George William Arthur Verity
ROYAL NAVY SERVICE RECORD
- Document reference: ADM 188/701
- Service Number: J27034
- Date of Birth: 22nd July 1897
- Place of Birth: Westminster
- Occupation prior to enlistment: Factory Hand
- Date discharged: 14th August 1920
- Cause of discharge: Invalided neurasthenia
- Next of kin: GRO Birth Reference: 1897 September Quarter in ST GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE Volume 01A Page 499: mother's maiden surname - Connor. (Document reference: GRO, BMD/ ), GRO Marriage Reference: 1895 December Quarter in ST GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE Volume 01A Page 934: father - George James Verity; mother - Elizabeth Connor. (Document reference: Free BMDs/ )
| Ship name | Rating | Battle | From date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impregnable | Boy 2nd Class | 2nd September 1913 | 13th May 1914 | |
| Impregnable | Boy 1st Class | 14th May 1914 | 14th May 1914 | |
| Gibraltar | Boy 1st Class | 15th May 1914 | 27th November 1914 | |
| Vivid I | Boy 1st Class | 28th November 1914 | 5th December 1914 | |
| Hilary | Boy 1st Class | 6th December 1914 | 30th April 1915 | |
| Hilary | Ordinary Seaman | 1st May 1915 | 23rd September 1915 | |
| Vivid I | Ordinary Seaman | 24th September 1915 | 13th October 1915 | |
| Dido (Meteor) | Ordinary Seaman | 14th October 1915 | 31st October 1915 | |
| Dido (Moorsom) | Ordinary Seaman | 1st November 1915 | 30th November 1915 | |
| Dido (Moorsom) | Able Seaman | 1st December 1915 | 14th August 1916 | |
| Pembroke | Able Seaman | 15th August 1916 | 15th August 1916 | |
| Pembroke | Able Seaman | 15th September 1916 | 22nd September 1916 | |
| Inflexible | Able Seaman | 23rd September 1916 | 13th September 1917 | |
| Crescent (Trident) | Able Seaman | 14th September 1917 | 12th October 1917 | |
| Attentive II (Trident) | Able Seaman | 13th October 1917 | 8th February 1918 | |
| Pembroke I | Able Seaman | 9th February 1918 | 21st July 1918 | |
| Pembroke I | Able Seaman | 11th August 1918 | 25th September 1918 | |
| Dalhousie | Able Seaman | 26th September 1918 | 12th July 1919 | |
| Bramble | Able Seaman | 13th July 1919 | 5th October 1919 | |
| Pembroke I | Able Seaman | 6th October 1919 | 14th August 1920 |
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