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Richard O'Keeffe -- Joined the Royal Navy at 16 years of age  ---  in 1881  -- Below is his Service Record

Richard  Keeffe              Date of Birth:  16th November 1864      Place of Birth:  Cloyne Cork

All underlined words are links to information

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Date and Period of C.S. Engagement ::   Height   ::   Hair   ::   Eyes   ::   Complexion   ::   Wounds Scars Marks   ::               Gunnery Engagements                  ::

16-Nov -1882  - 10 Years                               5’ 3¾   -   Brown  -    Grey   -        Fresh                                                                            Actg S.G.T. 1-12-85

16-Nov -1892 -  Tocomp                               5’ 7                                                                         -   Tattoo on Right Wrist     -              Act SG    1/4/90   SG 1C  10-2-91 esd 31-8-01  

*** 2 ***                                                         5’ 8½                                                                                                                                       cls  1-9-01

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Ships Served in                      ::                  Rating, & c             ::           G.C. Badges worn              ::               Period of Service             ::

Seamen Riggers

Impregnable                                          ::                        B. 2. C.                                                                                                                                   16 MONTHS  

                                                                                           B. 1. C.                                                                                                                        22 Feb 1882         23 Sept 1882  

Audacious                                                                        B. 1. C.                                                                                                                        24 Sept 1882     

                                                                                          ORD                                                                                                                             16 Nov 1882

                                                                                 AB (01/12/1883)                                                                                                                 01 April 1884        08 Feb 1885

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                19 Feb 1885           06 Jan 1886

Cambridge                                                                                                                                                                                                            07 Jan 1886            24 April 1886

Royal Adelaide                                                                                                                                                                                                    25 April 1886         21 May 1886  

Shannon                                                                                                                   ::                              GI 1-1-88                                   ::     22  May 1886         07 Oct 1889  

Royal Adelaide                                                                                                                                                                                                    08 Oct 1889

                                                                                       LDG Sea                                                                                                                         10 Oct 1889           26 Nov 1889    

Anson                                                                                                                                                                                                                    27 Nov 1889         20 May 1890   

Cambridge                                                                                                                                                GI 29-11-90                                      21  May 1890        20 May 1891                      

Orlando                                                                        Act CG                                                                                                                            21 May 1891

                                                                        CG 1Cl (13/08/1893)                                                                                                                  15 Jul 1892            31 Dec 1894

Crescent                                                                                                                                                                                                                01 Jan 1895          11 Mar 1895

Vivid                                                                                                                                                                                                                       12 Mar 1895         07 May 1895

Cambridge                                                                                                                                                                                                            08 May 1895        30 Aug 1895

Vivid                                                                                                                                                                                                                      31 Aug 1895          19 Sept 1895

Dreadnought                                                                                                                                       G1 24-11-95                                         20 Sept 1895          08 Mar 1897

Collingwood                                                CTG CG (01.11.97)                                                                                                                       09 Mar 1897         11 Feb 1898

Vivid                                                        CG (20.02.98 – 19.03.98)                                                                                                                 12 Feb 1898          06 Apr 1898

Hermione                                                      CG (07.04.98)                                                                                                                              07 Apr 1898          15 Aug 1901

Vivid                                                                                                                                                                                                                      16 Aug 1901          21 Nov 1902  Shore Pensioned                                                                                                

 

Traced Medal 02/04/1902  Traced Perw 22/10/1902                                            

CG - Seems to mean Coast Guard Service

 Transcribed as best I could from a hand written document from the National Achieves UK. I did not include some information due to it being illegible or technically meaningless. To see the original document   Click Here

General: Royal Navy Historical Information

My Great Grandfather: Joseph Carr also served in the Royal Navy. He joined in 1864, 2 months short of his 15th birthday: Click here

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