Royal Navy WW2

[brit]

My Uncle was in the Royal Navy and was a leading stoker in 1943 receiving a Distinguished Service Medal. Can anyone explain what C/KX stands for. I know the C stands for enlistment in Chatham but have no knowledge of KX. 
I have his service number and would like to get his service record, do I contact Chatham?
Thanks, Brit

[andycand]

Hi

The link below has information about applying for copies of Service Records

http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/service_records.html

Andy

[Salty]

The C means he joined and was a Chatham rating. I believe the X implies that he was a Hostilities Only Rating. HO!

My father and two of his brothers joined together at Portsmouth and their numbers began P/JX, so thinking about it logically the first entrants numbers were probably P/AX and so on through the alphabet.

Salty

[joboy]

The C means he joined and was a Chatham rating. I believe the X implies that he was a Hostilities Only Rating. HO!

My father and two of his brothers joined together at Portsmouth and their numbers began P/JX, so thinking about it logically the first entrants numbers were probably P/AX and so on through the alphabet.

Salty

I'll go with Salty .... I was a Royal Marine HO PLY/X .......... Plymouth Division.
Joe

[macintosh]

My father was 10yrs in RNR prior to mobilisation in 1939 in RNPS and his number began with X four digits and B.
Any ideas what the B would signify?

James

[HMac]

For Brit,

C = Chatham Port Division
K = Stokers and Mechanicians
An additional letter "X" after the main letter indicates that the rating was engaged after the the new pay code of the early 1930s was introduced.

Regards
Hugh

[brit]

Thank you so much for your answers. Finally I am getting somewhere. Wish I could help people with questions but so far no luck.
Once again thanks to everyone. Brit