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3rd May 2020, 08:10 PM
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Help Needed Tracing Voyage Records - new member
Hello everyone,
I’m new here – and am hoping for some help in accessing Voyage Record Cards information – so I can make a list of all the places my Grandfather sailed to and docked at during his time in the Merchant Navy 1944 – 1947.
I have his Certificate of Discharge will all the dates of engagement and discharge etc – but what I really want to understand is where his travels took him.
Can anybody help me please? Ship names and official numbers, place of engagements are below.
Thank you very much!
R296576 - William Thomas Harding
SS Île de France (Official number 173054) - Greenock, Scotland
Olavus (Official number 144057) – departure point illegible in CDC, arrived into Portsmouth, England
Queen Elizabeth (Official number 166290) - Southampton, England
Victoria (Official number 123811) - Dover, England
CID (Official number 146566) - Dock Street, London, England
MV Empire MacRAE (Official number 169507) - Dock Street, London, England
Otranto (Official number 146025) - Tilbury, London, England.
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3rd May 2020, 08:42 PM
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Re: Help Needed Tracing Voyage Records - new member
Hello Robert
You will have to apply to the Guildhall Library London for those Cards but at the moment they will be closed until all Health issues are over
Here is the Link in the meantime
Cheers
https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/thin...e-history.aspx
PS You will need to give the Dates of each Ship as well when applying so as they can get the correct Cards out.
You have his Discharge Book so this is just for interest sake Link to his Seamans Pouch
https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ils/r/C8235621
Reference: |
BT 372/658/15 |
Description: |
R296576 HARDING W T 30/03/1926 LONDON |
Date: |
1913 - 1972 |
Held by: |
The National Archives, Kew |
Former reference in its original department: |
R296576 |
Legal status: |
Public Record(s) |
Closure status: |
Open Document, Open Description |
Last edited by Doc Vernon; 3rd May 2020 at 09:26 PM.
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3rd May 2020, 10:01 PM
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Re: Help Needed Tracing Voyage Records - new member
Thank you - that is very helpful!
I have all the dates of engagement and discharge so I believe that I am well placed to request them once everything opens up again.
The link to his Seaman's Pouch is also much appreciated!
Best wishes,
Robert
Originally Posted by
Doc Vernon
Hello Robert
You will have to apply to the Guildhall Library London for those Cards but at the moment they will be closed until all Health issues are over
Here is the Link in the meantime
Cheers
https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/thin...e-history.aspx
PS You will need to give the Dates of each Ship as well when applying so as they can get the correct Cards out.
You have his Discharge Book so this is just for interest sake Link to his Seamans Pouch
https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ils/r/C8235621
Reference: |
BT 372/658/15 |
Description: |
R296576 HARDING W T 30/03/1926 LONDON |
Date: |
1913 - 1972 |
Held by: |
The National Archives, Kew |
Former reference in its original department: |
R296576 |
Legal status: |
Public Record(s) |
Closure status: |
Open Document, Open Description |
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4th May 2020, 01:17 AM
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Re: Help Needed Tracing Voyage Records - new member
Hi Robert.
The Queen Elisabeth was trooping during the war, as I think the Otranto, one port the Elisabeth would have been is Sydney, should be pics somewhere of her there.
Des
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4th May 2020, 10:43 PM
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Re: Help Needed Tracing Voyage Records - new member
Thank you Des - much appreciated. That fits with a few photos I found from my Grandad's war times. One was in Sydney, another Port Said, Egypt and another in New York.
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4th May 2020, 10:55 PM
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Re: Help Needed Tracing Voyage Records - new member
There is also some Movement Records at the NA Kew but as you know they are at present closed.
But worth looking there when they Reopen as well as the Guildhall Library as said.
Cheers
eg of one Ship at the NA iS
https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...na&_q=Victoria
eg Of an old Files that is already on the NA Free Data Download.
While the olf Files are Free worth joining ( Free ) and download what you can while it lasts!
PS Sent you an Email with File Attachment Robert
Cheers
Cheers
Last edited by Doc Vernon; 4th May 2020 at 11:35 PM.
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