Notations on the side like 5A1/32  are Pay List Numbers, likewise, where there are notations like Vict {or Victory} 1-2A or 4-2 they are pay references.

The Trade or Occupation was to show his civilian employment before joining the Navy – he is shown as Scholar, which means he joined the Navy straight from School  at the age of 15.  He then served three years training as  an Apprentice.

He started as an Artificer Apprentice, then steadily progressed upwards, from Ordnance Artificer 5th Class [OA.5], to 1st Class [OA.1] and finally Chief Ordnance Artificer [COA]

Medals – as he served through WW2,  I  would think he would have been entitled to the 1939-45 Star – Atlantic Star - Africa Star – War Medal 1939-45.  He did have his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal as well [noted as LS & GM and  ‘Trace Medal 21.1.54’]

The various shore establishments would have administered his pay etc

PEMBROKE 2           Chatham
DRAKE 2          Plymouth
EXCELLENT       Portsmouth
BOSCAWEN       Portland
ORLANDO        Greenock
HANNIBAL       Initially established at Algiers, then Taranto, Italy
ST ANGELO       Malta
VICTORY III       Portsmouth
VERNON       Portsmouth
OSPREY       Portland
 SEA EAGLE       Londonderry
 CALEDONIA      Rosyth

For the ships he served on –
  GEORGETOWN = destroyer, ex-USS Maddox, transferred under Lend-Lease. 
   (H.C.) – sorry, I cannot explain this one !
 LAUDERDALE  - Hunt class  Escort destroyer
 ROTHERHAM    = R class Destroyer
LIVERPOOL  =  Town class light Cruiser
DUKE of YORK   = Battleship       
DIDO = Dido class light Cruiser
JAMAICA = Colony class light Cruiser
CRISPIN = C class destroyer
BELLEROPHON = Reserve ships, Portsmouth
KENYA = Colony class light Cruiser
ZEST = Z class destroyer
BRIGHTON = Type 12 frigate
YARMOUTH = Type 12 frigate

He was evidently discharged from the RN in 1966

Thanks PhiloNauticus.

I've attached the first two sheets which contain most of the information.

On the left hand side of the page, there appears some text, 5AI/1 etc. what does this refer to?

Cheers.

OA = Ordnance Artificer

That means he would be trained to maintain and prepare ordnance [ guns, torpedoes ... things that go bang ]

His service record will show his Accounting Base [a shore establishment, or larger ship] which had the staff to administer things like pay.  The ship he was actually serving on would be noted in the brackets.

If you post his record it may help

Hello, newbie here.
I recently received the Record of Service for my uncle, Frank Charles Cheal MX 53210.
He joined as a Scholar/O.A. apprentice in 1936. Anybody know what O.A. means?.
I tried emailing Medals@SPVA.mod.uk to see if he awarded any Long Service medals but the emails aren't sending.
Some of the ships he served on, have (Lauderdale) or (Rotherham) alongside them, any suggestions on this?

Any forthcoming help will be greatly appreciated, thank you.

Hi - does anybody know which squadrons were based on the UK South Coast and equipped with magnetic aerial torpedoes in 1939, i.e. torpedoes with magnetic pistols using the Duplex Coil Rod (DCR)?

Hi - I'm looking to get in contact with family members of those who served on HMS Bruce, the Scott class destroyer completed in 1918 and sunk by aerial torpedo on 22 November 1939.

I have my Late Father Royal Navy Service Docs, but no photograph of him in uniform,  also I am looking for information on how and where he received his wound.  If anyone can assist in this matter or point me in the right direction I would be very grateful.  I have appended his details below.

Norman John George Tonge
Off No JX298178
Signalman
Served 1940-1946

I have got this Error message (HTTP Error 500) a number of times over the past 6 months when trying to post information on the Forum with another message saying something similar to the Navy Forum is unable to take your information at this time. I was thinking it was because I had an old computer, but it is the same with a New one I now have. A google search suggests that the problem is not at my end, but it is at the receiving web site.

If this is posted I suspect that it is because there are no photos involved with this post.

Thankyou

Philip L

Researching some Family History and come across an interesting character, interesting for all the wrong reasons.
Initially he joined the RN at Portsmouth as a Domestic in 1899. The Service Record shows the period of service as 11 July 99 to 23 Aug 99 and reason for Discharge as Shore.
My question is, did he buy himself out?
Following his discharge he joined the Scots Guards, not mentioning on his attestation his RN service. He deserted the Guards imprisoned as a civilian for forgery, rearrested on release by the Guards and deserted once again. Rejoined the RN using an alias in 1906 at Portsmouth as Stoker 1st class Engineer Writer, sentenced to 4 years imprisonment in 1910 for forging numerous travel warrants.
In December 1914 he reappears in RNVR in Bristol as Leading Seaman and  makes CPO in 1915. He is convicted and sentenced to 3hears imprisonment in 1916 but dies at HMP Parkhurst in 1917.
Is it possible that his final Service Record can be deciphered?

The bases / ships are:

COLLINGWOOD      training establishment  Portsmouth
VICTORY         naval barracks, Portsmouth
ASSEGAI         training establishment, Durban [SA]
LANKA         naval base, Colombo
GARUDA         aircraft repair yard, Coimbatore
BHERUNDA      air station,  Colombo
MAYINA         holding/transit camp,   Colombo
VICTORY
LEANDER         cruiser