Harry appears as Henry in the marriage register.

Harry appears aged 1 year, living at Woodstock, Oxfordshire at the 1901 census.
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We can see from Harry's service record that he joined the Royal Navy at HMS Ganges as a Boy Sailor II Class on what appears to be August 1915 and was upgraded to Boy I Class in February 1916.

On joining his was 5'2�" tall, 34 in chest, brown hair, brown eyes and Fresh complexion. His service number was J43787.

He served on the following warships:
8 Jan 1816 - 15 May 1919 HMS Princess Royal
15 Aug 1920 - 15 Sep 1920 HMS Violent
16 Feb 1920 - 9 Jun 1922 HMS Wolfhound
15 Sep 1924 - 3 Oct 1927 HMS Valentine
16 Oct 1928 - Unknown HMS Wanderer

He was awarded Good Conduct badges on 15 Mar 1921 and 15 Mar 1926.

He was promoted from Boy to Ordinary Seaman on 15 March 1918, and from Ordinary to Able Seaman on 1 Feb 1919. That seems to be the highest rating he received during his naval career. His Character and Ability were marked as Very Good (Character) and ranging from Satisfactory, through to Superior and even Exemplary (Ability)


See Harry's Royal Naval Service Record