Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 6289152

Reference: ADM188

Title: Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1919

Description: The Royal Navy Seamen records contain the complete service histories of 373,000 ratings who joined the service between 1899 and 1919.

UPP: GBM/ADM188/38927

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9309842

Title: Unidentified E Class Submarine. Courtesy of NMRN.

Description: Unidentified E class submarine under way at Mudros, Dardanelles, 1915, view from the port beam. Courtesy of the National Museum of the Royal Navy.

Connected by: Bridget3206

Source information

ID: 9426227

Reference: gbm_ncsailor_1914

Title: WW1 Naval Casualties Transcription

Connected by: Bridget3206

UPP: GBM/NC/34642

Additional: Names and Service Number match.

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

Source information

ID: 9426228

Reference: gbm_cwgc_casualties_iwm_ww1

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription

Connected by: Bridget3206

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/1026710

Additional: Names and Service Number match.

Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Source information

ID: 9426238

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Bridget3206

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/20007/0006/13

Additional: Names match, age matches, in expected branch of Royal Navy

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9426252

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Bridget3206

UPP: GBC/1901/0005820748

Additional: Names match (although minor misspelling), age approximately right, place of birth and occupation match Navy record.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9426258

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Bridget3206

UPP: GBC/1891/0005966436

Additional: Names, approximate age and place of birth all match Navy record. Parents' names match CWGC record.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9426264

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/B/1881/3/AZ/000487/227

Additional: The only record found for a birth in this name in or near to this year, in Kent.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9426275

Title: Obituary, Dover Express 7 April 1916

Description: Obituary for Edward Scarlett, printed in Dover Express newspaper 7 April 1916

Connected by: Bridget3206

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ID: 9426294

Name: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, database, item 5 p 232 FHL microfilm 1,836,143.

Title: Transcription of Christening record

Description: FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JS4M-2R2 : 11 February 2018, Edward Scarlett, 22 Jul 1881); index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City. Name: Edward Scarlett Residence: Dover, Kent, England Christening Date: 13 Nov 1881 Christening Place: St. Mary-the-Virgin, Dover, Kent, England Birth Date: 22 Jul 1881 Father's Name: Edward Scarlett Mother's Name: Maria Eliza Scarlett

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URL: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JS4M-2R2?print=true
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Additional: His names and birth date match, christening in place given as birthplace, parents' names match other records.

Source information

ID: 9426299

Reference: bmd_maritime_deaths

Title: British armed forces and overseas deaths and burials Transcription

Connected by: Bridget3206

UPP: BMD/D/MARITIME/931408

Additional: Names, dates of birth and death all match Navy record

Source information

ID: 9426301

Reference: bmd_overseas_deaths_1

Title: British armed forces and overseas deaths and burials Transcription

Connected by: Bridget3206

UPP: BMD/OVS/DMR3/001014/016

Additional: Names match, birth year approximate match, year of death matches, connection to HMS Maidstone as expected.

Source information

ID: 9426312

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Bridget3206

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/04603/0287/1

Additional: Edward's widowed mother. At address CWGC used, names match previous census when he was present, still in Dover.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9426322

Title: Naval Medal Roll

Description: Image of page showing Edward Scarlett, ERA1, 271096, was entitled to Star, Victory and British War Medals, issued to his sister.

Connected by: Bridget3206

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1687/31793_221329-00297?pid=1747671&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3Dugr1545200%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3Dnavalmedalrolls%26gsfn%3Dedward%26gsln%3Dscarlett%26gsfn_x%3DNP_NN%26gsln_x%3DNP_NN%26cp%3D0%26_F0005C5C%3D271096%26_F0005C5C_x%3D1%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26redir%3Dfalse%26uidh%3Dugr%26gss%3Dangs-d%26pcat%3D39%26fh%3D0%26h%3D1747671%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=ugr1545200&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
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Additional: Names, Rank and Service Number all match.

Source information

ID: 9426921

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription

Connected by: Bridget3206

UPP: BMD/M/1877/3/AZ/000238/079

Additional: Parents' marriage, to confirm mother's forenames and maiden name as found elsewhere.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9426923

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: Bridget3206

UPP: BMD/D/1891/2/AZ/000396/300

Additional: Father's death - name matches CWGC and earlier Census, District as expected from several records.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9426975

Title: Grace's Guide to British Industrial History - Dover Engineering Works

Description: Entry relating to Dour Iron Foundry, Dover, where Edward was apprenticed. Most relevant is this: "1910 Making steam isolating valves branded as D.E.W. valves, intended for use with high pressure isolated steam. "

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URL: https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Dover_Engineering_Works
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Additional: Matches information in newspaper obituary.

Source information

ID: 9426990

Title: The Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport - photographs

Description: Photos of the chapel and panels which make up the National Royal Navy Submarine memorial in Portsmouth. The names of the crew of E24 (including this man) can be found on Panel 6.

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URL: https://www.flickr.com/photos/submarinemuseum/
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ID: 9426992

Title: HMS E24 - Wikipedia

Description: A Wikipedia page outlining the design, loss and salvage of E24.

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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_E24
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Additional: The vessel this man was recorded by CWGC and other sources as being aboard at the time of her loss.

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