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Royal Navy - Boy Dom?

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Paul

Paul Report 17 May 2011 16:18

Does anyone know what the term Boy Dom means in Navy speak?

My grandfather was listed as a Boy Dom when he joined the Navy aged 16 in 1905.

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 17 May 2011 16:36

Tried googling this and got some very, er, colourful-looking sites!!
Any chance it might say something else, drum maybe??
Jan

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

Paul

Paul Report 17 May 2011 16:44

Whoops!

Its definitely Boy Dom though.

I've also posted on Brit-Gen's Royal Navy forum so maybe someone there will know without having to Google!

Andrew

Andrew Report 17 May 2011 17:39

I see what you mean about the google search!

Andy

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 17 May 2011 18:21

This little old lady is still blushing after trying to help by googling!

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

Andysmum

Andysmum Report 17 May 2011 21:59

This looks possible - from Wikipedia after googling "Boy Seamen"

Boy 3rd Class - A boy aged 14 to 18 who served either as a domestic (waiter, steward) aboard the port flagships or as a junior clerk or storekeeper in the ports. He would be eligible for entry to a training ship as a Boy 2nd Class from age 15 if he met the physical requirements. The majority of such boys were enlisted from homes in the ports and were not wholly resident on ships or in the dockyards

Paul

Paul Report 19 May 2011 18:25

That sounds more like it. Well done for a bit of lateral thinking and avoiding the blushes!
Thanks everyone - that's another mystery solved!

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 19 May 2011 23:49

LOL
"Boy Seamen"
seems a bit risque also.....LOL

Bob

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960