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Annemarie

Annemarie Report 22 Dec 2014 17:04

Can anyone help my grandfather was leo Francis tobin 19/01/1905, I know he was in the merchant navy from 1921/41 how do I find his discharge record. And I was told he was injured in the 40s and sent to capetown to recover then the hospital in bath as he got 76 stitches and metal plate in his head any help would he great :-S

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 22 Dec 2014 17:18

The National Archive searching for merchant seaman has a link to FindMyPast
http://goo.gl/As0Jg5

Findmypast has the entry (free result)
Results for Merchant Navy Seamen
LEO Tobin 1905 Lancashire LIVERPOOL R 13916 BT349
http://goo.gl/l2msVL

Someone with a sub will have to access the results, or you could purchase credits yourself.

Read the info on the NA page to see what type of information is likely to be on the record.
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/record?catid=1820&catln=3

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Annemarie

Annemarie Report 22 Dec 2014 17:26

Thanks very much for your help :-)

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 22 Dec 2014 17:27

Actually, the FMP record is also on GR - if you don't have a full sub, pay to view. Make sure you copy/download to your computer otherwise you'll have to re-purchase at a later date.

Added - As a standard member I can access it without charge!

LEO Tobin Merchant Navy Seamen
Collections from Great Britain
Year 1921
Birth Year 1905
Series BT349

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Annemarie

Annemarie Report 22 Dec 2014 17:32

Thanks again but what is FMP

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 22 Dec 2014 17:56

Sorry
FMP is Find My Past and is a sister site to GenesReunited.

GR also hold the same records for Leo....which are free to access.

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Kucinta

Kucinta Report 23 Dec 2014 21:04

I've sent images of 3 cards by pm, all have the same discharge number so are the same man.

One of the cards lists several discharges? but only the ship's official number, rather than name is recorded in the list, so you might need to google to find out how to ascertain a ship's identity from it's number etc.

EDIT: sorry , had pmed images before reading about the free access on the thread.

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Eayres (Northants/London) Walker (Surrey) Loveday (Northants) Moore (Tipperary)