Discharge Book numbering from WW 2 to 1972 for British seamen

[william mccormick]

Mine is R 639546 issued Dec 1955.

Mccormick Mine is R561685 issued October 1951

[Graham Brinn]

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 from 1968 was R870406

[Pam Fudge]

Hi David
I may be too late for you but these are my
Dad, Vivian Squibbs' details that cover WW2
R148708 28.10.1936 to 24.1.1962

25,1.1962 to 16.7.1969
Regards Pam

[Thomas Erskine]

I am R714457 issued Dec 1959

[Robert Reilly]

R902093 was my number in 1970-71 ROBERT REILLY GLASGOW.

[Tony Reeves]

Hi David,

My Discharge book number is R789420, issued Victoria docks 31 July
1963.

Regards,
Tony Reeves.

[Dorothy Hyde]

Hi My Dads No. was R630259 I think he left 1955/6.
Dee

[Doc Vernon]

Hi My Dads No. was R630259 I think he left 1955/6.
Dee

That Number belongs to a Person called Cornwall CW Born 1931 London.
Is this him ??
Cheers

[john middleton]

My book was issued at Gravesend Sea school November
1950 R542907, may forger our wedding anniversary but
never my discharge book number, still got it and treasure it,
(and my wife)

[Ivan Cloherty]

Hi My Dads No. was R630259 I think he left 1955/6.
Dee

He didn't stay long, as that number would have been issued 1954/55