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20th April 2011, 06:10 PM
#1
Searching for imformation
My name is kim bowden and im trying to find out about my late fathers life in the merchant navy , which he never really spoke about .
He was called Ronald Joesph Andrew Anderson ,R 296908, he was born 30 th of november 1927 in nottinghill london , I believe he joined up at 14 and served as a trainee cabin boy on the Queen Mary , I have been told he served on the Rochester castle on a malta convoy .Also on Uruguay Starline , I need some help to track his service record and how to go about it , many thanks if you have read this .
Last edited by Mike Hall; 21st April 2011 at 03:27 PM.
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20th April 2011, 06:28 PM
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Hello Kim and welcome,
This could be his seaman's pouch held at Kew in piece BT 372/659/141. Detecting your browser settings
His form CRS 10 [service record from Jan, 1941] should be held at Kew in piece BT 382/30. Detecting your browser settings
Regards
Hugh
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22nd April 2011, 07:16 PM
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Hello Hugh,
Thank you so much for your help and if I find out anything I will come straight back and let you know best wishes , have a good easter holiday ,
regards kim
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