Hello Sian, Yes, all the Portsmouth archives have been transferred to the Central Library on Guildhall Square, Portsmouth. Best regards Rod At 08:00 10/09/2011, mariners-request@rootsweb.com wrote: >From: Sian Mackey <sian@swallowtail.org> >Subject: Re: [MAR] Help with understanding Naval Medal and Award Rolls > entry for William Oliver >To: mariners@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <4E69F292.1040507@swallowtail.org> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > The original Royal Sailors' Home, in Queen Street, Portsmouth, was > > badly damaged when the major south coast ports were heavily bombed > > after the Germans captured France, during WWII, and the club wasn't > > replaced until some years after the war, and would therefore wonder if > > any pre-war records could have survived ? I don't know where > > Portsmouth's archives are kept these days, but would suggest that may > > be the library might be a good place to start ? > > > > http://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/learning/1028.html > > > > Paul >Thank you Paul, I shall see what they have archived. I agree that, given >the bombing, it's unlikely that anything survives. > >Regards, > >Sian RSVP. Please support the St.George Foundation: www.adecentlife.org