Djw1975 Posted 1 May , 2020 Share Posted 1 May , 2020 Hello , this is my great grandads record , what I’m stuck on is when he died , I can’t find any records of it , it says on here he has died but I don’t understand most the writing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 1 May , 2020 Share Posted 1 May , 2020 No record and no number in your post. Both would help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djw1975 Posted 1 May , 2020 Author Share Posted 1 May , 2020 Tap right and it comes up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 1 May , 2020 Share Posted 1 May , 2020 (edited) So it does. How clever! He died after discharge from the RNR (medically unfit 19 Oct 1915) having only served in HMS COLUMBINE since being mobilised on 8 Aug 1914. It appears that the first the Admiral Commanding Reserves knew that your GGF had died was when his widow sought a war gratuity in 1919, her husband having deserted in 1916. His date of death and circumstances are not on his record. You will need the death certficate. His entry in the RNR Medal Roll refers to the Mercantile Marine Reserve Medal Roll as a donkeyman. The MMR Roll shows his entitlement to the trio of WW1 medals but shows that these were Forfeited on account of his desertion "RUN" from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) THERMOL. He must have left the RNR and resumed a MM career. Edited 1 May , 2020 by horatio2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djw1975 Posted 1 May , 2020 Author Share Posted 1 May , 2020 That’s great thanks , I haven’t found a death record yet , what does MM stand for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djw1975 Posted 1 May , 2020 Author Share Posted 1 May , 2020 Also does that mean he had a mercantile marine medal or is that included in the trio ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 1 May , 2020 Share Posted 1 May , 2020 33 minutes ago, Djw1975 said: what does MM stand for Mercantile Marine (= Merchant Navy in today's terminology). 15 minutes ago, Djw1975 said: Also does that mean he had a mercantile marine medal or is that included in the trio ? No the trio was 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djw1975 Posted 1 May , 2020 Author Share Posted 1 May , 2020 Brilliant thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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