Thursday 10 January 2008

Saddingtons in the Navy - ADM/188

Following on from my August 2007 post entitled "Herbert was a bad lad!", this post contains basic details of the other Saddingtons whose Naval records can be found in under ADM/188 at The National Archives (see Documents Online). They are listed in order of their ADM/188 number. I would eventually like to post on each one in more detail.

Sidney Edward Saddington - born 25 September 1866 at Dulwich, Surrey - former occupation was Groom - joined the Navy on 9 September 1887 for a 12 year term - invalided to Chatham on 6 June 1889 - Naval No. 142601 - ADM/188/200

James George Saddington - born 24 May 1881 at Fulham, London - former occupation was Wood Cutter - joined the Navy on 24 May 1899 for a 12 year term - appears to have joined the Royal Naval Reserve on 26 August 1905 - reenrolled 8 October 1910 to serve to 25 August 1915 - appears to have served throughout World War One and to have finally been demobilised on 6 June 1921 - Naval No. 194046 and/or 305957 - ADM/188/334

Ernest Joseph Saddington - born 16 September 1878 at Clerkenwell, London - former occupation was Carpenter - joined the Navy on 7 September 1917 for the duration of hostilities (World War One) - last date mentioned is 1 April 1918 - Naval No. F37388 - formerly Royal Naval Voluntary Reserve Y17783 - ADM/188/629

Charles Reginald Saddington - born 27 December 1900 at Birmingham, Warwickshire - former occupation was Turner - joined the Navy on 27 December 1918 for 4 plus 4 years - appears to have transferred to the RAF - Naval No. F47012 - ADM/188/639

William Saddington - born 25 March 1899 at Barking, Essex - former occupation was Platelayer - joined the Navy on 25 March 1917 for a term of 12 years - invalided to Chatham on 20 October 1926 - Naval No. J33652 - ADM/188/714

Thomas Saddington - born 3 March 1895 at Canning Town, Essex - former occupation was Seaman - joined the Navy on 6 July 1915 for the duration of hostilities - demobilised on 24 March 1919 - Naval No. J42064 and/or 381785 - ADM/188/731

Frederick Henry Saddington - born 5 July 1895 at Birmingham, Warwickshire - former occupation was Factory Labourer - joined the Navy on 17 November 1915 for the duration of hostilities - demobilised on 24 February 1919 - Naval No. J46623 and/or 329157 - ADM/188/740

John Saddington - born 4 September 1891 at Bow, London - former occupation was Iron and Brass Moulder - joined the Navy on 6 September 1909 for a term of 12 years - invalided on 3 March 1920 - Naval No. K4206 - ADM/188/875

John Frederick Saddington - born 15 January 1895 at Battersea, London - former occupation was Shop Porter - joined the Navy on 15 January 1913 for a term of 12 years - last date mentioned is 6 April 1917 - is reported to have deserted from the Royal Navy and joined the Canadian Forces - Naval No. K17493 - ADM/188/901

David Saddington - born 13 June 1892 at Custom House, West Ham, Essex - former occupation was Dock Labourer - joined the Navy on 17 November 1915 for the duration of hostilities - demobilised on 18 March 1919 - Naval No. K29209 and/or 146150 - ADM/188/925

Fred Sadington - born 11 June 1899 at Leeds, Yorkshire - former occupation was Miner - joined the Navy on 10 August 1917 for the duration of hostilities - demobilised on 25 April 1919 - Naval No. K44996 and/or 256254 - ADM/188/956

Harry Saddington - born on 22 August 1894 at Leicester - former occupation was Farm Servant - joined the Navy on 1 October 1912 for 5 plus 7 years - demobilised on 23 August 1919 - joined the RFR (?) on 24 August 1919 - demobilised on 6 June 1921 - Naval No. SS112928 and/or 364422 - ADM/188/1118

Robert Edward Saddington - born on 10 April 1902 at Margate, Kent - former occupation was Builders Labourer - joined the Navy on 6 January 1921 for 5 plus 7 years - demobilised 5 October 1938 - Naval No. SS125678 - ADM/188/1131

If any of these seagoing gentlemen belong to your branch of the Saddington family, I would be delighted to hear from you and to share information with you.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

How do i get in touch with you? You have my grandfather and his brother on your blog.

Anonymous said...

Hi!

I sent you an e-mail this morning about Bateman Saddington. Thought I'd comment here on Frederick Henry 1895. His parents were Frederick Saddington 1869, born in Leicestershire, and Jessie Ward 1873, born in Warwickshire. If you'd like more details, I'd be happy to share.