Discharge Book numbering from WW 2 to 1972 for British seamen

[Ivan Cloherty]

[QUOTE=Bill Cook;415167]

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

I think if you start at post#1 and work your way through, you will find answers for any questions that you may have, assuming that you already haven't done so.

[James Atkins]

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

If it is any help
I registered July 1970 & my number was R885849

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Bill.
A missing link, my discharge No R510868 issued in 1949.
Cheers Des

[Geoff McCormack]

"Mine is R 813900 issued Nov 1964"

[Martin Davies]

My original discharge book was R848167, supplied in April 1967. In January 1973 it was replaced with the new style discharge book, but the number remained unchanged.
Cheers
Martin Davies

[Noel Guina]

Hi. My discharge book number was R618131 issued in Liverpool in 1954.

[John Thomas Anderson]

David, my Discharge Book is number R911xxx issued at Tilbury 24th July 1972 on completion off my 14 week deck course at the National Sea School. I surmise that the U.K. prefix was introduced at the start off 1973. On the 16th January 1973 I was issued a new style Discharge Book in Belfast still with my R911xxx number. Hopefully this will help with your research.

[Ivan Cloherty]

Why the R911xxx is there something we shouldn't know

[happy daze john in oz]

Why the R911xxx is there something we shouldn't know

Had it been XXXX I would suspect he had been on the Queensland grog.

[Doc Vernon]

Think it may point out that he had so many DR's issued! LOL