Albert Wesley Ling
ROYAL NAVY SERVICE RECORD
- Document reference: ADM 188/426
- Service Number: 239540
- Date of Birth: 5th August 1891
- Place of Birth: Blaxhall
- Occupation prior to enlistment: Farm Boy
- Date discharged: 1st January 1929
- Cause of discharge: Record transferred
- Battles served in: Belgian Coast, Jutland, Zeebruge (Ostend)
| Ship name | Rating | Battle | From date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ganges | Boy 2nd Class | 5th September 1907 | 25th April 1908 | |
| Ganges | Boy 1st Class | 26th April 1908 | 6th August 1908 | |
| Natal | Boy 1st Class | 7th August 1908 | 20th September 1908 | |
| Cressy | Boy 1st Class | 21st September 1908 | 1st October 1908 | |
| Euryalus | Boy 1st Class | 2nd October 1908 | 28th January 1909 | |
| Magnificent | Boy 1st Class | 29th January 1909 | 15th February 1909 | |
| Africa | Boy 1st Class | 16th February 1909 | 4th August 1909 | |
| Africa | Ordinary Seaman | 5th August 1909 | 8th November 1910 | |
| Africa | Able Seaman | 9th November 1910 | 21st February 1911 | |
| Pembroke I | Able Seaman | 22nd February 1911 | 7th March 1911 | |
| Vindictive | Able Seaman | 8th March 1911 | 15th June 1911 | |
| Pembroke I | Able Seaman | 16th June 1911 | 3rd August 1911 | |
| Blanche | Able Seaman | 4th August 1911 | 22nd January 1913 | |
| Pembroke I | Able Seaman | 23rd January 1913 | 4th July 1913 | |
| Boadicea | Able Seaman | 5th July 1913 | 31st July 1914 | |
| Boadicea | Leading Seaman | Jutland | 1st August 1914 | 18th December 1916 |
| Pembroke I | Leading Seaman | 19th December 1916 | 26th February 1917 | |
| Marshal Soult | Leading Seaman | Belgian Coast,Zeebruge (Ostend) | 27th February 1917 | 24th November 1918 |
| Pembroke I | Leading Seaman | 25th November 1918 | 16th May 1919 | |
| Cormorant (TB 17) | Leading Seaman | 17th May 1919 | 18th November 1919 | |
| Cormorant (TB 17) | Leading Seaman | 19th November 1919 | 25th February 1920 | |
| Pembroke I | Leading Seaman | 26th February 1920 | 20th May 1920 | |
| Hecla | Leading Seaman | 21st May 1920 | 31st January 1921 | |
| Hecla | Petty Officer | 1st February 1921 | 15th March 1922 | |
| Pembroke I | Petty Officer | 16th March 1922 | 26th April 1923 | |
| Lowestoft | Petty Officer | 27th April 1923 | 3rd June 1923 | |
| Pembroke I | Petty Officer | 4th June 1923 | 15th January 1925 | |
| Birmingham | Petty Officer | 16th January 1925 | 19th April 1926 | |
| Pembroke I | Petty Officer | 20th April 1926 | 8th July 1926 | |
| Ajax (Castor) | Petty Officer | 9th July 1926 | 8th September 1926 | |
| Pembroke I | Petty Officer | 9th September 1926 | 21st December 1926 | |
| Delphinium | Petty Officer | 22nd December 1926 | 18th December 1928 | |
| Pembroke I | Petty Officer | 19th December 1928 | 1st January 1929 |
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