Re: Discharge Book numbering from WW 2 to 1972 for British seamen
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Originally Posted by
Roger5261
My Discharge book issued April 1972 is numbered R908118. 'R' numbers continued up December 1972. January 1973 they became 'UK' numbers up until 1995 when they became 'DB' numbers.
UK numbers lasted until about 1999 as I recall.
Re: Discharge Book numbering from WW 2 to 1972 for British seamen
I was issued Dis A book in 1965, my number was R817026, name Michael Jefferson, from Eng Cadet with BP Tankers to C/E.
Re: Discharge Book numbering from WW 2 to 1972 for British seamen
Re: Discharge Book numbering from WW 2 to 1972 for British seamen
I have been clearing out a family member's house and have my uncle's discharge book. Does anyone collect these? If not sadly I will have to destroy it.
Re: Discharge Book numbering from WW 2 to 1972 for British seamen
If it’s a family member Judy why destroy it. Any other family members doing family trees in the future it may be invaluable . it is a personal record of your Uncles sea going life. Well worth holdng on to . Regards JS... A cousin of mine his father died and his wife at the time cleared his house out and threw all his. Medals from WW 2 out . None. Of the family were very pleased about it , JS
Re: Discharge Book numbering from WW 2 to 1972 for British seamen
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Originally Posted by
Judy Young
I have been clearing out a family member's house and have my uncle's discharge book. Does anyone collect these? If not sadly I will have to destroy it.
Sadly, you do not give your Uncle's name or what period he served, the Discharge Book is part, and in some cases a persons whole history, it would be sacrilege to destroy it, if you don't want it, give it a local museum, or even a charity shop, someone may have a use for it. If you have a badge, a button, a letter also it will improve its chances of survival as it will give provenance to the other items. Things are easy to destroy, but difficult to recover, but at least you are thinking about it and did not trash it straightaway
Re: Discharge Book numbering from WW 2 to 1972 for British seamen
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