October 1892 | |
| Vernon | Petty Officer 2nd Class | 4th October 1892 | 13th November 1893 | |
| Vernon | Petty Officer 1st Class | 14th November 1893 | 18th October 1894 | |
| Grafton | Petty Officer 1st Class | 19th October 1894 | 30th November 1894 | |
| Thrush | Petty Officer 1st Class | 1st December 1894 | 31st January 1898 | |
| Vernon | Petty Officer 1st Class | 1st February 1898 | 20th May 1899 | |
| Duke of Wellington | Petty Officer 1st Class | 21st May 1899 | 29th May 1899 | |
| Excellent | Petty Officer 1st Class | 30th May 1899 | 11th August 1899 | |
| Duke of Wellington | Petty Officer 1st Class | 12th August 1899 | 6th September 1899 | |
| Victory | Petty Officer 1st Class | 7th September 1899 | 19th September 1899 | |
| Victory | Acting Chief Petty Officer | 20th September 1899 | 24th September 1899 | |
| Trafalgar | Acting Chief Petty Officer | 25th September 1899 | 11th December 1900 | |
| Trafalgar | Chief Petty Officer | 12th December 1900 | 15th January 1901 | |
| Blake | Chief Petty Officer | 16th January 1901 | 31st March 1901 | |
| Royal Arthur | Chief Petty Officer | 1st April 1901 | 31st August 1901 | |
| Katoomba | Chief Petty Officer | 1st September 1901 | 30th September 1902 | |
| Royal Arthur | Chief Petty Officer | 1st October 1902 | 7th December 1903 | |
| Vernon | Chief Petty Officer | 8th December 1903 | 31st March 1910 | |
| Victory I | Chief Petty Officer (New Series) | 2nd August 1914 | 29th October 1914 | |
| Vernon | Chief Petty Officer (New Series) | 30th October 1914 | 6th April 1915 | |
| Ilex | Chief Petty Officer (New Series) | 7th April 1915 | 30th June 1915 | |
| Boadicea | Chief Petty Officer (New Series) | Jutland | 1st July 1915 | 18th December 1917 |
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