Ted Hi! Thanx for the info, I will definately follow up on those sites, however since I posted the query I have been poking though a box of stuff from my dad and came across an envelope that I had not touched for years and hey presto out came his apprentiship contract, which was with Bullard King, but he compeleted his time in a Union Castle ship (same company by then) the Roxburgh Castle in 1938. The contract has survived well but then it was printed on linen! I know that he was with BK ships on the Banana boats between India and East Africa the Cape and the UK and then moved to Ellerman Line I have his watchkeeping certificate for the period from December 1939 to June 1941 aboard the City of Worcester (Elleman , Hall Line), when he left the MN to join the Navy for wartime service. What I don't have is where he served from May 1938 to December 1939 if this time was still on the Roxburg or the City of Worcester. Neville ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Finch" <mariners-l@efinch90.fsnet.co.uk> To: "Neville Rasmussen" <jimmyjamjar@cybersmart.co.za> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 2:23 PM Subject: Re: [MAR] Bullard King and Co > Neville, > > There is an article on tracing apprentice records at the National Archives > at http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/UKApprentices.html > > You can also find some info and fleet list of Bullard King at > http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/bullard.html > > regards > Ted > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Neville Rasmussen" <jimmyjamjar@cybersmart.co.za> > To: <mariners@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 9:26 AM > Subject: [MAR] Bullard King and Co > > >> >> Greetings! >> >> My father was an apprentice with Bullard King upon his leaving the >> General >> Botha training ship. He served a three year apprentiship with them. >> Anyone >> kow if records of such apprentiships were kept and where I might find >> this >> information and also if the ships he served on during this period might >> be >> listed? >> >> Neville Rasmussen >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.449 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3545 - Release Date: 04/01/11 > 18:36:00 > > >