HMS Ambuscade 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 Sunday, 25 August 2024, 17:05 and contains 79 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
Alty, Ralph	31/08/1893	Ormskirk	Lancashire	ENG	28/09/1961	Able Seaman	01/01/1916	08/07/1916	J42145	ADM 188/731/42145
Arlett, George	14/12/1884	Poplar	London	ENG		Stoker Petty Officer	21/08/1913	08/07/1916	302189	ADM 188/491/302189
Bailey, Horace Claude Wilfred	04/04/1894	Devonport	Devon	ENG		Engine Room Artificer 4th Class	21/03/1915	09/07/1916	M11652	ADM 188/1041/11652
Baker, Regis	11/01/1888	Bridport	Dorset	ENG	?/?/1937	Able Seaman	09/02/1914	08/07/1916	225722	ADM 188/398/225722
Beckett, Bertie	27/02/1898	Walsall	Staffordshire	ENG	?/?/1976	Ordinary Seaman	24/05/1916	08/07/1916	J24530	ADM 188/696/24530
Blake, James Henry	15/11/1895	Finchley	London	ENG	14/05/1935	Able Seaman	26/07/1915	08/07/1916	J13393	ADM 188/673/13393	Individual detail
Breese, Henry Walter	25/08/1894	Lambeth	London	ENG	01/11/1972	Surgeon Probationer					Navy List
Brennan, John	23/06/1889	Castlebar	Mayo	IRL		Ordinary Seaman	16/03/1916	08/07/1916	J46627	ADM 188/740/46627
Brooke, Hugh	08/03/1886	Salmon	Yorkshire	ENG		Able Seaman	08/07/1913	08/07/1916	224620	ADM 188/396/224620
Brown, Alexander	23/04/1881	Dalmellington	Ayrshire	SCO		Leading Seaman	01/12/1915	08/07/1916	190025	ADM 188/324/190025
Brown, Samuel Edgar	03/04/1878	Portsea	Hampshire	ENG		Chief Petty Officer	27/06/1913	08/07/1916	173523	ADM 188/285/173523
Burtenshaw, William Ernest	13/01/1898	Littlehampton	Sussex	ENG	?/?/1977	Ordinary Signalman	07/04/1916	09/07/1916	J30832	ADM 188/708/30832
Cartwright, James Albert Victor	30/06/1897	Liverpool	Lancashire	ENG		Ordinary Seaman	24/11/1915	08/07/1916	J43928	ADM 188/734/43928	Individual detail
Coles, Gordon Alston	01/04/1882		India	IND	c Feb 1971	Lieutenant Commander	30/06/1913	c Apr 1918	-	ADM 196/126/124	Navy List Individual detail
Davis, Eric Alfred	13/09/1892	Maidenhead	Berkshire	ENG		Lieutenant	09/08/1915	15/06/1916		ADM 196/145/299	Navy List
Dawson, Edwin	05/06/1874		Hampshire	ENG		Stoker 1st Class	08/07/1913	08/07/1916	276630	ADM 188/440/276630	St. George's Medal 4th Class
De Blaquiere, Alan Boyle	28/03/1895	Wellow	Somerset	ENG	25/01/1917	Sub-Lieutenant	30/11/1915	17/06/1916		ADM 196/117/152	Navy List Individual detail
Dearling, Percy	04/04/1895	Chichester	Sussex	ENG	?/?/1965	Able Seaman	10/06/1915	08/07/1916	J11520	ADM 188/670/11520
Desmond, John Joseph	29/05/1889	Innishannon	Cork	IRL		Ordinary Seaman	14/04/1916	08/07/1916	J48500	ADM 188/743/48500
Evans, Frederick John	11/12/1884	Hinfold	Sussex	ENG		Able Seaman	08/07/1913	08/07/1916	208535	ADM 188/364/208535
Evans, William Charles	05/03/1884	Swansea	Glamorgan	WAL		Able Seaman	29/07/1915	08/07/1916	205195	ADM 188/357/205195
Facer, Herbert William George	24/09/1892	Glasgow		SCO	02/06/1974	Able Seaman	08/07/1913	10/06/1916	J3897	ADM 188/654/3897
Fowles, George James	03/06/1886	Stroud	Gloucestershire	ENG	?/?/1953	Stoker 1st Class	10/08/1915	19/06/1917	311520	ADM 188/510/311520
Fox, Arthur John	08/11/1894	Edmonton	London	ENG	28/02/1965	Able Seaman	11/01/1914	08/07/1916	J13977	ADM 188/674/13977
Fryer, Percy Albert	24/02/1888	Gosport	Hampshire	ENG	?/?/1946	Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class	26/03/1915	08/07/1916	271346	ADM 188/435/271346
Gould, William	30/12/1884	Amersham	Buckinghamshire	ENG		Leading Seaman	01/03/1916	08/07/1916	213041	ADM 188/373/213041
Greensmith, Percy Jewison	09/12/1892	Norton	Derbyshire	ENG	?/?/1968	Able Seaman	08/07/1913	08/07/1916	J5360	ADM 188/657/5360
Harper, Herbert Bentley	21/08/1888	Bermondsey	London	ENG	14/11/1962	Leading Seaman	01/08/1915	08/07/1916	231383	ADM 188/409/231383
Harris, John George	24/12/1885	Portsea	Hampshire	ENG		Leading Seaman	01/04/1916	08/07/1916	214777	ADM 188/376/214777
Heath, James	26/05/1891	Alton	Hampshire	ENG		Stoker 1st Class	08/07/1913	08/07/1916	K7936	ADM 188/882/7936
Heron, Joseph	03/06/1896	Sunderland	Durham	ENG	?/?/1954	Stoker 2nd Class	22/09/1915	08/07/1916	SS117206	ADM 188/1123/117206
Hickey, William James	01/09/1885	Portsmouth	Hampshire	ENG	23/04/1979	Leading Cook's Mate	08/07/1913	08/07/1916	362208	ADM 188/551/362208	Individual detail
Hinder, Ernest	12/03/1875	Broad	Wiltshire	ENG	27/07/1938	Chief Stoker	01/08/1914	17/11/1916	278075	ADM 188/443/278075
Hirons, James	18/03/1887	Widnes	Lancashire	ENG	?/?/1963	Leading Signalman	15/10/1913	18/07/1916	224492	ADM 188/395/224492
Holland, Robert Henry	27/04/1883	Leicester		ENG		Stoker Petty Officer	12/05/1914	08/07/1916	304046	ADM 188/495/304046
Hollobone, Henry	29/10/1889	Eastbourne	Sussex	ENG		Leading Stoker	01/03/1916	08/07/1916	K15364	ADM 188/897/15364
Holmes, Frederick George	10/11/1884	Woolwich	Kent	ENG		Leading Seaman	01/03/1916	30/06/1916	208480	ADM 188/363/208480
Hutchinson, Thomas	17/02/1893	Codnor	Derbyshire	ENG		Stoker 1st Class	16/02/1914	08/07/1916	SS112804	ADM 188/1118/112804
Hymus, Herbert Frank	09/04/1895	Oxford		ENG		Able Seaman	23/10/1913	08/07/1916	J10546	ADM 188/668/10546
Ingram, William	24/06/1889	Southampton	Hampshire	ENG		Stoker Petty Officer	01/03/1915	17/11/1916	K3	ADM 188/867/3
Inns, Thomas George	27/04/1894	Lidlington	Berkshire	ENG	10/11/1989	Able Seaman	12/06/1915	08/07/1916	J11889	ADM 188/670/11889
Jeffery, Ernest John	29/02/1868	Sheepwash	Devon	ENG	01/02/1953	Chief Artificer Engineer	04/05/1916		-		Navy List
Kingham, Thomas	13/06/1880	Oxford St Clement	Oxfordshire	ENG	18/06/1960	Able Seaman	01/08/1914	08/07/1916	198250	ADM 188/343/198250	St. George's Medal 4th Class
Kirby, John George	15/04/1893	Plumstead	Kent	ENG	?/?/1975	Leading Stoker	01/03/1916	17/11/1916	K16512	ADM 188/900/16512
Lawless, William	26/07/1893	Liverpool	Lancashire	ENG		Leading Stoker	01/03/1916	08/07/1916	K13494	ADM 188/893/13494
Leppan, Evelyn Cholmondely Roberts	10/08/1890	Somerset		SA		Gunner (T)	15/04/1916	15/06/1916	-	ADM 196/157/161	Navy List Individual detail
Lewis, Edward Samuel	21/10/1889	Enfield	Middlesex	ENG		Stoker 1st Class	19/11/1913	08/07/1916	K5368	ADM 188/877/5368
Liddell, Nicholas	06/05/1896	Hexham	Northumberland	ENG		Ordinary Seaman	16/03/1916	08/07/1916	J46604	ADM 188/740/46604
Linney, Frank	12/06/1896	Richmond	Surrey	ENG		Signalman	20/01/1916	08/07/1916	J17055	ADM 188/681/17055	Individual detail
Manns, Edwin	18/08/1878	Portsea	Hampshire	ENG	?/?/1946	Stoker Petty Officer	27/06/1915	05/07/1916	281223	ADM 188/449/281223	AKA: Manns, Edward
Markham, William Thomas	15/07/1898	Bermondsey	London	ENG	10/02/1964	Ordinary Telegraphist	15/01/1916	08/07/1916	J27519	ADM 188/702/27519
Marsh, Sidney Loyd	05/11/1890	Battersea	London	ENG	12/05/1979	Leading Seaman	01/08/1914	31/05/1916	237564	ADM 188/422/237564
Marshall, Richard	30/03/1890	Bosham	Sussex	ENG		Stoker Petty Officer	29/03/1916	17/11/1916	K2518	ADM 188/872/2518
McDermott, Edward	03/11/1873	Rathmullen	Donegal	IRL		Stoker Petty Officer	08/07/1913	08/07/1916	176636	ADM 188/291/176636	From PA diary: was called to a Court of Inquiry, held aboard the Depot ship Hecla, for allegedly allowing the water level to drop in the boilers! Charge was dismissed on the 28/6/1916 St. George's Medal 4th Class
Murdoch, James	23/05/1887	Kinloss, Elgin	Morayshire	SCO		Leading Seaman	01/10/1914	30/06/1916	231190	ADM 188/409/231190
Neale, Albert	07/03/1892	Nr Oxford		ENG	?/?/1938	Able Seaman	08/07/1913	04/06/1916	J5325	ADM 188/657/5325
Neale, Thomas Oldershaw	28/08/1892	Guildford	Surrey	ENG	?/?/1943	Engine Room Artificer 4th Class	08/12/1915	08/07/1916	M7851	ADM 188/1033/7851
Otty, Edward John	07/10/1874	North Wootton	Norfolk	ENG	01/10/1943	Petty Officer 1st Class	27/06/1915	15/06/1917	158867	ADM 188/232/158867	Individual detail
Pearce, Albert Richard	04/08/1891	Gosport	Hampshire	ENG		Stoker 1st Class	02/10/1913	08/07/1916	K16511	ADM 188/900/16511
Perici, Andrew	09/10/1893	Senglee	Malta	MAL		Officer's Steward 2nd Class	15/08/1913	30/06/1916	L4593	ADM 188/997/4593
Phillips, John William Basil	23/02/1895	Hackney	London	ENG	24/05/1928	Leading Telegraphist	22/02/1915	08/07/1916	J10426	ADM 188/667/10426	Individual detail
Pigott, Archibald Luke	08/08/1881	Cheltenham	Gloucestershire	ENG	07/12/1943	Leading Seaman	01/03/1916	30/06/1916	192956	ADM 188/331/192956
Powell, Alfred	01/08/1887	Hoxton	London	ENG	21/02/1941	Able Seaman	08/07/1913	08/07/1916	229399	ADM 188/405/229399
Purchase, William	10/01/1881	Southampton	Hampshire	ENG		Stoker 1st Class	16/11/1914	08/07/1916	292612	ADM 188/472/292612	Individual detail
Reed, Henry John	08/01/1877	Landport	Hampshire	ENG	01/03/1919	Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class	27/01/1915	17/11/1916	269195	ADM 188/431/269195
Salter, Frederick Charles	04/01/1895	Newport	Isle of Wight	IOW	21/02/1968	Able Seaman	11/01/1914	08/07/1916	J16166	ADM 188/679/16166	Individual detail
Smith, Reuben	01/10/1887	Camberwell	London	ENG		Stoker Petty Officer	08/08/1914	08/07/1916	K2385	ADM 188/871/2385
Smith, William	12/08/1887	West Ham	Essex	ENG		Able Seaman	08/07/1913	08/07/1916	224802	ADM 188/396/224802
Stockton, Thomas	02/11/1893	Tunstall	Staffordshire	ENG		Engine Room Artificer 4th Class	28/12/1915	08/07/1916	M17530	ADM 188/1053/17530
Stoner, William Alfred	12/05/1886	Crawley	Sussex	ENG		Stoker 1st Class	08/07/1913	08/07/1916	SS103137	ADM 188/1109/103137
Swift, Herbert Alfred	14/03/1891	Nottingham		ENG	10/05/1980	Able Seaman	08/07/1915	08/07/1916	SS3166	ADM 188/1097/3166
Symes, Frederick John	22/11/1894	Acton Green	London	ENG	08/07/1970	Officer's Steward 2nd Class	01/01/1916	08/07/1916	L2600	ADM 188/993/2600
Thompson, George Dinsdale	18/04/1892	Marygare	Yorkshire	ENG	03/11/1966	Able Seaman	04/09/1915	08/07/1916	J41025	ADM 188/729/41025
Wakeling, William Arthur	01/07/1879	Binfield	Berkshire	ENG	17/10/1926	Petty Officer (NS)	27/06/1913	23/06/1916	182241	ADM 188/304/182241	Commendation Medaille Militaire
Warren, Frederick James	26/02/1884		Dorset	ENG		Stoker Petty Officer	29/03/1916	17/11/1916	301781	ADM 188/490/301781
Wingrove, Charles Thomas	17/05/1894	Tottenham	London	ENG	?/?/1973	Able Seaman	23/06/1914	08/07/1916	J13189	ADM 188/673/13189
Wise, Thomas Henry	26/01/1884	Walton on the Hill	Surrey	ENG	?/?/1927	Petty Officer	01/05/1916	05/06/1916	207027	ADM 188/361/207027
Woodfine, Henry	07/11/1890	Bradford	Yorkshire	ENG		Stoker 1st Class	17/11/1915	08/07/1916	K25341	ADM 188/917/25341
Woodford, Charles William	01/01/1876	Shanklin	Isle of Wight	IOW		Stoker Petty Officer	08/07/1913	08/07/1916	279467	ADM 188/445/279467