Discharge Book numbering from WW 2 to 1972 for British seamen

[Patrick Coleman]

My discharge book no R911779 registered the 14th July 1972. Must of been one of the last.

[Peter Drake]

W Leonard AB R227372 issued Glasgow 1/7/1941 Paper certificates of discharge but with no number from 2/12/1939 showing the same information as a discharge book

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Peter.
Going by your book No you must be if 16 when you got it, be around 97 congratulations
Cheers Des

[Hugh]

W Leonard AB R227372 issued Glasgow 1/7/1941 Paper certificates of discharge but with no number from 2/12/1939 showing the same information as a discharge book

AB Walter Leonard was born on 6.5.1906 at Hull and was awarded the BEM(Civ) in the Birthday Honours list 1946 - ship ACCRINGTON.
ACCRINGTON was hired as a Rescue Ship from 1943 - 1945. I know that AB Leonard was aboard her in July 1941. I believe he passed away in 1986.

Regards
Hugh

[Brenda Shackleton]

RS ACCRINGTON . According to Arnold Hague (Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945 ) Accrington saved 141 lives between Feb 1942 - December 1944
Honours & Awards;- 3/O C. Draper MBE
Chief Steward C. Murphy BEM
AB E. Thompson BEM
AB J. McIntyre BEM
Donkeyman I Forester BEM
Master, Chief Officer. 2nd Engineer, HF/DF Operator & 2xABs also received commendations.

Not bad for a little ship !!

regards
Brenda

[Andy simpson]

Mine was R879292 issued in sept 1969

[Richard Lines]

Good Afternoon All,

Mine is UK021068 issued October 1974.

Regards

Richard

[John Banfield]

Good afternoon Richard, now there is an odd thing, mine is UK 024175, issued 20th Sept 1974. So that maybe tells us Discharge books went to the shipping offices in batches.

[Terry Sullivan]

Mine was issued in January 1946
Terry Sullivan R340406

[Robert Reilly]

My discharge book nulmber is R902093 I joined around 1971was at Gravesend Kent for ten weeks catering remember the jackets called Andy Pandys,after the children's programme on TV.