
Some may have two records of service within series ADM 188. If there are two records within ADM 188 we have linked these together, so both are attached to the same download. Depending on how long they served, you many find records in the following combinations of series: You may find more than one search result for an individual. Where there is no date of the birth in the original document, the record description will give the date range for this collection.
some official service numbers contain letters and numbers – when searching it is easier to enter the number only. For more information see ‘Why can’t I find what I’m looking for?’ below a small number of records are not searchable by name. the date of birth was not always recorded, so try leaving this out if you don’t get any results. You don’t need to complete every field to find a record. You can search and download the records in Discovery ( £) by filling in the form below. You may find more than one record for an individual is their service spans a number of the series above. Please note, a rating must have enlisted before 1929 in order to have a record within these series. continuous record (CR) cards from 1929-1950, in series ADM 363. registers of seamen’s services from 1925-1928, in series ADM 362. registers of seamen’s services from 1873 to 1924, in series ADM 188.
continuous service engagement books from 1853 to 1872, in series ADM 139. The original records are in four series at The National Archives: Some of the records cover periods of service up to at least 1950. Available here are over 700,000 Royal Navy service records for ratings who entered the service between 18.