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Merchant Navy records

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Katy

Katy Report 8 May 2015 06:34

Hi.

Where is the best place to find merchant navy records for
Daniel David Michael Martin 10 Aug 1937
Was in the navy 1952-1959

So far only found one records arriving in Seattle

thanks

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 8 May 2015 08:00

You can request a quotation to have his "seaman's pouch" digitised by National Archives:

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C8397226

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 8 May 2015 13:48

As he may well be living, you should remove his DOB

No death for him on FMP

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alviegal

alviegal Report 8 May 2015 21:33

A tree on ancestry has this death for him. There is nothing to substantiate this though.





Death
2008 15 Apr Age: 71
Margate, Kent, England

Katy

Katy Report 9 May 2015 00:44

Thank you for your help.
He has passed away and his daughter gave me permission to post his dob.

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 9 May 2015 09:52

Well, his DoB was certainly useful in identifying the seaman's record on the link I posted above.

Katy, a couple of years ago I got a quote for a "pouch" to be digitised - I think it was about £35 (it can vary depending on the number of pages). It was well worth it for the information it contained.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 9 May 2015 15:30

its only next of kin that can apply for service records so his daughter will have to apply together with his death cert and proof of her family tie

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MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 9 May 2015 22:06

Shirley, when it comes to seaman's pouches anyone who is prepared to pay for the digitization of the records can buy them - I did.

Granted, it is different for MoD records.

Katy

Katy Report 25 Jun 2015 02:43

Thank you so much MarieCeleste we got his records and my friend is so happy and excited to get them. Your help is much appreciated!

We now know what ships he was on and when. Is there anyway of finding out where the ships went when he was on them?

thanks
Katy

:-)

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 25 Jun 2015 08:44

Could try searching for Lloyds Lists


Lloyd's List is a British publication that gives details of vessel movements, marine casualties, and other information of interest to the merchant shipping community.


Unfortunately research so far only gives results to the mid 1920s. It might be included in the British Newspaper Archives.

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ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 25 Jun 2015 11:38

If you know which shipping company the ships belonged to, perhaps they could help you from their records - though I don't know how far back their records would go..

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