Compiled from information about the seamen and marines who fought on British ships at the Battle of Trafalgar. Collected from original contemporary documents held at the National Archives, Kew, the Royal Naval Museum, Portsmouth, and the Royal Marines Museum, Eastney. The roll contains the names and details of over 21,000 men who were on musters of the British ships on 21st October 1805 (although still on the musters some men had been discharged before the Battle of Trafalgar). Details about each man include: the ship he served on, his rank or rating, and, in most cases his age and place of birth. Other details may include families, former trades, pensions, medals, physical description, pictures, injuries sustained, illnesses and date of death.