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11th May 2022, 10:24 PM
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Re: Merchant Navy Sailor early WWI, Cannot trace him
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Richard Pugh
Hi Doc Vernon,
Thanks for your response.
He was born at Harwich, Essex. There was no reason for him to lie about his age, he chose to join the MN as he had seen the Squaddies training and decided that was not for him.
You say contact Southampton Archives. Why Southampton? Is that the Record Holder for MN Records? If so do you have any contact details please.
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Richard
Just a question and guess you may have already looked , however i cannot even find his name on the 1911 Census, if the above is correct about where he was Born. Harwich, Essex ??
That is very strange ??
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12th May 2022, 04:01 AM
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Re: Merchant Navy Sailor early WWI, Cannot trace him
So i guess this may be him then as Dovercourt is within 0.4 km of Harwich. ????
First name(s)
Kenneth
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Last name
Johnson
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Birth year
1911
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Birth place
Dovercourt, Essex, England
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Parish
Dovercourt
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Registration district
Tendring
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County
Essex
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Parish of Tendring is a village and civil Parish in Essex
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12th May 2022, 09:14 PM
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Re: Merchant Navy Sailor early WWI, Cannot trace him
Richard
After reading this Entire thread over , i am a wee bit stumped by something??
In your qpening request you state that your Man was Born 1911 , which we have established (I hope LOL) this is n problem, then you state the he joined the Merchant Navy 1939 or after, this then would have had him at some 28 Years og age> Now this is where i an a bit puzzled, as most all Lads of that Era joined up at a much earlier age , and it seems a bit late for him to have joined??
Is it possible that he joined before that say in 1929 and not 1939 ??
Now i just say all this as a possibility, as there is the chance that he did join at a later agae, but to me not very likely!
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19th May 2022, 12:15 AM
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Re: Merchant Navy Sailor early WWI, Cannot trace him
Just a wee bit more of interest on Trinity House , as said just for interest!
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