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WW2 Service Record Ship Name Help
« on: Thursday 11 November 21 15:10 GMT (UK) »
I'm looking at my grandfather's navy service record from the Second World War. It has a list of all the ships/shore stations he was at, with dates. Can anyone identify the name of the ship/place above 'Pembroke' in this photo?
Murray, McKelvie, Smith, Morrison, Latta, McClelland, Manson, Ingram, Cowan

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Re: WW2 Service Record Ship Name Help
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 11 November 21 15:27 GMT (UK) »
I believe it might help, if the record scan was zoomed out some more, so as to compare the writing of other entries.
Kirkham, Garlick, Worthington, Shaw, Bamber. Fylde Coast
Naylor/Nailor, Lyons, Wilkinson. Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire
Redfern. Cheshire/Derbyshire
LeFebvere, Lincolnshire

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Re: WW2 Service Record Ship Name Help
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 11 November 21 15:46 GMT (UK) »
I did try to do that but it kept telling me the photo size was too big, sorry. However, there are various different handwriting styles on the list, this one does not obviously match any others.
Murray, McKelvie, Smith, Morrison, Latta, McClelland, Manson, Ingram, Cowan

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Re: WW2 Service Record Ship Name Help
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 11 November 21 15:51 GMT (UK) »
Ok managed it! Here is the zoomed out version.
Murray, McKelvie, Smith, Morrison, Latta, McClelland, Manson, Ingram, Cowan


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Re: WW2 Service Record Ship Name Help
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 11 November 21 16:26 GMT (UK) »
https://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyBritishShips-Dittmar1.htm

Yes, the different scribe entries don't help. The first letter of the Ships? name is very difficult to establish, it might even be two letters. The last three letters, of the name could be  ryi or nyi. I've attempted a quick search on the above Link, but unfortunately I don't presently have the time to work through all the various combinations. I've assumed this record was from WWI, or thereabouts, but I have of course, no confirmation of this. The above Link can expand the timescales, of the various RN Ship entries.
Kirkham, Garlick, Worthington, Shaw, Bamber. Fylde Coast
Naylor/Nailor, Lyons, Wilkinson. Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire
Redfern. Cheshire/Derbyshire
LeFebvere, Lincolnshire

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Re: WW2 Service Record Ship Name Help
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 11 November 21 16:45 GMT (UK) »
I don't know if the Royal Navy had a presence there, but the RAF had a flying boat base at Korangi  (Corangi?) Creek. near Karachi, until 1947.
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Re: WW2 Service Record Ship Name Help
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 11 November 21 18:37 GMT (UK) »
Skewis (Wales and Scotland), Ayers (Maidenhead, Berkshire), Hildreth (Berkshire)

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Re: WW2 Service Record Ship Name Help
« Reply #7 on: Friday 12 November 21 14:42 GMT (UK) »
It does look like it could be Aorangi, thank you.
Murray, McKelvie, Smith, Morrison, Latta, McClelland, Manson, Ingram, Cowan