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Albert Ernest Nutkins
Leading Stoker
Service no: C/K57860

Albert served aboard HMS Repulse between the wars.
He  joined the Navy in 1919 as a Stoker 2nd class. He was Stoker 1st class after 3 months and Acting Leading Stoker after 6 months. Made up to Leading Stoker after 18 months. He held this rank for the rest of his service including his call up at the time of the Munich crisis and again in 1939. 
He stayed as Leading Stoker for the rest of his service in cruisers, then HMS Repulse and cruisers again. To Royal Fleet reserve in 1931.

Only went as far as Chatham in '38 and then again in '39 followed by service on destroyers out of Liverpool before being classed as Permanently Unfit For Naval Service in late 1940; died in June 1941, probably of TB.

I have his photograph taken in uniform in August 1939 with an inscription to my grandmother. 

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Andy Wade (Webmaster)

Information provided by
CWGC and Albert's nephew:
Service Record:
Albert Ernest Nutkins C/K57860 LEADING STOKER
Date of birth: 21/9/19 Enlisted: 21/9/1919 Died: 17/6/1941
Height 5' 81/2" Hair Dark Brown Eyes Pale Brown

Distinguishing marks/scars: Tattoos, both arms & back of right hand.
Name of Ship or Base Date joined Date left Notes
Pembroke 2 7/7/19 Stoker 2nd Class
21/9/19 24/11/19 Acting Stoker 1st Class
Keela (Diligence) 25/11/1919 13/1/1920
Pembroke 2 14/1/1920 18/1/1920
Victory X1 (Burslem) 19/1/1920
Victory X1 (Burslem) 1/3/1920 31/3/1920 Stoker 1st Class
Blenheim 1/4/1921 11/9/1921
Diligence 12/9/1921 2/8/1923
Pembroke2 3/8/1923 4/10/1923
Blenheim 5/10/1923 19/12/1923
Pembroke2 20/12/1923 16/3/1924
Kellet 17/3/1924 24/11/1924
Pembroke2 25/11/1924 7/5/1925
Hawkins 8/5/1925
20/1/1927 12/12/1927 Acting Leading Stoker
Caston 13/12/1927 7/2/1928
Pembroke2 8/2/1918
24/8/1928 31/12/1928 Leading Stoker
Repulse 1/1/1929 1/9/1931
Pembroke 2 2/9/1931 20/9/1931 Time expired
Permanent reserve 21/9/1931 27/9/1938
Pembroke 2 28/9/1938 4/10/1938 Mobilised/Demobilised
Pembroke 2 (Versatile) 15/6/1939 7/9/1939 Mobilised
Drake 4 8/9/1939 31/10/1939
Eaglet (Versatile) 1/11/1939 3/1/1940
Pembroke 2 4/1/1940 14/2/1940 Invalided - PUNS


Commonwealth War Graves Commission record:


Casualty Details
 ALBERT ERNEST NUTKINS
Nationality: United Kingdom 
Rank: Leading Stoker 
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy 
Unit Text: H.M.S. Versatile. 
Age: 39 
Date of Death: 17/06/1941 
Service No: C/K57860 
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead 
Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot 14. Sec. C. Grave 432. 
Cemetery: MORTLAKE CEMETERY 

 

 

 

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