Discharge Book numbering from WW 2 to 1972 for British seamen

[Doc Vernon]

Hi casso
Came across this on the Net, but not sure as to how to go about using the info?
Possibly there is a way to get to the Library or whatever to view these Listings, it may just have something on your Man! ???? Who knows~~It is to do with the Grimsby Trawlers of the era!

Title	Board of Trade - Port of Grimsby
Date	1863-1937
Ref No	208
Extent	468 boxes,15 volumes

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Title Registers of fishing apprentices Date 1880-1937

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Think this Link will show how to find what one is looking for ?
Cheers

North East Lincolnshire Archives | The National Archives

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Jim.
Saw the Otaio many times on the Aussie coast, with your cadets on board, had a picture of her docking in London but left it on an old computer.
Des

[billy cruickshank]

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

Hi David

Mine was r89 for 1970

Regards

[Roger Carr]

My discharge book No. is R768577 issued in Liverpool 9th April 1962. Hope this is useful. Many thanks.
Roger Carr

[David Atkinson]

Hi David
Mine was R813723 Dec 1965.
David Atkinson

[Gerard Hawkes]

Mine was R771984 Oct 1962

[Robert Reilly]

R902093

[John Bannon]

Hello David,My Discharge Book Number is:-R662767 issued on the 2nd October 1956 at Liverpool. Additionally my Fathers book Issued prior to 12/1907 was numbered 489844 the continuation book was numbered 692532 from 21st of August 1912.This Number stayed with him on subsequent books,the book issued on the 13th August 1942 had the same number .Stamped "Renewal Book Issued Free. Original Reported lost through enemy action"The Prefix R was not recorded on the replacement book, on the upper right corner of page 4 there is a stamp CR this is handwritten in the 1912 book. Best of Luck with your Research .John Bannon

[Paul Elmont]

Mine is R891020 Issued May 1972

[RogerEmmins]

Original R811083 issued to me Dec 1964 in Dover, Kent. New book issued South Shields Dec 1972 with original number.