James samuel wilding.

[Tony Wilding]

Hi again, i decided to get a paid search from kew, no way can i walk around there all day, and have tklen the plunge, gave all info that has been given to me by you all, plus what i know, dont know how long they take to do the search, or if they post any results to me, maybe its a email, so now i wait and hope, canada got back to me , but hold no wartime records, from 1939. They need to know names and dates of ships he served on, for crew lists, that i dont have. For the period they have records for.from 39 to 51 they dont have records. Anyway at least i have what u have found for me, am so pleased, thanks to all who took time to look. Tony wilding.

[Tony Wilding]

This may jog someones memory. ?

[Tony Wilding]

Hello, well so far i have aquired 2 more photos of his ships, ss fort augustus from south wales museum, and ss ernest g pathy, ex fort grouard from archives of canada, am waiting on paid search results from kew, 21 days now. Lets hope kew comes up with something, ? I think result from there depends on who does the search.

[Tony Wilding]

Hi again, thanks for all your advice, my fathers seatime records arrived today from kew, was well pleased with the result, cost £45 for the search. Total of 12 ships, . Tony wilding.

[Hugh]

Glad you got there in the end Tony. £45 is roughly about right for what Kew charge for a CRS 10. Daylight robbery in my opinon - you could get it for under a tenner up until recently.

Regards
Hugh

[Tony Wilding]

HELLO HUGH, Problem is they make the rules, we can do nothing, but its strange how the price increases over 4 times. pensions dont, the NMM at Greenwich charge £30 now for a 7x5 photo. that is a rip off ! could go on for ever about unfair charges, VAT is a completely disgusting way of robbing us, we pay tax on earnings, then taxed when we spend the little that is left,how can it be correct and fair if u make repairs to your house u pay VAT, or your car, my private pension gets taxed, lose £80 a month, i am 72 , still work part time, could not run a car otherwise,i can understand the work shy and dossers, pay no tax, get all the benefits, but it wont change, best wishes, Tony Wilding.

[Tony Wilding]

the records i received, but still some missing, ships earlier than listed.

[Tony Wilding]

thats all of therm.

[Tony Wilding]

Could this be him ? There was a James S Wilding as 3rd Butcher signed on the “Rangitiki” ( official No 149561) in Liverpool on the 20th October 1943 aged 40 with 2 years service (DoB circa 1904) when he signed, the ship arrived in New York on the 7th November 1943
It may be that he did several voyages in January, March, June, July September, November 1944

There was a James Wilder arrived in Liverpool September 1942 aboard the “Britannic” as a DBS from Bombay assistant butcher the ships list is difficult to read his age seems to be 38 an address is given as 170 Monega ? Road Forrest gate London, the name of the ship is unreadable very blurred
Ray
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managed to decipher the name of ship, SS ARONDA, CHEERS, TONY.

[Hugh]

Tony,

"the records i received, but still some missing, ships earlier than listed."

What ships are you missing. If I read your posts correctly your father joined in 1941?

Regards
Hugh