my father

[Charles McKernan]

hello,
im trying to find out about my fathers service during world war two.
i believe he was an engineer with the blue star line?
from family we have been told that he was torpedoed and missing for four days and picked up on the fifth day.
his name Charles law mckernan.
i know this is a long shot but !

[Keith at Tregenna]

Hi Charles,

Could you provide any further information ?

Date of birth, place of birth etc.

Have you any of his seafaring documents, serial numbers etc ?

Quite a few on site will possibly try to assist but,
require as much information as possible for best results

Regards,

Keith.

[Doc Vernon]

I find two registered that could be him?
One Born Hull 1925
One Born Glasgow 1920

Any of them??
Cheers

[Doc Vernon]

So Charles ??
Is it any of those two ? If it is then we have a start!
Thanks

[Charles McKernan]

thanks for the replies!
i have got his continuous certificate of discharge.
d o b 12/05/1918 and i believe he was born in Belfast.
in this book their are three ships named all the wellington star.
1 foreign 2 coast 3 foreign.last stamp was 05/07/1940.

[Doc Vernon]

OK Charles ,so now as you have his Discharge Book,with Ship Name what now exactly do we want (Look For) please.
As his Book should have Record of Ports Visited etc. Is there something specific we should now be looking at ?
Just Questions to try and assist! What is the Discharge Number in the Book please!
Thanks

[Keith at Tregenna]

Doc,

Can you please look up:

Charles Mckernan

United Kingdom, Merchant Navy Seamen Records

Antrim 1918

Source:

"United Kingdom, Merchant Navy Seamen Records, 1835-1941," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC7V-45W : 5 December 2014), Charles Mckernan, ; From "Merchant Navy Seamen1835-1941," database and images, findmypast (Trace your Family Tree Online | Genealogy & Ancestry from Findmypast | findmypast.com : n.d.); citing BT 112-116, 119-120, series BT349, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

And:

Chas Mckernan

United Kingdom, Merchant Navy Seamen Records

Antrim 1918

Source:

"United Kingdom, Merchant Navy Seamen Records, 1835-1941," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC7S-YKP : 5 December 2014), Chas Mckernan, ; From "Merchant Navy Seamen1835-1941," database and images, findmypast (Trace your Family Tree Online | Genealogy & Ancestry from Findmypast | findmypast.com : n.d.); citing BT 112-116, 119-120, series BT348, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

Keith.

[Keith at Tregenna]

OK Charles ,so now as you have his Discharge Book,with Ship Name what now exactly do we want (Look For) please.
As his Book should have Record of Ports Visited etc. Is there something specific we should now be looking at ?
Just Questions to try and assist! What is the Discharge Number in the Book please!
Thanks

Regret had not seen this.

Keith.

[Charles McKernan]

R200836
as i said it doesn't name any ports only foreign/coastal.
im trying to find any info.but would like to know about the sinking?

[Doc Vernon]

First name(s)	Charles Law
Last name	McKernan
Registration year	1918
Registered quarter/year	Apr - Jun 1918
Registration district	Belfast
Volume	1
Page	228
Mother's last name (original)	-
County	Antrim, Down
Country	Ireland
Record set	Irish Births 1864-1958
Category	Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory	Civil Births