HMS Acheron Crew List

Please note that the 'Rank/Rate' and 'From and To' dates only reflect those held actually at the Battle of Jutland.
The individual could have joined or left the ship before or after these dates, with differing 'Rank/Rates'.
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This crew list was last updated on Monday, 25 March 2024, 15:54 and contains 51 names

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Name	Birth	Loc1	Loc2	Loc3	Death	Rank/Rate At Jutland	From	To	ON	The National Archives Citable Reference	Additional Information
Bailey, Harry Walter	28/05/1883	Portsmouth	Hampshire	ENG		Stoker Petty Officer	12/12/1913	30/09/1916	306277	ADM 188/499/306277
Brooks, Frederick	28/01/1897	Camberwell	London	ENG		Able Seaman	27/05/1916	30/09/1916	SS5736	ADM 188/1099/5736
Brown, George	21/06/1893	Sunderland	Durham	ENG		Stoker 1st Class	27/05/1916	30/09/1916	SS112632	ADM 188/1118/112632
Clay, George James	23/02/1874	Gittisham	Devon	ENG		Cheif Stoker	13/12/1913	30/09/1916	180248	ADM 188/299/180248
Cox, Percy Edward	21/08/1894	Poplar	London	ENG		Able Seaman	28/09/1914	20/07/1916	J14029	ADM 188/675/14029
Crawley, Claud Colin	06/11/1893	Bristol	Somerset	ENG		Able Seaman	18/06/1914	18/08/1916	SS3886	ADM 188/1097/3886
Crutcher, Albert	08/11/1886	Portsmouth	Hampshire	ENG		Stoker Petty Officer	01/01/1914	20/07/1916	308419	ADM 188/503/308419	St. George's Medal 4th Class
Dargue, Matthew	03/05/1897	Durham	Durham	ENG		Ordinary Seaman	02/05/1916	30/09/1916	J36585	ADM 188/720/36585
Deane, James David	04/07/1894	Ely	Cambridgeshire	ENG		Leading Seaman	26/05/1916	20/07/1916	J8380	ADM 188/663/8380
Dent, John Frederick	16/04/1877	Enfield	Middlesex	ENG		Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class	01/11/1915	30/09/1916	269509	ADM 188/432/269509
Ditch, Aaron	11/01/1883	Chelsea	London	ENG		Petty Officer	11/03/1916	30/09/1916	200610	ADM 188/348/200610
Edwards, Harold Carter	06/11/1894	Ashstead	Surrey	ENG		Signaller	26/10/1915	18/08/1916	J9984	ADM 188/666/9984
Flack, Walter James	28/09/1897	Cambridge		ENG		Ordinary Seaman	25/05/1916	30/09/1916	J25789	ADM 188/698/25789
Foster, Percy Ernest	03/08/1888	Portsmouth	Hampshire	ENG		Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class	30/06/1915	20/07/1916	271263	ADM 188/435/271263
Francis, Tom Edwin Jim	04/08/1887	Bombay	India	IND		Gunner (T)	02/03/1916		-	ADM 196/156/1460	Acheron Navy List
Graves, William Herbert	18/03/1895	Liverpool	Lancashire	ENG	06/06/1905	Sub-Lieutenant	03/11/1915		-	ADM 196/145/742	Acheron Navy List
Greatwood, John	13/04/1894	Bath	Somerset	ENG		Stoker 1st Class	06/06/1915	18/08/1916	K16035	ADM 188/899/16035
Grimes, Henry Ernest	14/06/1887	Carisbrooke	Isle of Wight	IOW		Able Seaman	12/12/1913	31/07/1916	221921	ADM 188/390/221921
Ham, Silas William	20/03/1887	Alton	Hampshire	ENG		Stoker 1st Class	12/12/1913	30/09/1916	K3351	ADM 188/873/3351
Hayward, James	21/12/1870	Portsmouth	Hampshire	ENG		Stoker Petty Officer	12/12/1913	18/06/1916	278736	ADM 188/444/278736
Holden, Thomas Mines	15/07/1894	Liverpool	Lancashire	ENG		Able Seaman	08/01/1914	30/06/1916	J8048	ADM 188/663/8048
Jacques, Frederick	22/05/1878	Haselmere	Hampshire	ENG	02/04/1905	Stoker 1st Class	12/12/1913	18/08/1916	295765	ADM 188/478/295765
Jeune, George Sidney	23/05/1889	St Helier	Jersey	CI		Able Seaman	12/05/1916	18/08/1916	237882	ADM 188/422/237882
Kinch, Reuben John	20/11/1885	Fareham	Hampshire	ENG		Stoker Petty Officer	12/12/1913	30/09/1916	307770	ADM 188/502/307770
King, Walter Frederick	28/06/1871	Sandbridge	Hants	ENG		Chief Stoker	01/06/1915	30/09/1916	276633	ADM 188/440/276633
Kirton, Charles A	22/04/1892	Plymouth	Devon	ENG	22/05/1905	Surgeon Probationer RNVR	14/01/1916		-		Acheron Navy List
Knight, Sidney Charles	13/09/1895	Highbury	London	ENG		Officer's Steward 2nd Class	18/06/1914	19/08/1916	L4499	ADM 188/996/4499
Leeds, Roland	19/04/1893	Christchurch	Hampshire	ENG		Lieutenant	19/02/1916	10/07/1916	-	ADM 196/145/502	Acheron Navy List
Makin, Walter	14/03/1898	Shrewsbury	Shropshire	ENG		Telegraphist	27/05/1916	18/08/1916	J32774	ADM 188/712/32774
Mason, Arthur	07/08/1887	Guildford	Surrey	ENG		Stoker Petty Officer	12/01/1916	30/06/1917	230186	ADM 188/407/230186
Mathews, Archibald Henry		Cambridge	London	ENG		Officer's Steward 2nd Class	15/04/1914	30/09/1916	L5381	ADM 188/998/5381	BC has Matthews
Matthews, Harry Frank	01/05/1898	Fulham	London	ENG		Ordinary Telegraphist	27/05/1916	03/07/1916	J32744	ADM 188/712/32744
McGoff, William	26/09/1878	Alverstoke	Hampshire	ENG		Chief Petty Officer	01/11/1914	20/07/1916	187916	ADM 188/318/187916
Miller, Albert Joseph	20/10/1896	Poole	Dorset	ENG	01/04/1905	Leading Telegraphist	01/04/1916	30/09/1916	J19598	ADM 188/686/19598
Moore, George	30/06/1892	Islington	London	ENG		Leading Seaman	01/01/1915	30/09/1916	J2933	ADM 188/652/2933
Olding, Frank	11/07/1885	Fareham	Hampshire	ENG		Able Seaman	12/12/1913	31/07/1916	225356	ADM 188/397/225356
Osgood, Ernest George	08/05/1894	Portsmouth	Hampshire	ENG		Engine Room Artificer 4th Class	27/07/1915	30/09/1916	M13613	ADM 188/1045/13613
Paltenden, Richard Henry	07/09/1892	Queensferry	Linlithgow	SCO		Leading Seaman	28/10/1915	30/09/1916	J880	ADM 188/648/880
Pill, Walter	08/09/1890	Portsmouth	Hampshire	ENG		Leading Stoker			K8778	ADM 188/884/8778
Ramsey, Charles Gordon	04/12/1882	Southsea		ENG		Commander	03/02/1916		-	ADM 196/91/116	Acheron Navy List Photo link
Roberts, Ernest	08/05/1885	Havant	Hampshire	ENG		Stoker Petty Officer	01/01/1916	20/07/1916	359569	ADM 188/546/359569
Robinson, John Lancelot William	29/08/1886	Durham		ENG		Able Seaman	12/12/1913	30/09/1917	220222	ADM 188/387/220222	Acheron or Pasley
Russell, John	20/02/1890	Portsea	Hampshire	ENG		Able Seaman	05/05/1916	20/07/1916	237826	ADM 188/422/237826
Sayers, Edwin William Gerald	15/04/1894	Epsom	Surrey	ENG		Able Seaman	18/01/1916	20/07/1916	J8443	ADM 188/663/8443
Scott, Thomas Henry	21/01/1883	Portsmouth	Hampshire	ENG		Leading Seaman	18/08/1915	18/08/1916	201410	ADM 188/349/201410
Sheepwash, Harcourt	30/08/1888	Gillingham	Kent	ENG		Able Seaman	05/10/1914	30/09/1916	230034	ADM 188/407/230034
Shuttler, Frederick John	16/10/1876	Lymington	Hampshire	ENG		Able Seaman	12/12/1913	18/08/1916	164195	ADM 188/243/164195
Sutton, William	25/11/1892	Leicester		ENG		Stoker 1st Class	12/12/1913	20/07/1916	K10067	ADM 188/887/10067
Watson, John Thomas	24/02/1896	Newcastle	Northumberland	ENG		Able Seaman	27/05/1916	18/08/1916	SS5266	ADM 188/1099/5266
Wellard, Charles Joseph	09/06/1893	Lee	Kent	ENG		Leading Seaman	09/05/1916	30/09/1916	J3797	ADM 188/654/3797
Wilkes, Albert	10/01/1871	Portsmouth	Hampshire	ENG		Chief Artificer Engineer	02/09/1915		-		Acheron Navy List