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Remembered Today:

“Discharged Shore OR”


Archer

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I have come across this a couple of times. What does OR stand for ... is it “at own request,” perhaps?

 

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William

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Surely.

 

This rating left the fleet after less than one year’s service to join the merchant navy.

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'Own request' it is.I can only assume that he was not on a Continuous Service (CS) (12-year) engagement but on a Non-Continuous Service (NCS) engagement. His official number would confirm. What was it? Was he a domestic of some sort (officers' stewards and cooks)?

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Great! He was indeed an officers' steward. Haven't got his official number to hand but the facts fit very well.

 

Thank you! 

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