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any ideas on date of a photo of one of my Ancestors that served in the Navy?
« on: Monday 07 September 15 16:17 BST (UK) »
hi All

I have this photo, and two candidates

1)  WW2  royal navy
2) 1965 ish merchant navy

anyone got a good idea which one it could be.?? I appreciate any answers

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Re: any ideas on date of a photo
« Reply #1 on: Monday 07 September 15 16:31 BST (UK) »
Royal Navy

Look at the ribbon on his cap.  It looks like HMS 
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« Reply #2 on: Monday 07 September 15 16:36 BST (UK) »
Quote from: ScouseBoy on Monday 07 September 15 16:31 BST (UK)
Royal Navy

Look at the ribbon on his cap.  It looks like HMS

would HMS make him Royal Navy or Merchant? I know simply nothing about sailors.

thanks for reply

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« Reply #3 on: Monday 07 September 15 16:41 BST (UK) »
During the WW2,  HMS   stood for HIS Majesty's Ship.    But when there is a Queen     it is HER   Majesty's Ship.

Some of the Naval members on here may even be able to recognise the background.

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Re: any ideas on date of a photo
« Reply #4 on: Monday 07 September 15 16:49 BST (UK) »
Quote from: ScouseBoy on Monday 07 September 15 16:41 BST (UK)
During the WW2,  HMS   stood for HIS Majesty's Ship.    But when there is a Queen     it is HER   Majesty's Ship.

Some of the Naval members on here may even be able to recognise the background.

The background will help alot, is it a backdrop do you think , or a sloping sea wall.?

tks mm

Does the His or Her majesty mean Royal Navy then?? penny just dropped.

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Re: any ideas on date of a photo
« Reply #5 on: Monday 07 September 15 16:59 BST (UK) »
Certainly Royal Navy and it looks like it was taken in Malta to me.

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CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: any ideas on date of a photo
« Reply #6 on: Monday 07 September 15 17:05 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Jebber on Monday 07 September 15 16:59 BST (UK)
Certainly Royal Navy and it looks like it was taken in Malta to me.

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tks Jebber

So in the ww2 when they werent allowed to have a ships name, did they just have HMS then, I suppose Malta was a place where they were at war then, or stationed.

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« Reply #7 on: Monday 07 September 15 17:09 BST (UK) »
Malta was a major Naval base, it was home to the British Mediterranean Fleet.
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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« Reply #8 on: Monday 07 September 15 17:15 BST (UK) »
Malta  suffered from  heavy bombing during WW2   as it was so close to Italy,   and it played a key part in attacking  Axis powers supplies  to  North Africa.
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