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DEMS Ships WW2
« on: Wednesday 06 March 19 11:47 GMT (UK) »
I am trying to find out which DEMS, James Nugent served on, born 1913 in Salford, died 26/6/1941 at sea.
He enlisted in the Royal Artillery and was then assigned to a DEMS vessel as a Gunner.

Anny clues how to find the ship he served on please?

Brian

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Re: DEMS Ships WW2
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 06 March 19 12:12 GMT (UK) »
Welcome to Rootschat.  :)

A copy of his service record should help.  Here's how to apply:

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=651361.0
Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT   Gandy/LDN before 1830  Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK   Rainer/CAN (Toronto) Gillians/CAN  Sturgeon/CAN (Vancouver)
Bailey/LDN Page/KNT   Paling/WA (var)



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Re: DEMS Ships WW2
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 06 March 19 12:38 GMT (UK) »
DEMS gunners, especially Maritime Regiment,RA gunners are very difficult to research. If obtaining his service records - which should be the very first thing you do in researching any serviceman - ask for his Maritime Card. In my experience very few of these cards survive making it difficult to find the ship(s) the gunner served on. However, I can tell you through my own records the following:

NUGENT, James - Gunner, age 28, 1/1 Maritime AA Regiment, RA was serving aboard MALAYA II - details of the ship here: https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/1013.html

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Re: DEMS Ships WW2
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 06 March 19 17:29 GMT (UK) »
Hugh, thank you very much indeed for the info.

Regards
Brian
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