Description
Object description
jumper, white cotton, rating's, Royal Navy
Physical description
Long-sleeved pullover jumper of white cotton drill featuring a V-shaped shawl collar that opens from the chest and turns into a square neck flap at the back. The outside-facing side of this collar is of dark blue jean material with three white tapes running along the edges. Where the collar opens at the chest are two white tapes which tie together. The cuffs are similarly of blue jean material with two white tapes along the top edge and one along the bottom, are peaked on one side and fastened on the other with a single tin button.
Sewn to the upper left arm is the substantive (rank) badge of Petty Officer, being two crossed anchors with a crown above. Two chevron-shaped good conduct badges are sewn directly below, signifying eight years of service. To the middle right arm is sewn the non-substantive (trade) badge of Gunlayer, 2nd Class, being two crossed cannons with a single star above. All badges are embroidered in blue on a white field.
History note
Edward Pullen joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Seaman in 1903 and trained aboard HMS Northampton. Throughout his career he served aboard the following vessels: HMS Caesar in GB coastal waters, 1904-1905; HMS Essex at Portsmouth, GB, 1906; HMS Aboukir at Portsmouth, GB, 1906; HMS Bacchante on China Station, 1906; HMS Drake in GB coastal waters 1907-1909; HMS Spartiate in GB coastal waters, 1909; HMS Swiftsure in Mediterranean, 1909-1910; HMS Glasgow in South Atlantic, 1911-1916; HMS Ready with Grand Fleet in GB coastal waters, 1916-1917; Q ship HMS Marsh Fort in Atlantic, 1917-1919; HMS Cordelia in Baltic, 1921; HMS Thunderer in GB coastal waters, 1922-1924. He was present at the Battles of Coronel and Falklands, 1914, and the sinking of the German cruiser Dresden, 1915.
Pullen's naval service record is held by the National Archives and can be viewed using the following catalogue reference: ADM/188/400. The IWM has oral history recordings of his service recollections as well as his private papers.
Inscription
E. PULLEN