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Rosemary

Rosemary Report 17 Sep 2009 14:45

Hi, i'm wondering if anybody can help me. My dad was a merchant seaman for the royal engineers. I'm trying to find some information about him as he died 30 years ago. I have his seaman number but cant do anything with it? I wonder if anybody knows how to get the info with that number>

Thanks

Rose

dutch

dutch Report 17 Sep 2009 15:05

Rose go to the great war forum and put what you have on there ,and they will help they did for me good luck
Dutch

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 17 Sep 2009 15:10

I'm confused too. Royal Engineers serve with the Army. Merchant seamen go to sea.

Kath. x