Discharge Book numbering from WW 2 to 1972 for British seamen

[Mike Rotherforth]

Mine was R751066 issued May 1961
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[Graeme Walker]

Mine is R 529464 Issued April 1950

[Terry Sullivan]

Mine is R340406 issued in January 1946
Terry Sullivan

[Neil Morris]

David, as a result of the Rochdale report, and the new Shipping Act the format of the discharge book was changed, I think from the 1st January 1973 the UK number was adopted, I renewed mine on that date, but kept the R number. It's possible the newer UK ones were issued before that.

[Christopher Barker]

Mine was issued at the start of 69. R870515

[Robert Reilly]

My discharge book number was R903093 .Gravesend Kent 1971

[Salfordles]

My number is R 761837 1961.

[Gordon Martin]

My father's number was R291179 Issued late November 1943. Thanks for your efforts. G M Martin

[William McCarthy]

Ahoy Shipmates!! (a nautical hello?)

My Discharge Book number is: UK000076, issued in Cardiff 12/01/1973. So if I was number 76, were there 75 other books issued in the previous 11 days? It would make sense to close the R prefix on 31/12/1972?

One fact and some more questions, sorry lads.

William McCarthy Bank Line Electrician. I made sure I got out before I became a red nosed Lecky!!!

[Robert Reilly]

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.