1939 - 1945 Researching Grand Fathers service

[Keith at Tregenna]

#9: It may be wise to arrange for Mike to mail them to you,
then you can upload here ?

K.

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[BelfastMike]

Doc,

Many thanks for those logs, very helpful indeed. Would you still require the larger discharge book images, as I can email them instead?

Cheers.

[Doc Vernon]

Might be an idea Mike although i dont know if i can get any more info, but worth a look at!
Cheers

[Doc Vernon]

His Seamans Pouch is here will have the Same info as in his Book, so you will be better off with his CRS10 which will have full Service Records! Discharge Number R209514 so issued around the 1939 mark?
Cheers Will look for the Link soon

https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ils/r/C8171966

Reference:	BT 372/260/114
Description:	R209514 O'BRIEN J 15/04/1921 BELFAST
Date:	1913-1972
Held by:	The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department:	R209514
Legal status:	Public Record(s)

Added

CRS10 Would be in this Series , always quote his Seamans Pouch Ref Number when applying /
https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ls/r/C10990979

Reference:	BT 382/2755
Description:	O'Brien E J to O'Bryan K B
Date:	1941 Jan 01 - 1972 Dec 31
Held by:	The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department:	733
Legal status:	Public Record(s)

[Alan Blyth]

Hi, my dad served on Royal Ulsterman’s sister Royal Scotsman so I’ve done a bit of research on the pair and found quite a few images of both in the Imperial War Museum Archives. I can give you image references, a handful have been digitized and can be found on line but at the time I found them many had not. There is also a Polish company which makes scale model kits of the pair in wartime fit in 1/700. It’s just possible the producer found stuff of interest to you in researching the kits. I’m in touch with the manufacturer if you’d like me to ask specific questions or put you in contact. The Ulster maritime museum holds drawings for Royal Scotsman which I got electronic copies of. They are copywrited so I won’t post images here but could post spare hard copies if of interest.

I can’t find Aase Maersk on the Murmansk run but you can browse Arctic Convoys (and other Convoys) for your grandfather’s ships here: ConvoyWeb - Russian Convoys

If you think he was on Arctic Convoys on another ship, you might look on Facebook in the group Arctic Convoys - Forgotten Heroes, an enthusiastic group of veterans’ relatives, a small number of veterans and some very knowledgeable historians and researchers.

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Alan
Thanks for the info for Mike ,although i had already sent Email to him with Link to the Convoys!
I had found all the Ships mentioned , so he has the list now .
But all help appreciated i am sure
Cheers

[Alan Blyth]

Thanks for the update Doc, offer of hard copy plans and photos still stands. And I’m always interested in anything to do with Arctic Convoys....
Cheers
Alan

[Carole Hull]

Hi,I've been wanting to do the same thing,I want to research my Fathers time in the Royal Navy during War 2.I have his books but most are so worn the printing is unreadable ! He was the Chief Steward,I think that's what he was ( chief cook)! I Have photos of him in uniform. I need help just beginning ,my Dads name was David Hull from Belfast, any help from anyone would be very helpful.. Thanks Carole Hull. AKA Belfastcarole519

[Keith at Tregenna]

Initially, can you clarify his service, was it RN as you mention. Possibly meant Merchant Navy or
both ? MN and RN wartime ?

Keith.

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Carole
If you have some Papers of his , can you make out a Number on it please! It would be a Six Digit one with Prefix R or if Royal Navy then would be a different sort of Number. His Year or full DOB would help a lot.
Thank You