Help with WW1 Records

[Marie Hall]

I have downloaded my great grandads records and I am trying to understand them. They are so very difficult to read!! On the first of them it has that he was on 'Victory P'. Is the HMS Victory as in Nelsons ship or the yard it was in? I am confused as to where he was when he wasnt on HMS Royalist. I know by the records that he was in the Battle of Jutland in May 1916 but can anyone tell me what it says in the comments ' xx in action'? Also is the stamp just to say he is RNR or for something else? So many questions already and I still have 4 more records to go though . lol Any help would really be appreciated.

[Doc Vernon]

Hello Marie
Thank you for joining and I am sure our Expert on Royal Navy issues will soon see this and reply,his name id Hugh.
Is it possible to lighten that and increase Text at all using some program like Irfranview
Thank you
Enjoy the site

[Marie Hall]

I certainly will try. I tried to improve the quality using Paint but will have a look into Irfranview. Thanks

[Keith at Tregenna]

Apparently, there were 4 Victory divisions based in Portsmouth during the GW.

HMS Victory - Flagship Portsmouth & barracks 1840 - 1974

HMS Victory II - Crystal Palace - Training depot RN Divs 1914-19
HMS Victory III - Portsmouth Accounting Sec 1914-17
HMS Victory IV - London/Portsmouth/Petersfield RNR 1914-17
HMS Victory VI - Crystal Palace depot for RNR & RN Divs 1914-19
HMS Victory VII - Portland auxiliary patrol depot 1915
HMS Victory IX - Reserves Portsmouth 1915-16
HMS Victory X - Portsmouth accounting section 1917-19

Possibly P just means Portsmouth ?

Keith.

[Marie Hall]

Yeah, I thought the 'P' would just mean Portsmouth. So it would be the barracks then? Thats what I was thinking but cant really find anything online regards to photos or info about the barracks. Thanks for your help Keith.

[Doc Vernon]

Have readjusted the main Pic of info

SHD Record 2_edited.jpg

[Keith at Tregenna]

HMS Royalist.

Appears to be:

HMS Royalist was an Arethusa-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy launched on 14 January 1915 at William Beardmore and Company's shipyard.
On being commissioned, she was assigned to the 4th Light Cruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet, and on 31 May to 1 June 1916 Royalist took part in the Battle of Jutland. She survived the battle and in February 1917 was reassigned to the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet. She survived to the end of the First World War, and was sold for scrapping on 24 August 1922 to Cashmore, of Newport.

K.

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Yeah, I thought the 'P' would just mean Portsmouth. So it would be the barracks then? Thats what I was thinking but cant really find anything online regards to photos or info about the barracks. Thanks for your help Keith.

Early days, hopefully we can help more, as Doc say's hopefully, Hugh will assist,

Keith.

[Marie Hall]

Thanks for all the help so far. It would be great if Hugh could help me further. I have been researching the battle of Jutland but I am starting to go cross eyed with it! I know Samuel was with the RNR for 25 years mostly on trawlers he trained as a fireman after the war. I am finding it all fascinating but the handwriting is sometimes just illegible.

[Doc Vernon]

Hello Marie
Can we have his full name DOB year will possibly do and place if all known at all. to help research please
Thank You

[Hugh]

Hello Marie,
HMS VICTORY was the RN barracks in Portsmouth.
He was awarded his 1st good conduct badge 9.12.1917. He also received 1915/1916/1917/1918 chevrons.
According to the record you posted he was aboard HMS ROYALIST from 1915 - 1919.
It is difficult to make out the comment but I think it says: 'present in action off Jutland'.
If he did 25 years service in the RNR he will have 5 records, if they have survived, as each record covers off 5 years RNR service.
Regards
Hugh