Hi there,
I'm new to this, so bare with me. I'm comparing my grandfathers navy record to his payroll record. There are a couple times where he was marked as "duty" on the payroll ledger. What does that mean? One of the times is during a period when he was presumed dead. His ship sank and his mail was returned. I have the message from Admiralty inquiring if he had died. The Mediterranean c in c responded and said no he was at Afrikander, which I know was a shore base in South Africa. But during this time frame of "missing". His payroll bounces around from campgrounds, shore bases and "duty". It's during a time when we thought he was a POW, during the take over of Tobruk (1942).
Would really like to know when payroll would use the term duty? Any guidance would be appreciated.
