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    Quote Originally Posted by Doc Vernon View Post
    I think i am corect in saying that our Tony Morcom's Number of
    UK007165 was issued in mid 1973
    Cheers

    Mine also for what its worth (shown below in my Sig) was issued in 1958

    This one was probably very near the last of the R Series
    Discharge Book Number
    R905409 1972

    Here is another odd one

    Discharge Book Number
    1065970 issued 1924 i note there are 7 Digits here!
    . ROBERT REILLY DISCHARGE BOOK NUMBER R902093 at Gravesend Kent. 1972. Enjoyed my first time away from home.

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    Default Re: Discharge Book numbering from WW 2 to 1972 for British seamen

    R816085 5th April 1965 Alan Whitrhouse
    Hope this is helpful

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    Default Re: Discharge Book numbering from WW 2 to 1972 for British seamen

    This is just s test i am doing (Doc Vernon) on Alan,s Page So no Replies
    Thanks R816085

    https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ils/r/C8588153

    Reference: BT 372/2638/48
    Description: R816085 WHITEHOUSE A E 07/02/1944 LEVEN NEAR HULL
    Date: 1913 - 1972
    Held by: The National Archives, Kew
    Former reference in its original department: R816085
    Legal status: Public Record(s)
    Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
    Last edited by Doc Vernon; 8th January 2023 at 07:20 PM.
    R816085

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    My Discharge Number R715986 issued October 1959
    Cheers Roy

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    My discharge book number is R905263 and was issued in April 1972 I done a couple of trips that brought me into 1973 when I had to change the discharge book for the new ones that had come they issued the first uk numbers hope that helps Ben

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    Default Re: Discharge Book numbering from WW 2 to 1972 for British seamen

    Quote Originally Posted by David Snook View Post
    I've done some research on Discharge Books and Discharge A numbers from WW2 to 1972 to try and get an idea of the turnover of British seamen over the period.
    Typical numbers issued for various years are

    1940 R 217400
    1943 R 230000
    1945 R 310000
    1956 R 658000
    1965 R 816000
    1972 ??? Was R prefix still used at this time.

    I would be grateful for feedback on whether these numbers look reasonable and also for some information on the numbers issued around 1972.
    thanks
    David Snook
    Mine was R840574

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    Default Re: dis A R 419585

    Mine is R821040 issued in about 1965/6

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    Mine was R768577 issued in Liverpool March 1962
    R768577

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    Mine's R865950 from 1968.
    Never forgotten it!

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    Mine’s R835300 issued 1966

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