HMS Victory
During his time as an engineer in the British Navy during the first world war, George Stanley Wood had time served on the HMS Victory. George had three periods of service on the Victory between March 1917-May 1917, January 1918-March 1918 and November 1918-January 1919.
In actual fact it seems like they did not actually serve on the historic ship, there were several Victory (bases) all used as accounting bases, for the purpose of pay etc. . There is more information about George's war service.
About the Victory
An interesting piece of trivia is that it was the ship on which Admiral Lord Nelson was fatally wounded when commanding the British Fleet during the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 against the French and Spanish Navy.
HMS VICTORY Service Records
Here is a reproduction of details from a post by 'Gerry' to the worldnavalships forum, to clarify the confusion on Service Records re HMS VICTORY especially when it has a suffix ie VICTORY III.
Below is a list of the fuctions/dates of HMS VICTORY.
http://www.worldnavalships.com/forums/showthread.php?p=68275
- HMS VICTORY Portsmouth Depot Ship bearing the name of the barracks until renamed NELSON in 1974.
- VICTORY I at Goodings near Newbury as an Accounting Base from Sept.1940
- VICTORY II at Crystal Palace Sydenham as a Training Depot for RN Divisions in 1915 . Called HMS CRYSTAL PALACE.
- VICTORY II at Newbury as Portsmouth Accounting Section moved to Portsmouth late 1945.
- VICTORY III Accounting Section at Wooley Park, Wantage Oct.1940 returning to Portsmouth late 1945.
- VICTORY IV Accounting Section at Crystal palace 1919. Joined with
- VICTORY III in Oct 1939 and reformed at Leydene House, Petersfield Nov. 1941-1945. Returned to Portsmouth late 1945.
- VICTORY V Base at the South Western Hotel in Southampton from May 1941. Renamed HMS SHRAPNEL June 1942.
- VICTORY V at Portsmouth as Combined HQ from June 1944.
- VICTORY VI at Crystal Palace as a Depot for RN and RNR Divisions 1914-1918.
- VICTORY X at Commercial Chambers Portsmouth as a Demob Centre in 1947
- VICTORY XI at Portland as a Naval Depot 1920 and renamed as BOSCAWEN in 1932.