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Unknown Seaman
« on: Thursday 20 October 22 09:15 BST (UK) »
I am trying to identify a Seaman - please see attached.

Could someone give me a rough date for the photo ?

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Re: Unknown Seaman
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 20 October 22 16:35 BST (UK) »
Hi Andy
I can tell you he's a Stoker or whatever the term was then.
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32.04'.04"S 115.48'.30"E
Hamilton, Kennedy, Lovell, McCreadie, Murray, Workman - Ayrshire, Scotland
Lovell - Texas, USA
McCreadie - Dunedin, NZ
Boyle - Eire
McCreadie, Wills, Wyatt - Queensland
Tait/Tate - Toronto, Canada
Workman, McEwan - OFS, South Africa

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Re: Unknown Seaman
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 20 October 22 18:45 BST (UK) »
His uniform matches the one in the 1918 photo of Claude Choules, known for living to 110 years of age!

The 1918 photo:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Choules#/media/File:ClaudeChoules1918.jpg

If that link doesn't take you directly to the photo, go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Choules and scroll to the bottom.

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Re: Unknown Seaman
« Reply #3 on: Friday 21 October 22 08:54 BST (UK) »
Thanks, guys.

What makes you say that he's a Stoker ?

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Re: Unknown Seaman
« Reply #4 on: Friday 21 October 22 09:08 BST (UK) »
The badge on his upper arm is that of a stoker.

As an aside, Claude Choules was my second cousin.
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: Unknown Seaman
« Reply #5 on: Friday 21 October 22 14:08 BST (UK) »
So it is.

Thanks again.
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