William Henry Edwards
ROYAL NAVY SERVICE RECORD
- Document reference: ADM 188/423
- Service Number: 238481
- Date of Birth: 8th August 1891
- Place of Birth: Chatteris
- Occupation prior to enlistment: Training Ship Arethusa
- Date discharged: 25th December 1918
- Cause of discharge: Invalided neurasthenia
- Battles served in: Jutland
| Ship name | Rating | Battle | From date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ganges | Boy 2nd Class | 1st March 1907 | 7th June 1907 | |
| Impregnable | Boy 2nd Class | 8th June 1907 | 30th September 1907 | |
| Impregnable | Boy 1st Class | 1st October 1907 | 1st June 1908 | |
| Cressy | Boy 1st Class | 2nd June 1908 | 14th September 1908 | |
| Vindictive | Boy 1st Class | 15th September 1908 | 14th December 1908 | |
| Irresistible | Boy 1st Class | 15th December 1908 | 7th August 1909 | |
| Irresistible | Ordinary Seaman | 8th August 1909 | 9th May 1910 | |
| Pembroke I | Ordinary Seaman | 10th May 1910 | 22nd May 1910 | |
| Victorious | Ordinary Seaman | 23rd May 1910 | 16th November 1910 | |
| Victorious | Able Seaman | 17th November 1910 | 22nd November 1910 | |
| Pembroke I | Able Seaman | 23rd November 1910 | 11th January 1911 | |
| Triumph | Able Seaman | 12th January 1911 | 9th May 1912 | |
| Pembroke I | Able Seaman | 10th May 1912 | 1st November 1912 | |
| Halcyon | Able Seaman | 2nd November 1912 | 11th March 1913 | |
| Victory I | Able Seaman | 12th March 1913 | 28th April 1913 | |
| Halcyon | Able Seaman | 29th April 1913 | 31st July 1913 | |
| Halcyon | Leading Seaman | 1st August 1913 | 22nd October 1913 | |
| Pembroke I | Leading Seaman | 23rd October 1913 | 21st November 1913 | |
| Boadicea | Leading Seaman | 22nd November 1913 | 28th April 1915 | |
| Boadicea | Able Seaman | Jutland | 29th April 1915 | 14th August 1916 |
| Pembroke I | Able Seaman | 20th August 1916 | 2nd October 1916 | |
| Pembroke I | Able Seaman | 3rd October 1916 | 7th November 1916 | |
| Royal Oak | Able Seaman | 8th November 1916 | 30th April 1917 | |
| Royal Oak | Leading Seaman | 1st May 1917 | 17th January 1918 | |
| Pembroke I | Leading Seaman | 18th January 1918 | 31st July 1918 | |
| Pembroke I | Petty Officer (New Series) | 1st August 1918 | 23rd October 1918 | |
| Attentive II (Commodore's Staff Dunkirk) | Petty Officer (New Series) | 24th October 1918 | 11th November 1918 | |
| Pembroke | Petty Officer (New Series) | 12th November 1918 | 25th December 1918 |
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