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Thanks. I read that too but did not trust my own imagination!
Margaret

The remaining hieroglyphics are characteristic of administrative notations that meant something at the time in dealing with his records.

 What they are not is any help in finding his service record which I imagine is what you are after.  These will still be held by the Ministry of Defence and can, subject to the terms, be applied for :
https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records.
Much appreciated. Thanks. Margaret

MaxD

The first is his transfer to the Royal Engineers on the date given.

Don't immeduatley recognise the others, what was his nema/number (easier if we have the original to look at.

MaxD

Many thanks. His number was 932813 Edmund Hugh Moroney

TOMKIN: Yes, that is him in the link to the Institute of Mechanical Engineers. I dont think that he was ever a merchant seaman in the general sense of merchant ship crew. However the Board of Trade was responsible for overseeing merchant shipping and he worked for them  just about all his working life. Board of Trade was also responsible in some way for lighthouses so the cap with the flag and the lighthouse might be an indication  that the badge was adopted for Board of Trade employees involved in overseeing the merchant fleet. Thanks for your help.