WW2 Navy records: abbreviations help please

[HMac]

Well this thread is 10 years old

Hi, Did you ever solve the Badges G.D or R issue?
I had some help from facebook forum (so thought I'd add detail....)
The G badge is a good conduct stripe (G= Good, D= detention R=Run

That is not correct I am afraid.
The letters referring to the Good Conduct Badges are as follows:
G = Granted. D = Deprived. R = Restored.

Some other replies on this thread are literally just a punt and are also incorrect.

Regards
Hugh

[MAITLAND_Finlays]

Thanks HMAC,
I was on a facebook forum 'HMS Dolphin', though it was a qualified answer, this makes more sense!
thankyou

[Sherilla63]

Hi,

I have the records of 2 uncles who were in the Royal Marines during WW2. One uncle was awarded something called a wounds certificate, could somebody please explain what this might have been? Is there any way that I might be able to see a copy? He was on HMS Southampton when it sank in Jan 1941, but I can't find anything on his record to say he was wounded or what severity of the wound he had apart from this mention of a wounds certificate. Family legend has it that he had embedded shrapnel wounds which led to his death in 1967 when they moved around, but I don't know how true that was.

My other uncle left the Royal Marines during the war in 1942 and his record has the following abbreviation B.P.S.R.M as the cause of his discharge. I'm confused as to why he might have left while the war was still ongoing?

Any information regarding these queries would be most appreciated.

Regards
Sherry Davis

[HMac]

Hi,
I am sure you will get a better response if you are able to post a part of his record for context.  Not doubting you, but it can be frustrating looking for abbreviations that actually turn out to be mistakes or typos.
Regards
Hugh