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Can anyone help with the interpretation of a CR10 card?
On the front gives: No of identity certificate, name, rating, date and place of birth, nationality, nationality of father.
On the back gives: Three ship identification numbers with corresponding dates and the text "No photos. See RS1." Possibly "RSI."
What does this code mean?
If I look up the crew lists for these ships (some of which exist, I know), what sort of information would they tell me - name and the specific date range the sailor was aboard the ship?
Is there any way to correlate this CR10 card to a later CR2 card? The CR2 card has a "Dis A No," name, and ship identification numbers with corresponding dates.
Specifically - is there any database that links the CR10 "no of identity certificate" with the CR2 discharge number?
I am trying to determine if the CR10 and CR2 cards belong to my great grandfather James McDuff Robertson. There are some convincing arguments to be made in the case of each, although some inconsistencies that I'd like to shed more light on. A way to correlate "Jas Robertson" to "J McDuff" would be extremely useful.
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
Perthshire: Robertson, Heggie, Cattanach, Buchan, Ferguson, Moor, McCulloch, McEwen, Baxter, Jack, Taylor, Guthrie, Martin
Lanarkshire: Purdon, Risk, Waters, Gentles, Pollock, Fergus, Lapslie, Young
Kent: Burt, Pratt, Salmon/Sanham, Packman, Back, Jewiss, Best, Odd, Baker, Stevenson, Parkins, Brown, Page, Stone, Fielder
Wiltshire: Kellow, Ewens, Stevens, Lampard, Mead, Toomer
Essex: Clark, Fowler, Speller
Hampshire: Simmonds, Whettam, Peaty, Butler, Swan, Rogers, Keech