Discharge Book numbering from WW 2 to 1972 for British seamen

[Michael Gallagher]

Mine 1970 R885658

[Eugene Doherty]

My Discharge book number R767858, February 1962

[Doc Vernon]

Many Numbers appearing on this Thread and a Thank You for them all, however if any of you want to be added to my List, i will need your First Ship , Company name

eg:

Sangster	Don	R 572077		Trevanion		HAIN
Saul	philip	R 794848		Pyrrhus		HOLT
Saunders	Grant	UK 034248		Euro Freighter		Denholm Ship Management

Thank You

[Alex Ball]

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

Mine was R88**** issued in Feb 1970. I recall a few after me had R89 numbers, and possibly there were a sprinkling of R9's before the change to the UK numbers
Alex Ball

[Harvey Stanger]

Stanger Harvey R835300 Argyll Hunting & Son

[Mike Howard]

Howard Mike R 790393 Chirripo Elders & Fyffe

[David M Shaw]

David M Shaw R793860 issued 1964 (BPTC Nav App)

[Chris Bell]

Bell Chris R 904322 Eridge Trident Tankers

[keith sweetland]

Mine was 909450 feb 72

[David Thomas]

R896154, 1970