Arthur Robert Rignall
ROYAL NAVY SERVICE RECORD
- Document reference: ADM 188/519
- Service Number: 343369
- Date of Birth: 4th February 1878
- Place of Birth: Kempston
- Occupation prior to enlistment: Joiner
- Date discharged: 1st May 1922
- Cause of discharge: Shore pensioned
- Battles served in: Jutland
| Ship name | Rating | Battle | From date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pembroke II | Carpenters Crew | 2nd May 1900 | 14th November 1900 | |
| Pioneer | Carpenters Crew | 15th November 1900 | 4th December 1903 | |
| Pembroke II | Carpenters Crew | 5th December 1903 | 29th January 1904 | |
| Pembroke II | Leading Carpenters Crew | 30th January 1904 | 3rd March 1904 | |
| Wildfire | Leading Carpenters Crew | 4th March 1904 | 1st January 1906 | |
| Ocean | Leading Carpenters Crew | 2nd January 1906 | 3rd April 1908 | |
| Pembroke II | Leading Carpenters Crew | 4th April 1908 | 26th April 1908 | |
| [...] | Leading Carpenters Crew | 27th April 1908 | 1st June 1908 | |
| Pembroke II | Leading Carpenters Crew | 2nd June 1908 | 2nd June 1908 | |
| Vindictive | Leading Carpenters Crew | 3rd June 1908 | 15th February 1909 | |
| Magnificent | Leading Carpenters Crew | 16th February 1909 | 7th February 1910 | |
| London | Leading Carpenters Crew | 8th February 1910 | 27th January 1912 | |
| London | Shipwright | 28th January 1912 | 4th March 1912 | |
| Pembroke II | Shipwright | 5th March 1912 | 13th March 1912 | |
| Glory | Shipwright | 14th March 1912 | 30th November 1912 | |
| Glory | Shipwright Third Class | 1st December 1912 | 9th January 1913 | |
| Pembroke II | Shipwright Third Class | 10th January 1913 | 10th January 1913 | |
| Boadicea | Shipwright Third Class | 11th January 1913 | 26th January 1913 | |
| Boadicea | Shipwright Second Class | 27th January 1913 | 4th September 1915 | |
| Boadicea | Shipwright First Class | Jutland | 5th September 1915 | 16th October 1916 |
| Pembroke II | Shipwright First Class | 17th October 1916 | 23rd January 1917 | |
| Gibraltar | Shipwright First Class | 24th January 1917 | 30th September 1918 | |
| Gibraltar | Shipwright Second Class | 1st October 1918 | 14th October 1918 | |
| Gibraltar | Shipwright Second Class | 15th October 1918 | 28th May 1920 | |
| Pembroke II | Shipwright Second Class | 29th May 1920 | 17th October 1921 | |
| Tiger | Shipwright Second Class | 18th October 1921 | 21st March 1922 | |
| Pembroke II | Shipwright Second Class | 22nd March 1922 | 1st May 1922 |
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