Sorry, sent it before complete. I was thrown by the smaller gaps on the P&V ledger compared to this document which was given to me by his daughter.
Tim

Thanks PhiloNauticus

‘R’ certainly does mean ‘Run’ = deserted, and your man does seem to have done it three times.
Note the gaps in service between leaving a ship and joining another –
1: Date indistinct, but looks like discharged Victory (Mar?) 1942  but no new ship [Montclare] until Feb 43
2: Gap between discharged Victory July ’44 then re-joined Oct 44
3: Final time gap between Dec ’44 and Apr ’45.

No idea what is meant by 'Soviet Star'

Good evening,
Newby here! I have a service record for a man who served on King George V which I have been trying to square up with the shore and sea 'vessels' listed in the P&V Ledgers. The two don't seem to tally very closely but I have a basic service history. There are two things that I am unsure of, however.

(1) There are three mentions of R in the Cause of Discharge column which I had thought referred to 'Ran' but could Albert really have deserted 3 times?! There is a faded possible record of WT in the Days Forfeited section but it is very faded and hard to see, so maybe once but three times seems excessive given he went on to carry on serving and was mentioned in despatches on 5/7/43.
(2) There is a note saying "Soviet Star for continuous convoys April 43 - June 44". I thought the Arctic Star was a recent thing and I cannot find any reference to an official Soviet Star. Could it be the Fyodor Ushakov Medal?

Many thanks to anyone who can help.

Thanks PhiloNauticus. I've had a look on their site but can't find a Talisman badge. I might send them an email to see if they've got one tucked away somewhere. Their prices are a bit on the high side but the badges do look well made!

Despite what is shown on the some websites, the correct badge is a diamond - black lettering on gold.

You could try -

https://wyedeanstores.com/collections/ship-crests

I was the 1st Lt, then OIC of the Sea Cadet unit TS Talisman, and have collected a ships badge for each ship and shore establishment I have been on. However, I haven’t been able to locate a badge for HMS Talisman, a T class submarine which was lost on 17th September 1942 and after which my SCC unit was named.

The only ‘badge’ I can find is a JPEG image from the internet and I am not sure if the badge would have been round or diamond shaped, though from doing some research I suspect that the diamond shape would have been correct, with the boats name being in black letters on a gold background.

I would be grateful for any help with my search, in particular any advice on obtaining a badge for wall mounting.

Thank you.

Fairey Fulmar fighters on the flight deck of 23000-ton HM aircraft carrier Victorious. Department of Information. Tuesday 26 May 1942. Advocate newspaper. The quality of photo is not that good, and the enemy may have said it is propaganda from the British department of information during WW2. But still, some interesting information about the aircraft.

Philip L

APA citation
BRITISH FLEET AIR ARM (1942, May 26). Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved October 5, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article68766248

There is an article in Wikipedia about Fairey Fulmar. The link below goes to Wikipedia.org in general but Fairey Fulmar information can be found on Wikipedia with search.

Fairey Fulmar

Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fairey_Fulmar

Mediterranean British Navy fleet reports in Australian Newspapers, 1940. May give some idea of what was going on with British war ships in the Mediterranean in general.

Advocate, Saturday, September 7, 1940. Naval forces shell Italian Naval base, Eastern Mediterranean. British cruisers and destroyers mentioned. HMS Orion, HMS Ibex and HMAS Sydney.

APA citation
Naval Forces Shell Italian Island Base (1940, September 7). Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved September 28, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article68378748

The Argus, Thursday, October 17, 1940. Three Destroyers sunk by Ajax. British cruisers HMS Ajax (6985 tons) and HMS York mentioned. Correspondent with Associate press of America, with British Mediterranean fleet reports Australian Destroyer Vampire was with was with Ajax. HMS York was 8250 tons and carrying heavier guns than Ajax.

APA citation
THREE DESTROYERS SUNK BY AJAX (1940, October 17). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 1. Retrieved September 28, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11316987

Philip L

Hello all
I have noticed that various footnotes in the Naval Staff Monographs on Navy operations during the Great War refer to specific original sources in the format "N. L. [Four digit number]/[year]". I am not sure what "N.L." stands for. I wanted to try to clarify what specific source this "N.L." reference is pointing to, and where these "N.L." records may be held today in order to consult them.
Thanks in advance for any pointers!