RFA Black Ranger - Kenneth H Churchouse

[Anne Maclachlan]

Hi Doc
Oh Wow, I've only just seen your posts above with a picture of the Black Ranger and the link to his Medal Card at The National Archives.
I have a planned visit there with my local Family History Society in April so i will definitley be looking at that.
Thank you, thank you so much - that is a fantastic new piece of information!
So grateful.

[Doc Vernon]

There is a lInk as well to his Seamans Documents CRS10 in a post i had made to you!
Cheers and good Hunting

[Doc Vernon]

Prefix	Capt.
First name(s)	Kenneth H.
Last name	Churchouse
Suffix	MMSA
Birth year	1925
Birth date	? ? 1925
Death year	1999
Death date	? ? 1999
Cemetery	Southampton Crematorium
City	Southampton
County	Hampshire
Country	England

Indicates then that he was Born in Southampton and Buried there. And indeed he was a Captain
Cheers

MMSA	Mercantile Marine Service Association

As said by JS

[Doc Vernon]

Capt. Kenneth H. Churchouse MMSA

Born: 1925

Died: 1999

Southampton Crematorium

Bassett Green Road

Southampton, Hampshire

,

England

United Kingdom

Churchouse K.JPG

You may want to add some details on this site?
Cheers
https://billiongraves.com/grave/Kenn...chouse/8189578

[j.sabourn]

Pleased you have had success in your endeavours. If and I think it probable that the MMSA stands for Mercantile Marine Service Association , I wonder why they didn’t put MN. That is / was the usual practice. Unless the plaque was put up by them . I can see people putting up letters like MIN or MNI. But have never seen MMSA. Before. Nothing wrong with it but most wont recognise. JS. MIN member of the Institute of Navigation. MNI member of the nautical institute. JS

[Brenda Shackleton]

Re: Finding information on my great grandfather Andrew Scollay. Hello Anne. Are you able to look back at this Thread?
Posted information re; National Archives on 21st December which you may find helpful before you go.
Can't find it? Let me know and I'll copy it for you
Regards
Brenda

[Chris Allman]

Hi Brenda,

Is this the information you wish to pass on :-

Kew,. Decide what you want to look at and inform Kew by email. BEFORE you go. They will have your documents ready and so you won't be hanging around. It's a very busy place and you don't want to waste time. I've been searching for a post about Kew that I did several years ago with this information and can't find it............ So as far as I can remember. You will need identification (Passport, or document with photo) Kew will hold your records in the Reading Room for (I think ) 7 days so if you don't manage to get there the first day that you intended , then all is not lost !

Regards

Chris.

[barryg]

Hi All,
I spent a very short time on the Black Ranger, joined her in Milford Haven in August 58, paid off October in Weymouth 58.Captain was B.J.Datine ???. I think the officers were RNR, so it should be possible to chase up her Captain via that route. I've never been so sea sick than on her, three days non stop,if I gone over the side it would have been a blessing!!! Good luck.
Barry Morgan Vindi, June to August1958

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Barry
Thank you for that ,however i think that as Capt Churchouse had a Merchant Navy Discharge Number that should indicate that he was not RNR ?? however I may be wrong on this and stand corrected.
He could also well have been RNR for a while ??
I am still looking into all this ,but thus far have not come up with anything new!
Thanks again appreciated

[Anne Maclachlan]

Hi Brenda, Thank you. I will have a look although having read through all the posts since yesterday I think someone has copied and pasted it below. I am planning on going to National Archives with my local history society in April so I am planning to do a lot more research there. Really appreciate your reply and assistance - Thank you