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Armed Forces / Re: Merchant Navy WW1
« on: Yesterday at 19:25 »
Quote from: ansteynomad on Yesterday at 14:44
There us a six figure reference number to the left of all but the first of these dates and I wonder what these numbers signify.

The six figure numbers that you mention are ship's official numbers which distinguishes one ship from another. These numbers can be transposed to ship names.

Regards
Hugh

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help needed please on RNR Service Record + RV6??
« on: Wednesday 15 May 24 19:09 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: leemeetee on Tuesday 14 May 24 11:24 BST (UK)
can anyone put me right on what an RV6 was???

RV forms were administrative RNR documents - there were many of them but details are scarce. I have researched a few of them but I have not yet come across details of RV6 yet. Could you give some context please? Could you show the part that it is noted. Thanks.

Regards
Hugh

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World War Two / Re: Uniform ID
« on: Wednesday 15 May 24 19:03 BST (UK)  »
Actually, although not the clearest of photos, I would say he was a cadet/midshipman of the Merchant Navy.

Regards
Hugh

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Europe / Re: Belgium, Antwerp December 1956 - Death of unknown seaman aboard SS Levenpool
« on: Friday 26 April 24 14:59 BST (UK)  »
As already stated there appears to be no death at sea registered for that ship at that time.

There is no Ship's Official Logbook for LEVENPOOL official number 168941 indexed at the MHA in Canada which is where the vast majority of logbooks are held for this era. That may not be a problem however as most are not indexed for this time but are held off site and would need to be searched by their staff.

So hopefully they will have a logbook and if so the Master would have noted in the narrative section of the log what happened. Even if no logbook has survived they will probably still have the Crew Agreement which in itself would indicate who was discharged dead.

You should email them but make sure you ask for LEVENPOOL official numnber 168941 and the dates you need. They are very helpful but there will be a charge for any documents they send to you. I am not sure of their basic costs.

MHA Canada contact details for research: mhares@mun.ca

Regards
Hugh

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World War One / Re: What's the name of the Ship ?
« on: Saturday 20 April 24 14:28 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Stirrick on Saturday 20 April 24 07:22 BST (UK)

I knew that GIBRALTAR served the Northern Patrol at Swarback Minns in the Shetlands from June,1915.
So a transfer from the Orkneys makes perfect sense for a 'Scottish' fishing-boat.

However, I understood that GIBRALTAR was later moved to Portland to serve the A/S School.
Which is where I thought this sailor must have joined her.

Or was her time at Portand after the War ?

GIBRALTAR was replaced at Shetland by the hired yacht BERYL from 3/1918 until 8/1918 while GIBRALTAR was refitting at Chatham. GIBRALTAR continued on Aux Patrol from 12/1918 but at Kirkcaldy until 2/1919. She then went to anti-submarine flottila as depot ship at Portland from 3/1919.

Regards
Hugh

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Armed Forces / Re: DEMS Gunner Records
« on: Wednesday 03 April 24 16:54 BST (UK)  »
Hi Linda,
As Andy says the series is accruing so is a work in progress - I am sure he will have cards in there when they are processed so very much a watch this space or keep asking them.

Hugh

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Armed Forces / Re: DEMS Gunner Records
« on: Wednesday 03 April 24 14:38 BST (UK)  »
Cheers Andy that is correct.
The problem for me has always been the release of Army records for D.E.M.S. MRA without attaching a maritime card and frustrations with the MOD as why some do and some don't.

Just to re-emphasise: maritime cards will only be for Army gunners. For Royal Navy D.E.M.S. Pay & Victualing ledgers will need to be searched by the MOD.

Merchant Navy Crew Agreements can also be used in searches for both and Army and Navy D.E.M.S gunners as they signed on as part of the ship's crew.

For Linda, did you manage to progress your search for G.H. MacHardie?

Regards
Hugh
 

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The Common Room / Re: Shipping record for SS Gilroy
« on: Wednesday 03 April 24 13:13 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Mad01 on Wednesday 03 April 24 11:14 BST (UK)

Can anyone help to where I can go to find where he is buried? If the ships logs exist, where would they be kept.

For ship GEO GILROY official number 45817 the Ship's Official Logbook is held at the Maritime History Archive in Canada. You need to ask them to check the narrative section for any entry into his death as reported by the Master. They will look it up for you but any copies will be chargeable.

Make sure you give the official number of the ship and the date of his death so they can optimise a search as logbooks are held for a whole year.

Regards
Hugh

Contact them at email: mhares@mun.ca

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Armed Forces / Re: Alexander Milton McGregor
« on: Tuesday 19 March 24 11:59 GMT (UK)  »
Alexander Milton McGregor was lost at sea while being transported as a prisoner of war in a Japanese hell ship, HOFUKU MARU.

https://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/Hell_Ships/Hofuku_Maru/html/m_died_25.htm

Regards
Hugh

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