Hi I understand that one of my relations joined the Royal Navy at age 15 (this would be in 1940) but was rejected for operational service because of his age. He therefore 'tansferred' (?) to the Merchant Service where I know that he served from 1942-45 (aged 17 to 20). Does this sound feasible ? What was the minimum age for joining the Navy ? And could such a 'transfer'
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Thanks again, Michael.
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You're an absolute star, Michael. Thank you very much for the assistance. Andy
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I recently read Georg von Trapp's autobiography, 'To the Last Salute', and tried to find out more about him. I've found various medal/award lists for him (not always agreeing with each other) but little in the way of award dates. I therefore tried to identify the medals shown in photographs of v.Trapp, but have found a few 'unknowns'. Can anybody help ? I don&#
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