How do I find my Royal Navy service records?
Some records are free to view but others are available on either a subscription or pay per view basis (£). The National Archives (TNA) holds most of the service records for men who served up to the 1920s. The National Museum of the Royal Navy holds some additional records at the Fleet Air Arm Museum.
How do I find out what ship my grandfather served on in ww2?
To find out if they have any information on your veteran, call them at 800-827-1000. If the Department of Veteran Affairs does not have any information you can try contacting the Veteran Affairs Insurance Center at 800-669-8477.
How do I find someone who served in the Navy?
How to Locate U.S. Military Personnel and Veterans
- By phone at 1-877-272-7337.
- Through an online request (You’ll first need to create an account.)
- Using its Hero Care app on your mobile device.
Where can I find public records of the Royal Navy?
The National Archive (formerly the Public Record Office) holds the following records which are available for public access: The reference BT 391 includes the T124X records which detail the sea service of merchant seamen who served on Royal Navy ships.
What was the crew of a Royal Navy ship called?
The rest of the crew of a ship were called ratings and included seamen, ship’s boys, stokers, signalmen, cooks and many other roles. TNA holds Royal Navy service records for officers from 1756 to 1931 and ratings from 1853 to 1928. It also has a collection of over 5000 officers’ service record cards and files, dating back to roughly 1880.
How big was the Royal Navy in 1939?
The Royal Navy, still the largest in the world in September 1939, included: 15 Battleships & battlecruisers, of which only two were post-World War 1. Five ‘King George V’ class battleships were building.
Where can I find First World War Navy ratings?
Ratings’ Records of Service – mainly men who served during the First World War (BT 377) on TNA and an index with links to TNA on Ancestry (£) Ratings’ service cards for 140,000 ratings at National Museum of the Royal Navy Officers’ Service Records (First World War) (ADM 240) at TNA (£)