Help please - john harry Douglas Barnes - Royal Navy

[plaza1657]

Dads navy records from 1940s

Mauritius – Ordinary Seaman – from 14th December 1940 until 11th June 1941 then promoted
Mauritius – Able Seaman – from 12 June 1941 until 30th November 1942
Braganza – Able Seaman – from 1st December 1942 until 24th February 1943
Tana – Able Seaman – from 25th February 1943 until 17th April 1943
Teviotbank – Able Seaman – from 18th April 1943 until 22nd January 1944
Braganza – Able Seaman – from 23rd January 1944 until 24th February 1944
Braganza – Able Seaman – from 25th February 1944 until 27th March 1944
Sheba (Tulip) – Able Seaman – from 28th March 1944 until 11th May 1944
Sheba – Able Seaman – from 12th May 1944 until 11th November 1944
Pembroke – Able Seaman – from 12th November 1944 until 5th April 1945
Royal Albert (NP 1730) – Able Seaman – from 6th April 1945 until 5th May 1945
Royal Edgar – Able Seaman – from 6th May 1945 until 9th July 1946
Pembroke – Able Seaman – from 10th July 1946 until 25th August 1946
Pembroke II (Solebay) – Able Seaman – from 26th August 1946 until 28th November 1946
Pembroke II (Gabbard) – Able Seaman – from 29th November 1946 until 24th April 1947
Pembroke – Able Seaman – from 25th April 1947 until 13th May 1947
Vengeance – Able Seaman – from 14th May 1947 until 25th June 1947
Pembroke – Able Seaman – from 26th June 1947 until 15th July 1947
London – Able Seaman – from 16th July 1947 until 30th September 1947
London – Able Seaman – from 1st October 1947 until 16th November 1947
London – Able Seaman – from 17th November 1947 until 11th September 1948
London – Able Seaman – from 12th September 1948 until 30th September 1948
Pembroke 1-1 – Able Seaman – from 1st October 1948 until 14th November 1949

BRAGANZA – the naval base at Bombay, India
SHEBA – the naval base at Aden
 TANA – naval base at Kilindini, Kenya

[Romilly]

Someone with Worldwide Membership to Ancestrymight be able to find something for you.

I'm unsure where would be the best place to request that... but I'm sure that someone on here will know!

Romilly.

[nanny jan]

I'm surprised that his marriage or next of kin are not shown on his service record; is that usual for Navy records?


Nanny Jan

[plaza1657]

nothing Jan, was in barnardos from birth then hms Ganges then straight to royal navy, no record of next of kin on all his navy documents

[Romilly]

My late father's RNR WW1 Service Record has his home address and next of kin on it.

In fact all of the early RN Records that I have, (going back to the 1840's) have next of kin & address on...

And so that does seem strange.

Romilly.