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Title: Military paper decipher
Post by: marka2378 on Wednesday 18 January 23 18:43 GMT (UK)

I finally received my grandfathers military papers from ww2 and on one of the pages it says he was at Naval training for 3 years which no one ever knew.

I can't read the rest of it though. I think it says Naval training something something from 1929 - 1932.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Title: Re: Military paper decipher
Post by: Pennines on Wednesday 18 January 23 18:52 GMT (UK)

Naval Training School Caterham perhaps?

Title: Re: Military paper decipher
Post by: hanes teulu on Wednesday 18 January 23 18:59 GMT (UK)

I read it as "Caterham" and a training school mentioned here

https://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1919-39.htm

See last item

Title: Re: Military paper decipher
Post by: marka2378 on Wednesday 18 January 23 19:00 GMT (UK)

Thank you so much.

Title: Re: Military paper decipher
Post by: hanes teulu on Wednesday 18 January 23 19:29 GMT (UK)

Portsmouth Evening News, 6 Mar 1931
"WARSHIPS IN PORT
Portsmouth's Daily Official Record
Dryad Navigation School - Caterham (D.3), Alresford (T.B)"

Title: Re: Military paper decipher
Post by: hanes teulu on Wednesday 18 January 23 19:46 GMT (UK)

Have seen several references to the "Alresford and Caterham" as "tenders to the Dryad Navigation School"