Hi

Hope you have success in getting your fathers medals he earned them .
Hope you are keeping well John .

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Originally Posted by john gill

re#9. My sister recently visited Kew in an effort to find some answers and even recruited the services of a researcher (not cheap), but had no success, even armed with a lot of our fathers documentation. gilly

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Unfortunately these so called researchers leave a lot to be desired, but even they should have been able to find the BT391 file. It is of course possible his CRS-10 service file has not survived, but wait and see what your sister can dig up by looking through the BT382/648 file number covering the surnames "Gill B to Gilland S" and as I said do not worry about the discrepancy in the year of his birth, as mentioned quite a common mistake, it's the Discharge Book number which is the important one. Don't worry about any complications, as I will guide you through the whole process if and when his CRS-10 is found. Most surviving Movement Cards for ships are now available to order on line for about £3.50 per ship to tie up with the dates on his CRS-10. It is then a simple case of making an application at Cardiff.

One other piece of advice would be to pre-order the BT382/648 file in case it maybe being used by another researcher and just order the BT391/38/59 anyhow as it is his own personal file relating to him volunteering for the Normandy Camapign.

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Originally Posted by Doc Vernon

Hello Ronald
Welcome to the site and thank you for joining,also for the info on your Ships etc!
I think if my memory is correct our Site Owner was also on the London Bridge,not sure as to the dates! But dare say before your time!
Enjoy the site and what we have to offer!
Cheers

Added Just looked up and see that Brian (Site Owner )was on the London Bridge in 1969.
Cheers


http://www.merchant-navy.net/gallery...bridge&cat=503

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Thanks Doc...I was on the London Bridge in 1968...

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Originally Posted by john gill

Hi Ronald. I was on the Carinthia in '66, topside as engineers steward. Was the London Bridge one of Bowrings?

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Hi John..I joined the Carinthia in April 1966 as a 16 year old.....I was PO's Peggy
The London Bridge was one of Bowrings ..I joined that in Amsterdam in 1968..

Hi Ron
I was QM on Carinthia in 1961 when a BR Steward was murdered.
Cheers
Brian.