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Royal Navy Second World War HMS URANIA and VICTORY
« on: Tuesday 17 July 18 15:59 BST (UK) »
Hi everyone and may I say how pleased I am to have found this site.
My father served in the Navy from August 1943 to February 1947. I have an old photocopy of his Service Records which is, to say the least, very illegible. However he served mainly on HMS Urania and his last ship (if I have read it correctly was HMS Victory)  On his records it states completed P.F.F. course and I wonder if anyone knows the meaning of these letters.  My dad had a good friend who served with him but I do not know his name. I am posting a photo in case anyone recognises him.  It would be great if anyone can help.

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Re: Royal Navy Second World War HMS URANIA and VICTORY
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 17 July 18 16:18 BST (UK) »
Hi no expert on the Navy but you might find HMS Victory was not a ship but a training Base.
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Re: Royal Navy Second World War HMS URANIA and VICTORY
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 17 July 18 16:29 BST (UK) »
It appears there was also a ship HMS Victory in WW2,so he may very well have served on it.
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Re: Royal Navy Second World War HMS URANIA and VICTORY
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 17 July 18 16:41 BST (UK) »
I’m am no expert on Naval matters, but If it was his last ship i think it was most likely the shore establishment at Portsmouth, now HMS Nelson.
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: Royal Navy Second World War HMS URANIA and VICTORY
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 17 July 18 16:45 BST (UK) »
Two possible PFF suggestions

PFF Planning Factors File

Pheonix fire fighting course - HMS Pheonix was the Royal Navy School of Firefighting 1946 to 1993.
Ashford: Somerset, London
England: Devon, London, New Zealand
Holdway: Wiltshire
Hooper: Bristol, Somerset
Knowling: Devon, London
Southcott: Devon, China
Strong: Wiltshire
Watson: Cambridgeshire
White: Bristol
Windo - Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire

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Re: Royal Navy Second World War HMS URANIA and VICTORY
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 17 July 18 16:49 BST (UK) »
Several photos of Urania crew here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/grahamthomas/sets/72157638173202524/

HMS VICTORY was Royal Navy Barracks, Portsmouth later renamed, I believe, HMS NELSON.
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32.04'.04"S 115.48'.30"E
Hamilton, Kennedy, Lovell, McCreadie, Murray, Workman - Ayrshire, Scotland
Lovell - Texas, USA
McCreadie - Dunedin, NZ
Boyle - Eire
McCreadie, Wills, Wyatt - Queensland
Tait/Tate - Toronto, Canada
Workman, McEwan - OFS, South Africa

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Re: Royal Navy Second World War HMS URANIA and VICTORY
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 17 July 18 17:06 BST (UK) »
Hi ocraz
The following website gives PFF as being Path Finder Force but how this would apply to the Royal Navy i don't know.
www.ww2f.com/threads/abbreviations-and-acronyms-of-ww2-and-service-records.37304/

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Re: Royal Navy Second World War HMS URANIA and VICTORY
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 17 July 18 17:15 BST (UK) »
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Re: Royal Navy Second World War HMS URANIA and VICTORY
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 17 July 18 18:46 BST (UK) »
Quote from: leka on Tuesday 17 July 18 17:15 BST (UK)
www.royalmarinesmuseum.co.uk/research-and-collections/genealogy
another site that might help

leka

Thank you so much, I will look at that site as well.
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