Identification of Sailor by Naval ID

[mckha489]

have you waded through these?
they don't unfortunately appear to have their 'number' but it might identify suitable candidates.

https://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/archive/93506066

[HMac]

Ronald Albert Edwin Calver b. 1924 was indeed a Royal Navy officer.
Firstly, looking at the bracelet the RN official number is indeed for a Portsmouth based seaman/communicator rating so it would seem that he was promoted from the lower to the upper deck at some point. You would need to apply for his service record to find out more about him.

He is shown in the 1945 Navy List as a Tempy Acting Sub-Lt (Sp Br) (Cy) - he would have been a Special Branch officer employed on cypher duties.

Regards
Hugh

[BobWatsit]

Thank you everyone who has replied.

Hugh that is interesting. Are you able to point me in the right direction to apply for the war records?

[ShaunJ]

https://www.apply-deceased-military-record.service.gov.uk/

[Ashjo]

May or not be of some help, but could the 'SIG TO' indicate 'Signalman, Tactical Branch'  i.e  a member of the communication branch dealing with semaphore, flag hoists and general message handling, rather than communication by radio telephoney and morse code which would be done by a telegraphist?
 
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[BobWatsit]

So my grand father was in the signals so that would have relevance of the bracelet turns out to be his.

I am wondering if they got his name wrong on the bracelet.

[ShaunJ]

I am wondering if they got his name wrong on the bracelet

It's an unofficial ID tag so it's quite possible.

[Girl Guide]

As far as I am aware civilians also wore ID tags or bracelets.  I have my mother's and the letters and numbers relate to the 1939 Register.  It gives the E.D. letter code, the schedule number and the sub number.

This would have been a means to identify anyone killed during an air raid.