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Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 614 Send Message	Derek	Report	19 Jan 2005 11:47
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 614 Send Message	While browsing DocumentsOnline, I came across the following, "BT372/1673/94 alongside my name and date of birth", does anyone know what it all means? It could be Merchant Navy, but any advice would be appreciated. Derek in France
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 3,470 Send Message	Phoenix	Report	19 Jan 2005 11:58
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 3,470 Send Message	What it says on their website re bt372: Records relating to individual seamen filed together in a pouch. These documents may include application forms (most with a photograph of the seaman), certificates, identity cards, cessation documents and notifications of death. The contents of any particular pouch, however, may cover any period starting after1913 and ending up to 1972 and possibly, although unlikely, beyond. When seamen were discharged some or all of their documents (including the index cards) were placed in the pouches and these include discharges of seamen who were originally registered in the Central Index Register of 1913 to 1941. B
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 614 Send Message	Derek	Report	19 Jan 2005 16:47
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 614 Send Message	Thanks for your reply, Brenda. I'll have to find time next time I visit London to follow it up, Derek in France