Discharge Book numbering from WW 2 to 1972 for British seamen

[Leo Judge]

Hi David, the numbers you gave look about right. I went to sea in 1960 and my number was R720703, so that falls in line with your notes.
Regards, Leo Judge

[John Cochrane]

mine R855406, issued 1969

[RogerEmmins]

Issued 8th. December 1964

R811083

[Ian Giddings]

My discharge book number when issued in late 1970 was R895679 and this number was kept when new discharge books were issued in 1972. I believe this was when the UK numbering system started

[Philip Rogers]

My discharge no. R897108 issued may 1971

[Michael Gallagher]

R885658 issued 1970

[Philip taylor]

Mine was R396040 and was issued London at end of 1947. Dont remember seeing many R4????? numbers though when I was P/CS and involved in sign on/offs and ships articles in the sixties always thought that strange..
Stuart

Hi can't believe how close your number is to my dad's
R396115 Frank Taylor stamped 5 September 1947 Dock Street whilst mine UK025573 14 October 1974.

[Charles Webb Cooper]

My first trip was on the Monarch of Bermuda as an ordinary seaman (Peggy) in November 1941 when I was 15 years old. My discharge book number was R274361. I gave up seafaring in 1949 for a shore job and came to N.Z. in 1953. Yes, that's a long time ago but I'm still fairly active at 93.

[Phil Hughes]

Hi, My first ship was in 1958 and my number started with "R" but I believe in the 1970's sometime "UK" was used.
Phil Hughes.

[j.sabourn]

#57.. An old fella who visits. The same venues as me was 100 years of age last month. He always sports a RN lapel badge . Was going to ask him about his past next week, but as all gatherings are now illegal will have to wait, usually see him at Rockingham.if he went as a boy seaman he would have been at sea in 1934. Long before I was born and would be quite at liberty to say I was in Baghdad when you were in Dads bag. JS.