merchant navy - continuous certificate of discharge

[jimmy39]

from Mercantile Marine posting
No the number is from the Mercantile Marine officer in front of whom the man was discharged. It enabled the authorities to match the port of discharge with the MMO number.

As all kids of my generation remember you could make a passable imitation of a rubber stamp using half a potato - but you generally wouldn't know which MMO official was where.

Roy

[Floss]

Jimmy39
It seems my dad and your dad signed on and off the Empire Brent at the same time, 28th November 1949 in Glasgow.  My dad is 84 next week and we've been talking about his time in the Merchant Navy

[jimmy39]

Floss
Interesting that they were on same ship about 1 year after I was born long time ago
Dad was Assistant Steward onboard he turned 91 Christmas time just gone he is in a nursing home in Glasgow being well cared for
cheers

[Floss]

Hi
My dad was also an assistant steward    I've been wanting him to try and write down some of his childhood memories, he was a bit reluctant at first but now its like someone had unlocked something and the memories have come pouring out, he says he cant write as quick as his thoughts are coming    He'd been writing about the ships he served on and I was trying to find a photo of the Empire Brent when I came across your post
I'm pleased your dad is being well cared for and 91 is a good age   Would you mind telling me your dads name to see if my dad can remember him (pm if you like) My dad was born in Bridgeton in 1928 and then the family moved to Parkhead to 'new' tenaments but have just found out they've pulled them down !

[jimmy39]

Floss
My Dad's name is John Cullen born in The Gorbals 1920
we lived in the Gallowgate moved to Barlanark when it was new migrated to Australia in 1959
Empire Brent went through some name changes as she changed owners
also known as LETITIA / EMPIRE BRENT / CAPTAIN COOK



Dad in 2006 and 1942

[Floss]

Hi Jim

many thanks for photos, have replied to pm 

Fiona