HMS Defender Crew List
HMS Defender Crew List (Photographs) / HMS Defender Crew List Live Update / Ships' Book Numbers - List and No.
This crew list was last updated on
Wednesday, 22 June 2022, 17:06
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'.
The individual could have joined or left the ship before or after these dates, with differing 'Rank/Rates'.
| Crew List | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Birth | Death | Rank/Rate at Jutland |
From | To | ON | The National Archives Citable Reference |
Additional Information |
List | No. |
| Adams, William John | 30/11/1894 | 06/05/1917 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | J9825 | ADM 188/666/9825 | |||
| Agerskow, Jens Christian Walter | 04/11/1888 | Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | M1691 | ADM 188/1021/1691 | Mentioned in Despatches | |||
| Bartlett, John Edmund | 12/05/1896 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 05/11/1916 | J20835 | ADM 188/688/20835 | 12 63 2 | 18 | ||
| Battye, Tom | 25/11/1874 | Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 268688 | ADM 188/430/268688 | Distinguished Service Medal | |||
| Beagley, James Henry Walter | 03/09/1880 | Leading Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 192889 | ADM 188/331/192889 | ||||
| Blake , George | 28/07/1881 | Stoker Petty Officer | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 296025 | ADM 188/479/296025 | Mentioned in Despatches | |||
| Blick, Robert Edward Valentine | 14/02/1882 | Stoker Petty Officer | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 302862 | ADM 188/492/302862 | ||||
| Booth, Edward | 19/11/1882 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | SS531 | ADM 188/1094/531 | ||||
| Bottrill, John | 20/05/1886 | Leading Stoker | 01/10/1915 | 25/10/1916 | K1995 | ADM 188/870/1995 | ||||
| Brettell, Albert Henry | 13/01/1885 | Acting Gunner (T) | 09/03/1916 | 26/10/1916 | - | ADM 196/157/172 | Navy List | - | - | |
| Broughton, Ralph Armitage | 29/07/1893 | Lieutenant | 08/03/1916 | 09/09/1916 | - | ADM 196/145/480 | Navy List | - | - | |
| Brown, Charles | 06/08/1870 | 31/05/1916 | Petty Officer Stoker | 11/03/1916 | 31/05/1916 | 173640 | ADM 188/285/173640 | |||
| Cockram, Henry | 15/04/1895 | Stoker 1st Class | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | K19490 | ADM 188/905/19490 | ||||
| Collins, John Foulger | 10/07/1877 | Petty Officer NS | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 173439 | ADM 188/284/173439 | St. George's Medal 4th Class |
|||
| Coucill, William | 23/06/1894 | Stoker 1st Class | 28/04/1916 | 30/06/1916 | SS112762 | ADM 188/1118/112762 | ||||
| Deare, Nigel Bellairs | 04/12/1894 | Sub-Lieutenant | c Apr 1916 | - | ADM 196/145/727 | Navy List | - | - | ||
| Dyer, Frank Alan | 11/01/1880 | 29/04/1955 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 184235 | ADM 188/309/184235 | Actual date of birth is 15th March 1879 |
||
| Eckersley, Ernest W | Chief Artificer Engineer | 13/02/1916 | - | Navy List | Navy List | - | - | |||
| Fegen, Richard Hogarty | 03/01/1896 | Sub-Lietenant | 12/04/1916 | 20/10/1916 | - | ADM 196/118/36 | Navy List | - | - | |
| Fletcher, Wilson Scott | 16/05/1894 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | J13938 | ADM 188/674/13938 | ||||
| Francis, Bertie | 17/03/1895 | Able Seaman | 02/03/1915 | 05/06/1916 | J11370 | ADM 188/669/11370 | ||||
| Gilpin, Sydney Gover | 18/12/1887 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 229770 | ADM 188/406/229770 | ||||
| Glover, Edward | 04/08/1895 | Leading Telegraphist | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | J14375 | ADM 188/675/14375 | ||||
| Grebbell, Cyril Wilkinson | 29/10/1890 | Leading Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 236776 | ADM 188/420/236776 | Photo | |||
| Hall, Harold | 03/06/1896 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 18/08/1916 | J21184 | ADM 188/689/21184 | ||||
| Hall, Thomas | 14/09/1892 | Officer's Steward 2nd Class | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | L2013 | ADM 188/992/2013 | ||||
| Hamilton, John | 01/07/1896 | 01/03/1917 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | J29355 | ADM 188/705/29355 | |||
| Harding, Harry Charles | 19/04/1889 | Leading Cook's Mate | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | M1838 | ADM 188/1021/1838 | ||||
| Harris, Frederick George | 19/03/1890 | Stoker Petty Officer | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | K21607 | ADM 188/910/21607 | Mentioned in Despatches | |||
| Harry, John Edwin | 11/03/1880 | Able Seaman | 03/12/1916 | 31/03/1917 | 183663 | ADM 188/308/183663 | ||||
| Hodges, Albert Edward | 20/03/1884 | Stoker 1st Class | 25/05/1916 | 10/08/1916 | 301627 | ADM 188/490/301627 | ||||
| Howard, Reginald George | 05/02/1894 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | SS4038 | ADM 188/1098/4038 | ||||
| Howarth, Tom | 08/04/1897 | 01/03/1917 | Ordinary Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 14/07/1916 | J31132 | ADM 188/709/31132 | Photo | ||
| Hughes, Sidney | 03/05/1893 | Leading Stoker | 25/05/1916 | 20/10/1916 | K14174 | ADM 188/895/14174 | ||||
| Jackson, Samuel | 08/11/1892 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | J5287 | ADM 188/657/5287 | ||||
| Keen, Ernest Albert Norris | 25/11/1883 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 203175 | ADM 188/353/203175 | ||||
| Kerr, Thomas | 21/11/1881 | Stoker Petty Officer | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 307376 | ADM 188/501/307376 | Distinguished Service Medal | |||
| Leahy, Christopher | 10/05/1884 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 16/08/1916 | 214509 | ADM 188/376/214509 | ||||
| Lewis, Edgar Hulbert Hugh | 24/07/1894 | Signalman | 26/04/1916 | 30/06/1917 | J9563 | ADM 188/666/9563 | ||||
| Manfield, Wilson John | 19/08/1895 | Officer's Steward 3rd Class | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | L7650 | ADM 188/1003/7650 | ||||
| Mcleod, John | 15/10/1886 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 220645 | ADM 188/388/220645 | ||||
| Mitchell, Thomas Speed | 30/10/1897 | Ordinary Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | SS6588 | ADM 188/1100/6588 | ||||
| Mooney, John | 16/11/1896 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | J20534 | ADM 188/688/20534 | ||||
| Moreton, Frank | 31/03/1897 | Ordinary Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | SS6709 | ADM 188/1100/6709 | ||||
| Morfoot, John Henry | 09/06/1875 | Stoker 1st Class | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 288680 | ADM 188/464/288680 | ||||
| Mumby, Arthur John | 31/05/1887 | Stoker 1st Class | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | SS106019 | ADM 188/1112/106019 | ||||
| Palmer, Laurence Reynolds | 03/05/1885 | Lieutenant-Commander | c Mar 1916 | ADM 196/126/420 | Navy List Photo |
|||||
| Parnell, Albert Bert | 04/07/1892 | Stoker 1st Class | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | K23613 | ADM 188/914/23613 | ||||
| Randall, Joseph | 17/11/1894 | 01/03/1917 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | SS4355 | ADM 188/1098/4355 | |||
| Rhodes, Arthur Powell | 27/03/1896 | Ordinary Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | J49081 | ADM 188/745/49081 | ||||
| Ritchie, Alexander | Surgeon Probationer RNVR | 03/12/1915 | Navy List | Navy List | ||||||
| Roberts, Benjamin | 03/08/1885 | Stoker 1st Class | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 307102 | ADM 188/501/307102 | ||||
| Ryan, Thomas | 05/08/1896 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | J27836 | ADM 188/702/27836 | ||||
| Salter, Hardie | 16/03/1895 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | J16370 | ADM 363/84/39 | ||||
| Satchell, Francis Albert | 25/11/1898 | Ordinary Telegraphist | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | J42187 | ADM 188/731/42187 | ||||
| Scopes, Harry | 27/06/1878 | Chief Stoker | 25/05/1916 | 25/09/1916 | 288050 | ADM 188/463/288050 | Mentioned in Despatches | |||
| Sell, Wilfred | 24/02/1893 | Stoker 1st Class | 25/05/1916 | 04/09/1916 | K14511 | ADM 188/896/14511 | ||||
| Sim, Angus Ross Gilbertson | 25/02/1879 | Petty Officer | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 181681 | ADM 188/303/181681 | ||||
| Simmonds, William Joseph | 26/10/1891 | Stoker 1st Class | 25/06/1914 | 29/06/1916 | K4745 | ADM 188/876/4745 | ||||
| Smyth, William George | 28/08/1891 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 21/07/1916 | K5626 | ADM 188/878/5626 | ||||
| Stafford, Thomas | 21/08/1897 | 08/11/1917 | Ordinary Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 03/08/1916 | J35704 | ADM 188/718/35704 | |||
| Suggate, Walter Joseph | 22/12/1896 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | J26326 | ADM 188/699/26326 | ||||
| Sultan, Harry | 21/02/1893 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 13/07/1916 | J9290 | ADM 188/665/9290 | ||||
| Talboys, Richard | 28/04/1885 | Signalman | 25/05/1916 | 13/07/1916 | 214301 | ADM 188/375/214301 | ||||
| Townsend, John | 16/12/1890 | Stoker 1st Class | 25/05/1916 | 05/11/1916 | K4395 | ADM 188/875/4395 | ||||
| Vincent, Gordon | 28/01/1886 | Stoker Petty Officer | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 307125 | ADM 188/501/307125 | ||||
| Wall, Austin D | Surgeon Probationer RNVR | 01/04/1916 | - | Navy List | Navy List | - | - | |||
| White, Charley | 25/03/1891 | Stoker 1st Class | 25/05/1916 | 08/09/1916 | K4185 | ADM 188/875/4185 | ||||
| Wibberley, Frank | 15/12/1887 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | SS3246 | ADM 188/1097/3246 | ||||
| Woods, Charles George | 12/05/1890 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 237819 | ADM 188/422/237819 | ||||