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Personnel => Royal Navy => Topic started by: BargeBoy on 18 May 2020 09:18:03 am
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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.
Stephen.
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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
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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)?
Regards.
Stephen.
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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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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.
Regards.
Stephen.
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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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Wow - thank you very much. That is excellent. Best regards. Stephen.
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Sorry - I meant to ask, would Arthur EMMETT have been entitled to any medals?
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He would certainly qualify for the 1939-45 Star and the War Medal 1939-45 and probably the Atlantic Star
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Thank you Philo. I don't think he ever claimed them. Is there a way to do that now or is it too late?
Regards.
Stephen.
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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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Thank you very much. Will do.
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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?
Thank you.
Stephen.
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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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Thank you very much for your help.
Best regards.
Stephen.
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I don't suppose by any chance anyone has a copy of HMS Zephyr's log do they?
Thank you.
Stephen.