Discharge Book numbering from WW 2 to 1972 for British seamen

[Chris Bell]

Happy New Year to you.
There was a big difference in wages but the overtime with the RMAS more than made up for it. Was posted to the Clyde in 87 and had heard of the incident and I still have contacts who may have been involved. I'll ask around. Didn't stay in Scotland for long and moved to HQ in Bath 1990 and there I stayed until early retirement in 2008 when the RMAS was disbanded.
The Jungle was still there when I did my Eng Cadetship in South Shields but was in decline and only ever visited on a couple of occasions.

[Mike Rotherforth]

Mine was R751066 issued May 1961
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[Graeme Walker]

Mine is R 529464 Issued April 1950

[Terry Sullivan]

Mine is R340406 issued in January 1946
Terry Sullivan

[Neil Morris]

David, as a result of the Rochdale report, and the new Shipping Act the format of the discharge book was changed, I think from the 1st January 1973 the UK number was adopted, I renewed mine on that date, but kept the R number. It's possible the newer UK ones were issued before that.

[Christopher Barker]

Mine was issued at the start of 69. R870515

[Robert Reilly]

My discharge book number was R903093 .Gravesend Kent 1971

[Salfordles]

My number is R 761837 1961.

[Gordon Martin]

My father's number was R291179 Issued late November 1943. Thanks for your efforts. G M Martin

[William McCarthy]

Ahoy Shipmates!! (a nautical hello?)

My Discharge Book number is: UK000076, issued in Cardiff 12/01/1973. So if I was number 76, were there 75 other books issued in the previous 11 days? It would make sense to close the R prefix on 31/12/1972?

One fact and some more questions, sorry lads.

William McCarthy Bank Line Electrician. I made sure I got out before I became a red nosed Lecky!!!