Discharge Book numbering from WW 2 to 1972 for British seamen

Mine is R800013 - issued 22-06-1964 , Ivor

David, R711908 was issued 4 September 1959 at Belfast MMO.

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Originally Posted by David Snook

Thanks to everyone who's contributed so far.

Stuart Henderson's point about not seeing R 4????? numbers seems to be backed up by Colin Hawken (R 510709) and Fred Lacey(R 525985)both from 1949 which were issued 2 years after R 396040. Any R 4????? numbers out there?

Mick O'Brien's number UK 018117 from 1974 tallies with Doc Vernon's thought that the change from the R prefix to the UK prefix took place in 1972.
Is there anyone with a number issued in the 1968-72 period ?

thanks again for the help
David Snook

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Mine is R898362 August 1971

Feb 15 1971 Avonmouth R894157