Edwin Henry Dewar
ROYAL NAVY SERVICE RECORD
- Document reference: ADM 188/425
- Service Number: 239349
- Date of Birth: 26th January 1890
- Place of Birth: Deptford
- Occupation prior to enlistment: Warehouse Boy
- Date discharged: 6th June 1921
- Cause of discharge: Demobilised
- Battles served in: Jutland
| Ship name | Rating | Battle | From date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ganges II | Boy 2nd Class | 24th August 1907 | 15th November 1907 | |
| London | Boy 2nd Class | 16th November 1907 | 23rd November 1907 | |
| London | Boy 1st Class | 24th November 1907 | 25th January 1908 | |
| London | Ordinary Seaman | 26th January 1908 | 31st March 1908 | |
| Pembroke | Ordinary Seaman | 1st April 1908 | 6th April 1908 | |
| Lancaster | Ordinary Seaman | 7th April 1908 | 5th July 1909 | |
| Lancaster | Able Seaman | 6th July 1909 | 30th May 1910 | |
| Pembroke I | Able Seaman | 31st May 1910 | 29th August 1910 | |
| Vernon | Able Seaman | 30th August 1910 | 2nd June 1911 | |
| Pembroke I | Able Seaman | 3rd June 1911 | 27th July 1911 | |
| Implacable | Able Seaman | 28th July 1911 | 13th May 1912 | |
| King Edward VII | Able Seaman | 14th May 1912 | 8th September 1913 | |
| Pembroke I | Able Seaman | 9th September 1913 | 22nd September 1913 | |
| Boadicea | Able Seaman | 23rd September 1913 | 30th November 1913 | |
| Boadicea | Leading Seaman | Jutland | 1st December 1913 | 6th November 1916 |
| Pembroke I | Leading Seaman | 7th November 1916 | 17th February 1917 | |
| Crescent | Leading Seaman | 18th February 1917 | 28th May 1919 | |
| Crescent | Petty Officer | 29th May 1919 | 22nd February 1920 | |
| Pembroke I (RFR) | Petty Officer | 8th April 1921 | 6th June 1921 |
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