RootsChat.Com

Hi

My father, who dies over a decade ago, always told us that he volunteered for the Navy as soon as he could after war was declared in 1939. He was categoric about this, telling us that he and 3 of his friends from the Adventure Scouts volunteered on the same day.
Dad's Naval Service record, however, only starts at 13th October 1941 but with a note  “??? under NS (AF) Act 1939” - see attachments

Dad was 18 at the start of the war, having been born 6th May 1921. He was single, and working as a transport office clerk according to the 1939 electoral register.

Could anyone shed any light on this? How might I find what my father was up to in 1939-41?

All help gratefully received!

Can anyone decipher the highlighted ship name in the attached?

Thanks!

My father told me he volunteered for the Navy as soon as WW2 started, and mentioned doing training in Scotland and near Gosport.
His naval service record, however, only starts at 13th October 1941, although there is a note staying, I think, "Entered Index NS (AS) Act 1939" - see attached. Any idea what this means?
How could I find out what he did between 1939 and 1941?

Hi

I've made very good progress on my family tree, but I'm struggling to find out much about my 2nd great-grandfather John Canfield (b c1825, St Pancras; d after 1891).
He didn't marry my 2nd great grandmother Sarah Douglass, but his name appears on their daughter Alice's birth certificate. John was an engineer/engine fitter, and he appears in the 1841,1881 and 1891 censuses, living in Lambeth, but not in the 1851/61/71 censuses.

One suggestion is that he may have been at sea operating/fixing engines during at least some of these periods. Does anyone have any idea where I could pursue this somewhat vague lead?

Or is there anyone with Canfields in their family tree who could offer any information?

Thanks for any help!

See attached file.

Thanks!