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William Burgar (1880-1923) Navy Service Record

William Burgar  joined the Royal Navy as a cadet and served on about 13 ships.  His character was described as 'very good' but on the 2nd November 1907 his naval career ended when in the Discharge column of his record is the word 'Run'. This means that he had done a runner and was now a deserter.

During the next few years he was probably a labourer, as mentioned on his Marriage Certificate to Edith Peacock.

In August 1914 he rejoined the Royal Navy as they seem to have offered an amnesty to deserters. The word 'Run' was then crossed through on his service record. he signed up for 3 years, but in the end was demobbed in February 1919, after over 4 years service.  Details of his service record are as follows:

Names in Full        William Burgar                                     Date of Birth         3rd December 1879

                                                                                                                Place of Birth        Chelsea London

                                                                                                                Occupation           Saw-mill boy

                                                                                                P.I.C.  No 863078               General Labourer  Group 36

Date and Period of C.S. Engagements

Age

Height

Ft   In

Hair

Eyes

Complexion

Wounds Scars Marks etc

3 December 1897 - 12 years

18

5  7¾

Brown

Blue

Fresh

Tattoo on both f'arms

19 August 1914 - for hostilities

Ö

5  7

Lt Brown

Ö

Pale

Scar on inner side of R. knee 1½" long

 

Ship etc served in

List  & No

Rating

                   Sub-ratings

Badges

Period of Service

Character

If discharged, whither

& for what cause

Rating

From

To

From

To

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boscawen

15th

4814

 

 

13.11.98

Req

Gr

4Oct 95

 

 

 

      "

 "

  "

B.I.C.

 

8.7.01

reqd

Fr 1  2.12.05

4 July 96

16 Mch 97

VG

 

Pembroke I

15B 15

2847846610

  "

TM

12.6.07

30.9.07

     2

17 Mch 97

7 June 97

 

 

Empress of India

5

232

  "

sg

9.9.15

 

D2 2.11.07

8 Jun 97

 

VG

 

Empress of India

5

411

Ord

 

 

          ?  →

Ra 18.8.17

5 Dec 97

14.9.98

VG 31.12.97

 

Cruiser

16

955

  "

 

 

 

 

15 Sep 98

 

VG 31.12.98

 

Cruiser

16

955

AB

 

 

 

 

13 Nov 98

15 Nov 98

VG 31.12.99

 

Caesar

16

44

  "

 

 

 

 

16 Nov 98

30 Nov 98

VG 31.12.00

 

Empress of India

5

411

  "

 

 

 

 

1 Dec 98

23 Dec00

VG 31.12.01

 

Pembroke l

15V

11566

  "

 

 

 

 

24 Dec 00

11 Apl 01

VG 31.12.02

 

Wildfire

15II

3760

  "

 

 

 

 

12 Apl 01

4 Sep 01

VG 31.12.03

 

Pembroke l

15V

14574

  "

 

 

 

 

5 Sep 01

11 Apl02

VG 31.12.04

 

Monarch As.

5

35

  "

 

 

 

 

12 Apl 02

31 July 03

VG 31.12.05

 

Ascension

5

5

  "

 

 

 

 

1 Aug 03

27 May 04

VG 31.12.06

 

Pembroke I

15II

8274

  "

 

 

 

 

29 May 04

2 Jan 05

 

 

Repulse

5

31

  "

 

 

 

 

3 Jan 05

5 June 05

 

 

Dominion

-

-

  "

 

 

 

 

6 Jun 05

25 Nov 05

 

 

Cormorant

12q

6

  "

 

 

 

 

26 Nov 05

15 Aug 06

 

 

Orion

13

109

  "

 

 

 

 

16 Aug 06

31 Aug 06

 

 

Egmont

16

222

  "

 

 

 

 

1 Sep 06

21 Sep 06

 

 

Orion

13

67

  "

 

 

 

 

23 Sep 06

13 Feb 07

 

 

Pembroke I

152

23268

  "

          Class For Conduct

 

14 Feb 07

27 June 07

 

 

Shearwater

152

2

  "(6yrs)

 

 

 

 

 

28 Jun 07

2 Nov 07

VG

Run  Exquimalt

Pembroke I

15II 152

588803

  "

 

 

 

 

 

19 Aug 14

24 Aug 14

VG 31.12.14 Sat

 

Monarch As.

152

79

  "

 

 

 

 

 

25 Aug 14

30 Sep 17

VG 31.12.15 Supr

 

Pembroke I

5V

152

433

2558

  "

 

 

 

 

 

1 Oct 17

6 Dec 17

VG 31.12.16 Sup

 

Dominion

62

808

  "   (1)

 

 

 

 

 

7 Dec 17

4 Apl 18

VG 31.12.17 Sat

 

Commonwealth

5II

5II

205

16

  "

 

 

 

 

 

5 Apl 18

2A apl 18

VG 31.12.18 Sat

 

Pembroke 1

152

5509

  "

 

 

 

 

 

25 Apl 18

28 Jun 18

 

 

Sandhurst(Sorness?

12

18295

  "

 

 

 

 

 

29 Jun 18

28 Feb 19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Traced War Gratuity by No 88

 

 

 

Demobbed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No War Gratuity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clothing & Bedding Gratuities

                                                                                  Remarks

6  £6

 

Run 2Nov 07 Esquimalt "Sheerwater"

 

Trace to M of P (Widows) 18/3/24 (Sb  ?

      Sep 06

 

 

 

 

                ? Mch 97

 

Surrendered under amnesty

 

?  Run removed crosan? Of 28.3 ?

 

 

?  3 years 1.10.17

 

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