Help please

[Doc Vernon]

More info discharge book R1074393.
Served on the Assidity O.N.162508 for spells 1941-42.
Any help appreciated.
Vic

Vic going back a spell this was also by you .
I wonder if this will help at all by looking at the Crew Lists for the Ship
This Covers Home Trade for 1942 . So he should be listed in the Documents ,and you may then be able to see what date he joined ?? Only guessing on that though
Cheers

162500; 162501; 162502; 162503: 162508; 162510 | The National Archives


before the allocation of prefix ‘R’ Dis. A book numbers they were just numerical and certainly by the mid-1920’s had reached 7 figure so thee wee those with 7 digits !

[Doc Vernon]

Years No Range APPROX new entrants/year
1927-32 R 35000- R 110000 15,000
1932-40 R 110000- R 217000 12,000
1940-48 R 217000- R 400000 22,000
avoid R 400000-R 500000 range
1949-59 R 500000- R 710000 20,000
1959-72 R 710000- R 910000 16,000

So prior to these there was no R prefix. So that Number would not have had the R as far as I can make out Vic.
Cheers

[j.sabourn]

Going to Vics number on dis,A book, there are also too many numerals his has 7. To my mind there should only be 6.
JS

[vic mcclymont]

Years No Range APPROX new entrants/year
1927-32 R 35000- R 110000 15,000
1932-40 R 110000- R 217000 12,000
1940-48 R 217000- R 400000 22,000
avoid R 400000-R 500000 range
1949-59 R 500000- R 710000 20,000
1959-72 R 710000- R 910000 16,000

So prior to these there was no R prefix. So that Number would not have had the R as far as I can make out Vic.
Cheers

Hi Doc, thanks for that cannot see where the number I quoted it's in, any ideas?
I will check with my source if number is correct.
Vic

[Doc Vernon]

No Vic
That Number will not be in that Series as i said ,as it was issued before the R came in,so i would at a guess say about 1925/7 ??
Cheers

The Crew list will help as it should show his previous Ship or of it was his only ship then one would know the date of issue.
But all this costs Moolah mate! LOL

[Bill Cameron]

My Discharge Book was issued 9/11/56 number R661237, a number I used to be able to reel off when asked, now I have to look at my book lol

[Doc Vernon]

1949-59 R 500000- R 710000 20,000

Yes Bill that would be correct as above list!
Cheers

Funny I never have forgotten my Number as well as my RAF one . Sticks in the Brain!

[Doc Vernon]

Vic
Not sure if we have looked at this yet ,but as the dates you give here for the one Ship

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Served on the Assidity O.N.162508 for spells 1941-42

Then you say he was on the Henry Dundas,so that would make it 1943 ,so again looking at this is it possible that he would be in this Series of Ships and Crew.

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C11053958

This is for that Ship (Henry Dundas) 1943.

Reference:	BT 381/2545
Description:	165438; 165444; 165448
Date:	1943 Jan 01 - 1943 Dec 31
Held by:	The National Archives, Kew
Legal status:	Public Record(s)
Closure status:	Open Document, Open Description

Henry Dundas etc.JPG This is just a Pic of the Archives info on the Ship Vic