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Title: Discharged from Marine Service
Post by: CG07 on Thursday 21 April 22 12:56 BST (UK)
I'm having trouble reading the reason for my ancestor being discharged. I think the last word is Malta maybe and i'm not sure on the first word. Also does anyone know why he would have St. Andrew's cross on the back of his left hand?
Title: Re: Discharged from Marine Service
Post by: PaulineJ on Thursday 21 April 22 12:59 BST (UK)
Also does anyone know why he would have St. Andrew's cross on the back of his left hand?

Because he was Scottish?
Title: Re: Discharged from Marine Service
Post by: tonepad on Thursday 21 April 22 13:02 BST (UK)
"Run Malta"

This means he deserted his ship in Malta.


Tony
Title: Re: Discharged from Marine Service
Post by: CG07 on Thursday 21 April 22 13:05 BST (UK)
Also does anyone know why he would have St. Andrew's cross on the back of his left hand?

Because he was Scottish?

Yes, I should've been more precise about my question haha. I was more meaning if it had any significance other than him being Scottish, like was this something that all Scottish mariner's had or did only certain people get it?
Title: Re: Discharged from Marine Service
Post by: CG07 on Thursday 21 April 22 13:06 BST (UK)
"Run Malta"

This means he deserted his ship in Malta.


Tony

Thanks Tony, I'll have to look further into this now!
Title: Re: Discharged from Marine Service
Post by: brigidmac on Thursday 21 April 22 13:10 BST (UK)
My Scots grandad got a tiny tattoo on back of  his hand of a bird between his thump and first finger  mostly because of peer pressure he said sailors were considered wimps if they didn't have a tattoo ! * He was in Malta too.
Title: Re: Discharged from Marine Service
Post by: CG07 on Thursday 21 April 22 17:27 BST (UK)
My Scots grandad got a tiny tattoo on back of  his hand of a bird between his thump and first finger  mostly because of peer pressure he said sailors were considered wimps if they didn't have a tattoo ! * He was in Malta too.

Just realised I've got the wrong person... This man was born exactly a year to the day before my John Cameron in the same place. I had assumed he had lied about his age to make himself a year older. Another document gave parent's names which showed me I had the wrong man.  ;D