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H.F.B. YUILL
« on: 18 May 2020 09:18:03 am »

Good morning everyone. As you can see, I am new to this forum, but very excited by it and the mutual support that it offers. My main reason for joining is that I had three members of my family who served during WW2 - two in the RN and 1 in the RNVR. I know some information about them but not much and hope that you might be able to help/advise me. this post is to cover my first relation. his service is a real mystery. This is all I know:

Harold Francis Bertie YUILL
Born 1925. Died 2011.
Said he was at HMS Ganges.
Said he served on HMS Zephyr.
I have a photo of him and his (black) cap just has "HMS" on it.

Any thoughts please?

Thank you.
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« Reply #1 on: 18 May 2020 10:16:35 am »


Get a copy of his Service Record: this will show when where etc. he served.  When you have a copy, you can post the details and people will help you unscramble it

see: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/request-records-of-deceased-service-personnel

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« Reply #2 on: 18 May 2020 03:36:12 pm »


Get a copy of his Service Record: this will show when where etc. he served.  When you have a copy, you can post the details and people will help you unscramble it

see: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/request-records-of-deceased-service-personnel

or elsewhere on this site

Thank you Philo - will do. I guess that is the same for my other men (another RN and a Lieutenant in the RNVR)?
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« Reply #3 on: 18 May 2020 04:19:29 pm »


If he was a rating then yes: if an officer, then you should be able to trace his career in contemporary Navy Lists.  What was the name of the RNVR Lieut?
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« Reply #4 on: 18 May 2020 04:47:09 pm »


If he was a rating then yes: if an officer, then you should be able to trace his career in contemporary Navy Lists.  What was the name of the RNVR Lieut?

Hi - it was Arthur Rowland EMMETT. Ships he mentioned were HMS Onetos, Ronso and Oystermouth Castle.
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« Reply #5 on: 19 May 2020 11:15:48 am »

From the Navy Lists of the time:

Arthur Roland Emmett
Commissioned 11 March 1940 as Temporary Lieutenant RNVR
Mar 1940 : HMS Watchful [Parent establishment, Great Yarmouth]
1 July 1940: HMS Lynx [naval establishment, Dover]  “For Training”
4 April 1941:  HMS Ronso (in command)
21 August 1943: HMS Sluga (in command)
15 March 1945: HMS Boscawen (naval establishment, Portland/Poole)

Ronso was a former  Grimsby trawler, converted to a Minesweeper; she was based at Dover 1941-42
Sulga was a former Whaling ship, converted to a Minesweeper; I am not sure where she was based 1943-44
You mentioned Onetos and Oystermouth Castle – not shown, but may well have been when he was training
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« Reply #6 on: 19 May 2020 02:38:51 pm »

Wow - thank you very much. That is excellent. Best regards. Stephen.
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« Reply #7 on: 19 May 2020 02:48:52 pm »

Sorry - I meant to ask, would Arthur EMMETT have been entitled to any medals?
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« Reply #8 on: 19 May 2020 08:43:12 pm »

He would certainly qualify for the 1939-45 Star and the War Medal 1939-45 and probably the Atlantic Star
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« Reply #9 on: 20 May 2020 09:23:21 am »

Thank you Philo. I don't think he ever claimed them. Is there a way to do that now or is it too late?
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« Reply #10 on: 20 May 2020 12:07:19 pm »


You should contact the Medal Office and check to see what medals are due, and whether they have been claimed or not.  I believe there is a form to be completed.   
Details:
MOD Medal Office
Innsworth House
Imjin Barracks,
Gloucester,
GL3 1HW.

Tel: 0800 085 3600
email: dbs-medals@mod.gov.uk
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« Reply #11 on: 20 May 2020 04:03:19 pm »

Thank you very much. Will do.
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« Reply #12 on: 27 November 2020 11:18:38 am »

I have now received H.F.B. Yuill's service record. It would appear from one of the documents that he was discharged. However, I don't understand the reason. Is anyone able to help me please?
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« Reply #13 on: 27 November 2020 07:51:50 pm »


It says Invalided 29/8/45 amended to 31/8/45 

Invalided means discharged due to illness

The other scribble next to that looks like Nil FSL (final service leave) : I cannot say what the rest of the scribble says, but it is probably a document reference
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« Reply #14 on: 28 November 2020 10:09:25 am »

Thank you very much for your help.
Best regards.
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