The service records of Royal Navy seamen dating from 1873 to 1923 can be found on-line at the web address below:

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline

Copies of individual records, giving information which ranges from names of ships to the man's conduct and personal appearance, can be purchased on-line for a small fee.

The men named below gave their birthplace as Whimple at the time of their enlistment.