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Royal Navy
« on: Tuesday 08 June 10 06:01 BST (UK) »
Can anyone advise as to how I trace family members who served in the RN. Don't have service numbers

Many thanks
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Re: Royal Navy
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 08 June 10 08:28 BST (UK) »
It depends on the time period and whether or not they were officers.

You could start here, where some navy records are indexed (generally about £3.50 to purchase if you find the record).
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/
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Re: Royal Navy
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 08 June 10 08:53 BST (UK) »
I got my dad's Navy records - I downloaded them online from the National Archives.
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Re: Royal Navy
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 09 June 10 06:18 BST (UK) »
Many thanks Nick,how much did they charge?

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« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 09 June 10 12:23 BST (UK) »
I think it was £3.50
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Re: Royal Navy
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 09 June 10 20:32 BST (UK) »
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/browse-refine.asp?CatID=15&searchType=browserefine&pagenumber=1&query=*&queryType=1

Maybe able to search by Place Of Birth and gradually get it down?

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Lowe(Lower Gornall-Castleford)
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« Reply #6 on: Thursday 10 June 10 08:21 BST (UK) »
Now that brings back a memory - I think I had problems locating my father's records, until someone on RC pointed out that you search for the date of enlistment, not the DOB.
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