Discharge Book numbering from WW 2 to 1972 for British seamen

[Paul Elmont]

Once again i ask why?? So many of you are giving your Discharge Numbers and the Year, some Numbers are just two digits, why all the secrecy!
Come on Lads please give the Full Number , unless you have forgotten it and only remember the start digit!????

Also as i have requested before on this Thread, i will and cannot add those names and Numbers etc unless you give the full details, that is
Your First Ship, your full Number the Year and which Company!

All those that give just a snippet is of no use or help at all!
Thank You

Hey Doc, I missed the request before in this thread about all the details of service. It looks like you are putting together a list/record of numbers. I thought you were just looking for numbers specific to date issued.

Alderney Trader R891020 Guernsey 1970. Paul

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Paul
Well i was at first Paul, but later seeing as there were s many adding their Numbers i decided to ask for more detail, as there is another Thread (Will have to find it) that also deals with the Crew Member issue of Numbers , Ships etc, and it seemed that many of the names added here were not being added to the other Thread!
Many thanks for the addition anyway Paul.

I still have to do quite a lot of work, as i have dropped back a bit on my project of adding all the names to the Flag!
Cheers

[Terry Foskett]

R748632 issued March 1961.

[Adrian Featherstonhaugh]

Hello, this is a very late post I know but have only just seen your thread....
For what it's worth, my Discharge Book number is UK007393, issued 7th June 1973 (Mercantile Marine Office, London).

[Patrick Barker]

My Discharge Book is numbered R900632 - issued September 1971

[Alan Mcdougle]

Hi
My Discharge book was issued at Blyth in Northumberland March 1960 No R706312

Regard Alan

[William Keough]

R552727 issued 4th May 1951 in Southampton

[Pam Fudge]

I thought you'd like to see all of my Dad, Vivian John Squibbs' Continuous Certificates of Discharge ( Vivian's D.O.B. - 2.1.1911 in Cardigan, S Wales, UK.):



- R37118 – 29.10.1927 issued in South Shields
- R148708 25.1.1962 (RSS Notified Free Official replacement) issued 28.10. 1936 Swansea
- R148708 25.1.1962 (RSS Notified Free Official replacement) issued 21. 6. 1962 Cardiff.

[Robert Reilly]

My discharge book number R902093. 1970 71 Robert Reilly Gravesend Kent. Sea school.

[Bill Cook]

[QUOTE=David Snook;84021]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.
thank 1958 R694044