TOPIC:

I wonder if someone can help me please. I believe my gret grandfather served as a 'Domestic' on board HMS Monarch between 1899 and 1902. I have managed to find a D Sherrington and would like to confirm that it is indeed a Dougla Sherrington, either from Hampshire or the Channel Islands (I'm not sure where he was living then.

I would also like to know what the term 'Domestic' refers to. Would he have, for example, worked as a cook or steward on board the ship?

Thanks for any help

Paul Crook

Here you go Paul...... His entry in find my past......

First name(s) D
Last name Sherrington
Service number
Rank Domestic
Regiment HMS Monarch
Rolls ADM171/53
Notes The Queen's South Africa (QSA) Medal Clasps: None
Country Great Britain
Record set Anglo-Boer War records 1899-1902

Domestic would be an Officers Steward......

Mike

Thanks very much Mike. I think he went on to be a steward on one of Shackleton's travels so that all makes sense.
All the best
pal

I'd say that a Domestic was responsible for duties such as changing bed linen and general cleaning. That's part of what an NHS Domestic does anyway!

Hello Paul

There are service papers you can pay for and download from The National Archives:

Name Sherrington, Douglas Stanly. Official Number: 353564. Place of Birth: Southsea, Hampshire. Date of Birth: ...

Admiralty: Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services. General series to 1907. 353501-354000. Name Sherrington, Douglas Stanly. Official Number: 353564. Place of Birth: Southsea, Hampshire. Date of Birth: 26 February 1876.

Held by: The National Archives - Admiralty, Navy, Royal Marines, and Coastguard
Date: 1894
Reference: ADM 188/534/353564
Subjects: Armed Forces (General Administration) | Navy

This is the link: discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7122169

Regards
Meurig