Royal Navy and Merchant Navy Document Grouping, 1943-1950, Newport.

This group of documents belonged to a sailor who joined the Royal Navy in 1943 and finished with the sea in 1950 after joining the Merchant Navy in 1947. He saw no action during the war but would appear to make sure he would go to sea anyway. The group consists of his...
RN certificate of service with cover.
Gunner examination record, 1943.
Release form, 1946.
4 x minor documents given on release.
MN identity card, issued in Newport, 1947.
MN continuous cert of discharge showing the ships he served on till 1951.
MN sight test.
MN qualification cert, 1949.
Argentine Identity Card, 1947.
A bosuns whistle, leather personal wallet and all held in a very nice large leather folder he most probably picked up on one of his trips with front and back having nicely rendered saucy women in lingerie.
I picked this little local group up last week from the son of the sailor who stated he was born in 1950 and his father gave up the sea after his last voyage due to his son not recognising him.

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