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Title: Irish Merchant Navy
Post by: sooty24 on Thursday 18 August 11 22:47 BST (UK)

I am seeking a service record for Richard Madigan from Waterford who was a wireless operator in the Irish Merchant Navy from around 1925 to the mid 1930s. Can anyone tell me where these records may be accessed. I found a site www.irishmariners.ie but it only covers the years 1918 to 1921.

Title: Re: Irish Merchant Navy
Post by: ei9go on Friday 19 August 11 11:34 BST (UK)

Can't help you with the record but I knew Dick as he had an amateur radio licence, as do I. I sometimes helped him with his aerials in dunmore East.

Title: Re: Irish Merchant Navy
Post by: ainslie on Friday 19 August 11 12:19 BST (UK)

I believe that the Marconi company trained and provided radio officers to the [British] Merchant Navy.  Could that be a source of information?
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