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Hi and hoping someone has a great knowledge of the Australian Navy in the 1950's.

Attached is a copy of the navy record for xyz - 1950-1956.
I am specifically requiring clarification between the time aboard the Penguin 5 Nov 1951 until his discharge in 1956.

I understand he was aboard the HMAS Penguin (became the Condamine) and sailed in Australian waters and off Korea until April 1953 when the ship returned to Sydney for a refit.

He applied for a discharge 25 Sep 1953 but it was denied. Why would that happen?

The records then show he was aboard the HMAS Kuttabul / Rushcutter from Jul 1953 - Sep 1954. I can't find any details about these ships at this time.

He was then finally FREE on 9 Oct 1956. What would he have done between Sep 1954 and Oct 1956?

Could some kind soul help clarify my interpretation please?
Thanks
Gaye

Hi
I have traced my Oertels back to Nuremberg in the 1600's. Luckily for us they were quite well educated and so records were found in old diaries and various old documents as they tended towards the Clergy or being a clerk or president of the Court. They tended to move in a radius of about 25kms from Nuremberg to work in various churches or to study.

I would now like to visit in person but as I can't find evidence of graves, I wonder if they are still there. I wonder what I would be able to find or is modern Nurnberg dedicated to 20th century only?

I would love to make contact with local Nuremberg people please?

Thanks
Gaye
 

Can anyone please give me a heads up as to where to go next:

Julia GEARY(nee DALEY) married Robert HERD (boatman) in 1872 in Plymouth.
She was a widow of Dennis GEARY and her maiden name was DALEY.
She was born in abt 1845 in Cork, Ireland.
She and Robert Herd had 5 children between 1874-1882. The 1881 census lists them together as a family with 4 children. The 5th came in 1882. 

Robert appears then to get married to Annie Banks in 1889 and goes on to have 3 further children.

So what happened? Did Julia die; divorce or was she committed?

There are several references to a Julia Herd that look like they link to the same “Julia Herd” but is it mine?:
•   1891 census – Fish Hawker but born in Devonport in 1845
•   1911 census – an inmate Plymouth Workhouse And Infirmary, Greenbank Road, Plymouth but listed as a Fishmonger , born in Ireland in 1845
The fishmonger reference is an alarm bell as her sister Bridget SCANLAN(nee DALEY) owned a fish shop in Plymouth. Is this a connection?
•   1887 – Criminal Register where she was acquitted for manslaughter
•   1915 – Death register for a Julia HERD who was B in 1845.

My questions  are:
•   is there a place you can get hold of the criminal records and Workhouse records?
•   Are there any local records of a divorce or did one not have to do that in those times if she was committed?

Not sure if anyone can shed any light but any help will be greatly appreciated.

Cheers
Gaye

Hello

My ggrandfather, John Alexander MALCOLM, DSO, was awarded the Croix de Guerre in WW1. The ribbon has wide green stripes alternating with thin red ones. The cross is bronze with a Bronze palm on the ribbon. I suggest it is french and on the back is printed 1914-1916.

I have downloaded a Medal Cards from the UK Archives WO/372/24 which indicate that he was with the Argyle Sutherland Highlanders (Dec 1916, Apr 1917) & South African Rifles (Sep 1917). I can't interpret the rest.

In the London gazette in 1917, it lists him as a recipient.

My query is - can anyone tell me how I can find out what he was awarded this medal for?

Thanks for your help

Gaye

I am seeking details of the Robert Herd who was shipwrecked aboard the HMS Captain in 1870.

I know for fact that he had a son Richard Jeffrey Herd born in Plymouth in 1880. The mother was Julia from Ireland. Robert was listed as a Coast Guard Boatman and therefore still "of the sea".

Family letters suggest that Robert was born in Aberdeen and went to Ireland to get an Irish wife.

But the 1881 census states that he was born in 1847, Cork, Ireland.

He married Julia Daley from Cork, Ireland (as per 1881 census) and had several children, two of whom were Richard Jeffrey Herd born in Plymouth in 1880 and Robert Herd, born in 1879 also in Plymouth. Other children were Katherine, Mary.

Family story tells that a HERD family left their home during the potato famine and re-settled - was this ex Scotland or Ireland ? Was this Robert b in 1847 or maybe Robert's father?  Mary, one of Robert's daughters lists Cumberland as an address on her return to UK for a visit.

I also have an address for an Uncle Jerry Herd in New Zealand which was found in son Richard Jeffery Herd's Seaman's record book. I suggest that possibly the Jeremiah Herd in Dunedin, NZ and the father Robert Herd were brothers.

There is an 1861 census record for a Mary Hird who has a Robert (5yrs) and Jeremiah (13yrs) as sons. Could this be them or were they too young?

So to all you HERD buffs - any ideas ?

Please