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    Default Desperately seeking Grandad. James Harold Prichard

    Hi all im looking to find my grandfathers service record if its at all possible, i have very few details which i will add here. He died when my mother was only 7, she is now very frail and talking about him daily (mostly questions that we cant give her the answers to) any help anybody can give would be vastly appreciated thanks.

    James Harold Prichard no DOB sadly as he was of mixed race and we don`t know when he arrived in the uk with my Great Grand parents from South Africa but i have a DOD of the 17th November 1949.

    This is a Christmas communication he received im not sure how to decode its various numbers and letters.
    W/M Prichard J H
    P/a X270109 mess 31 New Barraks Gosport Hants England


    This is a Pick of his Training Class i guess. we was always told he was in the Merchant Navy but i am unsure of training given to Merchant Seaman.
    H.M.S Royal Arthor class 228


    This Was him with my Mother she is around 4 here as he was demobbed around 3 years before he died. im not sure if anybody knows anything about
    the insignia on his right arm. He is darker in colour than this pick shows but im told it was common in these times for coloured people in mixed marriages to wear some kind of makeup??
    uniform


    There are some other picks in my album where is looks more natural with his colour. Any friends he may have had would be very old now, most gone.
    i so wish i had started this quest 30 years ago
    Thanks again for any help.
    Eric

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    Default Re: Desperately seeking Grandad. James Harold Prichard

    Definitely Royal Navy - Eric not Merchant Navy - in which case I am sure that Royal Navy Records will have his details, ships served on etc. I think I have found details of him HERE

    I am no longer a member of Ancestry.co.uk but it would appear that they have access to all Royal Navy records also you can request a copy of your Grandfather's official military records via the National Personnel Records Center. Those records would include all of his service deployments. Note that in the latter case, you will have to find a relative who qualifies as “next of kin”, because grandchildren are not on the list.
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    Default Re: Desperately seeking Grandad. James Harold Prichard

    Thankyou so much i did wonder about his uniform. but when i quizzed my mum she insisted he was in the merchant navy.. am i ok to leave this post up for a few days as i guess its now completly in the wrong place?
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    Dont worry Eric I have moved it to our Royal Navy Forum and it will stay on site. Some of our members may still be able to help you with access to records etc.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris Allman View Post
    Dont worry Eric I have moved it to our Royal Navy Forum and it will stay on site. Some of our members may still be able to help you with access to records etc.
    many many thanks.

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    Default Re: Desperately seeking Grandad. James Harold Prichard

    Possibly the same one




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    First name(s) James Harold
    Last name Prichard
    Death year 1949
    Death date 17 Nov 1949
    Probate year 1950
    Probate date 21 Feb 1950
    Residence town -
    Registry London
    County Essex
    Linked persons Emma Florence Prichard
    Country England
    Record set England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019
    Category Life Events (BDMs)
    Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
    Collections from Great Britain, England



    First name(s) James Harold
    Last name Prichard
    Residence 1 Cleveland Road Ilford
    Marriage year 1935
    Marriage date 20 Apr 1935
    Place Great Ilford, St Clement
    County Essex
    Spouse's first name(s) Emma Florence
    Spouse's last name Perryman
    Spouse's marital status S
    Spouse's residence 1 Cleveland Road Ilford
    Father's first name(s) Harold James
    Father's last name Prichard
    Father's occupation Electrician
    Spouse's father's first name(s) George Henry
    Spouse's father's last name Perryman
    Country England
    Event type Marriages
    Archive Essex Record Office
    Archive reference D/P 623/1/13
    Page number 69
    Record set Essex Marriages And Banns 1537-1935
    Category Life Events (BDMs)
    Subcategory Parish Marriages
    Collections from England, Great Britain


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    First name(s) James Harold
    Last name Prichard
    Death year 1949
    Death date 17 Nov 1949
    Probate year 1950
    Probate date 21 Feb 1950
    Residence town -
    Registry London
    County Essex
    Linked persons Emma Florence Prichard
    Country England
    Record set England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019
    Category Life Events (BDMs)
    Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
    Collections from Great Britain, England

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    Default Re: Desperately seeking Grandad. James Harold Prichard

    Many thanks Doc yes this is my Grandad i have found that its not easy to find navy records online sadly hopefully mu mum will be looking at the forms today to send off for his records. as to when they arrive who knows under these current conditions.
    kind regards Eric
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    Hi Eric, the birth date given on the death record was 1905. I will see if I can find any other info but as already mentioned the Royal Navy records are only available through them.
    Who was the sender of the card, hard to read.

    Hope you can find your Grandfather's records

    Maureen

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    Eric, a little info on Gosport Baracks


    During the Second World War the barracks were used by the Royal Navy as a training facility for new recruits, initially under the name of HMS Victory IV and then as HMS St George.[5] After the War the barracks were occupied by the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment and were renamed St George Barracks

    Maureen

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    Hi Eric, the birth date given on the death record was 1905. I will see if I can find any other info but as already mentioned the Royal Navy records are only available through them.
    Who was the sender of the card, hard to read.

    Hope you can find your Grandfather's records

    Maureen[



    Thank you Sir i have been allowed to work for a few days and im not getting any notifications which i will check now.
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