Hi I'm also interested in this thread. I have a seamans ticket from 1844, would they be able to tell me what all the letters etc., mean re the voyages marked on it. Many thanks Diane Ray Valentine <wellsclanman@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: If you send a copy of the record to: Ministry of Defence, Admiralty Library, 3-5 Great Scotland Yard, London SW1A 2HW, with a covering letter, you will most likely receive a full explanation of the record. They have been of great help to me a couple of times. Ray Melbourne, Aus --- Ted Harris wrote: > My grandfather, born in Shefford, was enlisted into > the navy on > 19-11-1915 and sent to HMS Vivid 1, a shore > establishment at Plymouth. I > have his record card but I can't make any sense of > the entries. In the > column listed 'rating' he starts out as "Jun.R.A." > and then on 26-3-1917 > becomes "SRA". All I can find for 'RA' searching > many sites is Rear > Admiral which is highly unlikely as he was only 18 > at the time! Could > anyone shed some light on this abbreviation? > > Thanks > > Ted > > > ==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== > For any updates our info about the status of this > list go to > http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com > > ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com ==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== Go to the Bedfordshire Lookup Exchange at: http://freespace.virgin.net/m.harbach/bdf.html --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail