HMS Ardent 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 Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 11:15 and contains 81 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
Antram, Frederick Harry	07/05/1889	Portsmouth	Hampshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Leading Signalman	20/07/1914	01/06/1916	232071	ADM 188/411/232071
Atkins, Arthur Russell	01/08/1894	Mitcham	London	ENG	01/06/1916	Able Seaman	28/02/1914	01/06/1916	J13171	ADM 188/673/13171
Axe, Thomas Albert	07/04/1886	Winchester	Hampshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Petty Officer	01/03/1916	01/06/1916	216370	ADM 188/379/216370
Baggs, Reginald George Rawlings	22/05/1894	Weymouth	Dorset	ENG	01/06/1916	Leading Seaman	07/12/1915	01/06/1916	J9419	ADM 188/665/9419
Bailey, Sidney Herbert	26/05/1892	Wimborne	Dorset	ENG	01/06/1916	Able Seaman	28/02/1914	01/06/1916	J1067	ADM 188/649/1067
Bainbridge, William	24/04/1892	Christchurch	Hampshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Stoker 1st Class	28/02/1914	01/06/1916	K16378	ADM 188/899/16378
Baird, Robert Sydney	24/06/1897	Pimlico	London	ENG	01/06/1916	Stoker 2nd Class	25/07/1915	01/06/1916	L5711	ADM 188/999/5711
Baker, Albert Edward	22/05/1884	Portsmouth	Hampshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Stoker Petty Officer	28/02/1914	01/06/1916	301796	ADM 188/490/301796
Barber, John William	28/01/1894	Orsett	Essex	ENG	01/06/1916	Able Seaman	26/04/1916	01/06/1916	J8486	ADM 188/663/8486
Berry, Thomas	05/01/1896	South Shields	Durham	ENG	01/06/1916	Ordinary Seaman	04/03/1916	31/05/1916	J47482	ADM 188/741/47482
Biddle, John	10/03/1895	Spenny Moor	Buckinghamshire	ENG		Ordinary Seaman	22/09/1915	01/06/1916	J42442	ADM 188/731/42442	The Times Mon, Jun 5, 1916 · Page 11 - survivor (wounded)
Birkitt, Horace Drewery	15/06/1890	Leeds	Yorkshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Acting Leading Stoker	01/03/1916	01/06/1916	K11086	ADM 188/889/11086
Bowes, John	09/05/1885	Melton Mowbray	Leicestershire	ENG	01/06/1916	Able Seaman	28/02/1914	01/06/1916	211518	ADM 188/370/211518
Brogden, William Richard	13/01/1892	Radley	Oxfordshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Able Seaman	15/02/1915	01/06/1916	J6467	ADM 188/659/6467
Brotherton, William Benjamin	27/04/1894	Blackburn	Lancashire	ENG	01/06/1916	Able Seaman	17/05/1915	01/06/1916	J10130	ADM 188/667/10130
Buckley, John Eustace	04/07/1891	Leeds	Yorkshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Ordinary Seaman	15/02/1916	01/06/1916	J46859	ADM 188/740/46859
Carrick, William	23/03/1894	Bishop Auckland	Durham	ENG	01/06/1916	Ordinary Seaman	24/11/1915	01/06/1916	J43920	ADM 188/734/43920
Cocks, Thomas	21/01/1880	Bromley	Kent	ENG	01/06/1916	Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class	28/02/1914	01/06/1916	271821	ADM 188/436/271821	Individual detail
Collins, Charles William	26/08/1873	Chatham	Kent	ENG	01/06/1916	Stoker Petty Officer	28/02/1914	01/06/1916	175913	ADM 188/289/175913	Individual detail
Cowen, Alexander Webster	05/12/1879	Portsmouth		ENG	01/06/1916	Leading Seaman	09/04/1916	01/06/1916	193128	ADM 188/331/193128
Cragg, Arthur Harold	22/09/1885	Nottingham		ENG	01/06/1916	Stoker Petty Officer	28/02/1914	01/06/1916	306414	ADM 188/499/306414
Crowe, Albert Edward	10/10/1876	Southhampton	Hampshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Petty Officer Stoker	28/02/1914	01/06/1916	282524	ADM 188/452/282524
Cullen, Thomas Henry	23/12/1896	Doncaster	Yorkshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Ordinary Seaman	22/09/1915	01/06/1916	J42155	ADM 188/731/42155
Cunnington, Albert Edward	14/06/1894	Islington	London	ENG	01/06/1916	Able Seaman	19/11/1915	01/06/1916	J14269	ADM 188/675/14269
Curtis, William Henry Arthur	30/12/1894			N/A		Able Seaman	28/02/1914	01/06/1916	J14049	ADM 188/675/14049	Not a known casualty or survivor [only three survivors]
Davies, George	16/05/1879	Stackpole	Pembrokeshire	WAL	01/06/1916	Stoker Petty Officer	28/02/1914	01/06/1916	291706	ADM 188/470/291706	Individual detail
Davis, Robert Samuel	02/12/1891	Gosport	Hampshire	N/A		Stoker 1st Class	20/03/1916	01/06/1916	K8592	ADM 188/884/8592	Not a known casualty or survivor [only three survivors]
Deacon, George	01/11/1877	Newport	Monmouthshire	N/A		Stoker 1st Class	05/03/1916	01/06/1916	K25349	ADM 188/917/25349	Not a known casualty or survivor [only three survivors]
Doughty, Frederick James	13/12/1891	Bethnal Green	London	ENG	01/06/1916	Acting Leading Stoker	01/03/1916	01/06/1916	K9368	ADM 188/885/9368
Egan, Charles Edward Francis	09/09/1893	Steyning	Sussex	ENG	31/05/1916	Lieutenant	15/11/1915	31/05/1916	-	ADM 196/55/161	Ardent Navy List
Ellis, William John	27/11/1894	Havant	Hampshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Officer's Steward 2nd Class	14/03/1916	01/06/1916	L7838	ADM 188/1003/7838
Eneas, William Joseph Boulter	01/04/1885	Portsmouth	Hampshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Able Seaman	28/02/1914	01/06/1916	224403	ADM 188/395/224403
Farlou, Charles Albert Alfred	18/03/1894	Southsea	Hampshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Able Seaman	07/10/1915	01/06/1916	J7502	ADM 188/662/7502
Fealey, Harold Colin	29/10/1883	Belfast		IRL	01/06/1916	Ordinary Seaman	22/09/1915	01/06/1916	J42437	ADM 188/731/42437	Belfast Memorial
Flay, William James	27/05/1890	New Forest	Hampshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Stoker Petty Officer	01/06/1915	01/06/1916	K2472	ADM 188/871/2472
Foster, Edward	03/03/1895	Saint Saviours	Yorkshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Stoker 1st Class	22/09/1915	01/06/1916	SS117243	ADM 188/1123/117243
Garney, Alfred	27/09/1876	Ealing	Hampshire	ENG		Able Seaman	23/06/1914	01/06/1916	162987	ADM 188/240/162987	The Times Mon, Jun 5, 1916 · Page 11 - survivor
Goddard, John	27/08/1889	Birmingham	Warwickshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Stoker 1st Class	18/10/1915	01/06/1916	SS107369	ADM 188/1113/107369
Gore, Richard	10/07/1876	Norwich	Norfolk	ENG	01/06/1916	Chief Stoker	28/02/1914	01/06/1916	281297	ADM 188/449/281297
Grainger, Joseph Thomas	31/07/1890			N/A		Stoker 1st Class	14/10/1915	30/06/1916	SS111738	ADM 188/1117/111738	Not a known casualty or survivor [only three survivors]
Greetham, George Edward	11/05/1894	Leeds	Yorkshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Stoker 1st Class	10/04/1915	01/06/1916	K21785	ADM 188/910/21785
Groves, Albert John	16/10/1876	Hackney	London	ENG	01/06/1916	Petty Officer	14/10/1915	01/06/1916	172735	ADM 188/283/172735
Harvey, James Thomas	07/01/1891			N/A		Acting Leading Stoker	07/11/1915	01/06/1916	K2512	ADM 188/872/2512	Not a known casualty or survivor [only three survivors]
Heron, Joseph	02/12/1888	Liverpool	Lancashire	ENG	01/06/1916	Stoker 1st Class	11/11/1914	01/06/1916	SS108498	ADM 188/1114/108498
Homer, Charles	17/12/1880	Sidlesham	Sussex	ENG	01/06/1916	Petty Officer	28/02/1914	01/06/1916	190040	ADM 188/324/190040
Howard, William	20/01/1887	Woking	Surrey	ENG	01/06/1916	Leading Seaman	01/03/1916	01/06/1916	220176	ADM 188/387/220176	Individual detail
Hughes, Harry James John	12/02/1881	Southsea	Hampshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Stoker Petty Officer	01/03/1914	01/06/1916	298952	ADM 188/484/298952
Hurd, Charles Thomas William	11/07/1894	Lamberhurst	Kent	ENG	01/06/1916	Leading Telegraphist	10/04/1916	01/06/1916	J8835	ADM 188/664/8835	Individual detail
Jenkins, Stanley Arthur	25/02/1895	Hendon	Middlesex	ENG	01/06/1916	Able Seaman	28/02/1914	01/06/1916	J17305	ADM 188/681/17305
Jenkins, William Thomas	22/03/1889	Dartford	Kent	ENG	01/06/1916	Able Seaman	28/02/1914	01/06/1916	234891	ADM 188/416/234891
Kelly, Herbert Thomas	26/01/1890	Brighton	Sussex	ENG	01/06/1916	Acting Leading Stoker	01/03/1916	01/06/1916	K3232	ADM 188/873/3232
Levett, Henry	10/01/1893	New Cross	London	ENG	01/06/1916	Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class	05/04/1916	01/06/1916	Clyde 2/1885	ADM 337/20/116
Lidbitter, Alfred Henry	02/10/1876	Washington	Sussex	ENG	01/06/1916	Chief Petty Officer	19/02/1914	01/06/1916	171762	ADM 188/281/171762
Little, William Bursell	17/02/1895	Hull	Yorkshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Able Seaman	28/02/1914	01/06/1916	J15095	ADM 188/677/15095
Livermore, Albert George Nathaniel	06/02/1880	Lavisham [Lewisham]	Kent	ENG	31/05/1916	Gunner (T)	16/02/1914	31/05/1916	-	ADM 196/156/288	Ardent Navy List
Livingston, Francis	18/10/1885	Bowmore	Argyllshire	SCO	01/06/1916	Engine Room Artificer RNR (WTS.ERA)	26/08/1914	01/06/1916	EB 458	BT 377/7/128091
Lynas, Andrew	17/02/1896	Bishop Auckland	Durham	ENG	01/06/1916	Ordinary Seaman	24/12/1915	01/06/1916	J43919	ADM 188/734/43919
MacIntyre, John Ebenezer	c1894	Gairloch	Ross shire	SCO	31/05/1916	Surgeon Probationer	30/06/1915	31/05/1916	-		Ardent Navy List Individual detail
Malpass, Hezekiah	12/01/1896	Briery Hill	Staffordshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Stoker 1st Class	25/10/1915	01/06/1916	SS117268	ADM 188/1123/117268
Marsden, Arthur	14/11/1883	Mysore	Karnataka	IND	26/11/1960	Lieutenant Commander	16/02/1914	31/05/1916	-	ADM 196/48/146	Individual detail Ardent Navy List MP 1931-1935 & 1937-1950
Maslin, Arthur Lionel	02/08/1884	Hoxton	London	ENG	01/06/1916	Stoker 1st Class	11/11/1914	01/06/1916	SS108717	ADM 188/1114/108717
Mitchell, Sydney Coleman	04/11/1895	Kingsclere	Hampshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Able Seaman	22/09/1915	01/06/1916	J23632	ADM 188/694/23632
Musselwhite, Harry	16/01/1889	Hampstead	London	ENG	01/06/1916	Acting Leading Stoker	01/03/1916	01/06/1916	K8699	ADM 188/884/8699
Norfield, Thomas Albert	04/05/1880	Lambeth	London	ENG	01/06/1916	Able Seaman	15/01/1916	01/06/1916	185198	ADM 188/311/185198
Northcombe, Wilfred William	19/04/1888	Chard	Somerset	ENG	01/06/1916	Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class	28/02/1914	01/06/1916	M1475	ADM 188/1020/1475
Oliphant, Alexander	25/07/1893	Carlisle	Cumberland	ENG	01/06/1916	Stoker 1st Class	14/10/1914	01/06/1916	SS111427	ADM 188/1117/111427
Owen, James	06/11/1893			N/A		Stoker 1st Class	22/09/1915	01/06/1916	SS117203	ADM 188/1123/117203	Not a known casualty or survivor [only three survivors]
Pipe, Joseph Thomas	11/01/1886	Southampton	Hampshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Stoker Petty Officer	01/01/1915	01/06/1916	306042	ADM 188/499/306042
Ramsdale, Joseph	03/04/1892	Brigg	Lincolnshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Able Seaman	28/02/1914	01/06/1916	SS3310	ADM 188/1097/3310
Read, Henry Spencer	02/07/1872	Southwark	London	ENG	01/06/1916	Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class	28/02/1914	01/06/1916	268128	ADM 188/429/268128
Rowland, George	12/10/1894	Hull	Yorkshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Stoker 1st Class	24/04/1915	01/06/1916	K19145	ADM 188/905/19145	Individual detail
Shepherd, Samuel	28/08/1891	Gosport	Hampshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Leading Cook's Mate	28/02/1914	01/06/1916	M2128	ADM 188/1022/2128
Shore, Austin	20/08/1896	Brighton	Sussex	ENG	01/06/1916	Stoker 1st Class	22/01/1916	01/06/1916	SS117402	ADM 188/1123/117402
Simmons, John Frederick Charles	19/04/1893	Upwell	Cambridbgeshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Leading Seaman	01/01/1916	01/06/1916	J9322	ADM 188/665/9322
Slack, Ernest	12/05/1872	Tibshelf	Derbyshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Chief Artificer Engineer			-		Individual detail Ardent Navy List
Snaith, William	17/11/1881	Saint Georges	London	ENG	01/06/1916	Able Seaman	14/01/1916	01/06/1916	193672	ADM 188/333/193672
Stone, James	06/04/1898	Gillingham	Kent	ENG	01/06/1916	Ordinary Telegraphist	06/10/1915	01/06/1916	J27635	ADM 188/702/27635
Talmage, Jeremiah	17/01/1870	Hurstbourne	Hampshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Petty Officer Stoker	16/11/1914	01/06/1916	144844	ADM 188/204/144844
Tipple, Alfred Patrick	30/01/1892			N/A	14/09/1918	Able Seaman	21/03/1916	01/06/1916	J4896	ADM 188/656/4896	Not a known casualty or survivor [only three survivors]
Townley, Albert Edward	22/03/1894	Saint Saviours	Yorkshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Stoker 1st Class	22/09/1915	01/06/1916	SS117242	ADM 188/1123/117242
Tristram, William Joseph	15/05/1893	Birkenhead	Cheshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Able Seaman	28/02/1914	01/06/1916	SS3852	ADM 188/1097/3852
Walker, William	02/08/1889	Margate	Kent	ENG	01/06/1916	Stoker 1st Class	11/10/1914	01/06/1916	SS105823	ADM 188/1111/105823
Warrington, Robert	01/07/1888	Littlehampton	Sussex	ENG	01/06/1916	Leading Stoker	23/09/1915	01/06/1916	K1607	ADM 188/870/1607
Webster, John	17/07/1893	Towcester	Northampton	ENG	01/06/1916	Ordinary Seaman	04/03/1916	01/06/1916	J47488	ADM 188/741/47488	Individual detail
Weston, William Henry	20/09/1894	King's Norton	Worcestershire	ENG	01/06/1916	Able Seaman	28/02/1914	01/06/1916	J10035	ADM 188/667/10035
White, Edward Charles	03/10/1879	Portsea	Hampshire	ENG	01/06/1916	Able Seaman	14/04/1916	01/06/1916	183342	ADM 188/307/183342
Wilmot, Percy James	26/06/1896	Dorking	Surrey	ENG	01/06/1916	Signalman	10/05/1916	01/06/1916	J23264	ADM 188/693/23264
Wilson, William James	24/09/1894	Frenchie	Fifeshire	SCO	01/06/1916	Stoker 1st Class	15/04/1915	01/06/1916	K18107	ADM 188/903/18107