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18th October 2019, 03:35 AM
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That's incredible, thanks!
Does anyone know what badges and uniform my dad is wearing in these photos? Intensely curious to hear what people think.
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18th October 2019, 06:21 AM
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2nd one looks like a Deck Officer Uniform Summer Issue ,which one is your Dad in the Thirs Pic ? Is he the one with the Shoulder Stripe?
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The 1st Pic and just a guess but may help to solve it,looks like a Fisherman with a Forty Niner Hat and an Oar ,so it could possibly be in a place like Denmark or somewhere there abouts ???
Will keep searching and see what comes up.
Lets make this s sort of Quiz Lads so come on get your Thinking caps on and try and solve this (All three Pics that is)
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18th October 2019, 03:12 PM
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3rd image: The lifeboat name begins with 'Gl' - possibly your SS GLENSTRAE ?
Ist image: Scandinavian architecture? Your dad looks to be a fine man.
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18th October 2019, 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by
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2nd one looks like a Deck Officer Uniform Summer Issue ,which one is your Dad in the Thirs Pic ? Is he the one with the Shoulder Stripe?
Cheers
The 1st Pic and just a guess but may help to solve it,looks like a Fisherman with a Forty Niner Hat and an Oar ,so it could possibly be in a place like Denmark or somewhere there abouts ???
Will keep searching and see what comes up.
Lets make this s sort of Quiz Lads so come on get your Thinking caps on and try and solve this (All three Pics that is)
Cheers
Dad is the one with the leg cast on.
I'm fascinated about the cap badge although it's quite blurry.
I didn't even think about the "Gl" on the side of the lifeboat - it is frustrating!
It could be Glengarry, Glenstrae or any one of the Glen Line vessels....or maybe even none at all! Dear me.
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Thank you, Harry - he was some man alright - loved his football, was very funny as well.
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18th October 2019, 10:03 PM
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Possibly then the Officer Cap Badge could be that of Glen Line ??
The search continues!
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19th October 2019, 03:00 PM
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Possibly then the Officer Cap Badge could be that of Glen Line ??
The search continues!
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Glen Line badge: https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collec...cts/72921.html
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18th June 2020, 01:21 AM
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Hi everyone,
Hope you're staying safe during these (crazy) and uncertain times - can anybody tell me if after World War 2, merchant ships continued to sail in convoys to avoid issues of piracy? Or was that more of a pre-World War I, explorers bag? I'm trying to piece together a timeline with some anecdotal details that could prove useful.
Take care,
Gordon
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18th June 2020, 02:14 AM
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#17 I think the wartime convoys were re- invented mainly for during the Second World War Although the First World War some sailed in convoys. The whole aim of a convoy was for protection against attack. Britain only had a certain amount of warships to cover a huge merchant fleet so was a case of necessity. The general public myself included when asking about the number of ships necessary for the RN in peace time , the size was always referred to as the number of merchant ships the country had. Ships. Going in convoy for various reasons used to go back to the Vikings where it was necessary to keep all the marauders in one bunch for attacks ashore in large numbers, the Spanish ships in convoys coming from the Americas with gold and gems sailed in convoys for mutual protection against privateers. Ships have sailed in convoys since ships became a means of transport. The wartime convoys was not one particular persons brain child , it was something old being brought back into use.JS.
E.G. only , for every 10 merchant vessels , there had to be one warship of a certain power fire. I am only assuming the ratio of mn ships to RN ships but no doubt you may find the true figures elsewhere. When you consider the Uk had well in excess of 3000 ocean going merchant vessels will give you some idea of what the size of the RN should have been on the outbreak of war, this is probably why once again the RN has been allowed to deteriorate by using this antiquated method of size and the UK having no reasonable size of merchant vessels has been allowed to lapse. JWS
PS ships normally do not sail in convoys during peacetime, unless in exceptional circumstances like up the Persian Gulf due to hostility’s in the region where they are accompanied by warships with the fire power against small aggressive boats and anti missiles to bring down other missiles fired at the merchantmen . JS
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18th June 2020, 03:05 AM
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Going back a bit on this Tread ,have you yet filled in the Form and sent it off
Freedom of Information
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https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/...form.asp?id=10
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I know you have been through many avenues on this, have you gone through all the Crew List that are available for various Years at the NA ?
https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...BT+381&_hb=tna
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18th June 2020, 03:49 AM
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Hi Doc,
I think you may have given me the name of a researcher who normally does a thorough job on specific research requests - but I never heard back from them (apologies if that's not you), so I may have assumed there was nothing for that person to come back with.
The NA are currently not doing requests for items like Crew Lists due to Covid-19 but I will definitely follow through when things settle down.
Royal Navy Reserve, Royal Navy records fascinate me and it's a toss up between waiting a couple of years for them to be made public or to make an official request to see if there is anything there for RNR for my father.
Hope you're well, Doc!
Gordon
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