arthur edwin holmes baxter

[calvin]

hello all, i am trying to find out about the above man who i beleive was a relative from north somercoates. on the register of seamans services the date is given as 1902, is this a birth year or service year also his no. is j51419, any help at all in deciphering this would be very helpful. thanks john

[per ardua per mare per terram]

You can download this record (which gives the ships he served on) for free at Kew, it only costs to copy there. Or you can look at the microfilm version.

Name Baxter, Arthur Edwin Holmes

Official Number: J51419 (official/service numbers are unique to each man)

Place of Birth: North Somercotes, Lincolnshire

Date of Birth: 05 March 1902

It looks like he entered th Navy in 1916, that's when the register for this number was opened.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...p;resultcount=1

His medals will be listed in ADM 171/95.

[calvin]

thanks for that , does that mean you can download from your own computor or from theirs when your there, thanks again john

[per ardua per mare per terram]

You can download at home for their usual fee of £3.50. You can download there using the 'free access' section of their computers or use old tec microfilms.

[sadsac]

John, document re BAXTER A E H in PRO/NA is ADM 188 / 749.

Sadsac

John, document re BAXTER A E H in PRO/NA is ADM 188 / 749.

Sadsac

[calvin]

hello sadsac and per ardua,thankyou both for the information , iwill act on it , thanks again regards john