chrisharley9 Posted 6 March , 2005 Share Posted 6 March , 2005 Can anyone point me in the right direction as to where to find the records for a sailor who served in the RNR (TS) in the Great War All The Best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KONDOA Posted 6 March , 2005 Share Posted 6 March , 2005 Hi Chris, Possibly at the Board of Trade Roop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 7 March , 2005 Share Posted 7 March , 2005 Chris The National Archives hold the WWI RNR records of service on microfiche in the BT 377 series. They are all in service number order, so if you don’t have that: look him up in the ADM171 RNR medal rolls and cross reference. All the best Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 7 March , 2005 Author Share Posted 7 March , 2005 Thanks to you both - very helpful All The Best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KONDOA Posted 7 March , 2005 Share Posted 7 March , 2005 Fred, Which rolls is it then that are held by the Board of Trade?? RNVR?? Roop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 7 March , 2005 Share Posted 7 March , 2005 Which rolls is it then that are held by the Board of Trade?? RNVR?? Roop, BT is the Board of Trade series. The RNR were one of those bureaucratic nightmares: people who are the responsibility of two departments! As merchant seamen their records were kept by the Board of Trade, but in war they were under naval discipline and rewards from the Admiralty. Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KONDOA Posted 8 March , 2005 Share Posted 8 March , 2005 Ta Fred, Very confusing it seems. Roop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kath Posted 8 March , 2005 Share Posted 8 March , 2005 I have just seen this on NA site. Ref:BT 377 Access Available in microform only unless otherwise stated. The Ministry of Defence held the records in order to respond to war pension queries. They did not, however, maintain or add to the records in their custody. It cannot be established when the records were passed from the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen. Approximately 139,800 cards were captured on the 5825 fiche that make up BT377/7. The original cards contained many different coloured inks, as well as pencil written words, also the fact that these were working documents until the 1950s caused many of the cards to become badly soiled. Consequently, some of the information on the microfiche may not be legible on some of the images. File series ran from 1908 to 1955 Appraisal/destruction information The originals will be disposed of after completion of filming. All surviving record of service cards have been microfiched. Is this generally known? Kath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 9 March , 2005 Share Posted 9 March , 2005 Very confusing it seems. About as confusing as the militia, yeomanry, volunteers, and rifle volunteers! The RNR was the replacement for the press gangs and were introduced in the 1850s and there was not a reorganisation like the Haldane reforms to restructure them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 9 March , 2005 Share Posted 9 March , 2005 Is this generally known? I don’t think it is generally known, but I don’t think it is generally known that the army medal index cards were not destroyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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