Can anyone decipher from the attached image why Charles Nodder of Devonport left, or most likely was forced to leave, the Navy in 1862 after just six years?
He had signed on for ten years, and his service was exemplary - always Character 'VG' and regular promotion. He was aged 22 at the time. He died a year later, in 1863, so it may be some illness that precipitated his departure. Maybe I need to get hold of his death certificate...
The image if from National Archives, Naval Service Record. Service No 13422
