Example
of the Service Sheet of a Commissioned Officer of the Royal Navy loaned to the
Royal Indian Navy
Source: BL:
IOR: L/MIL/16-7 - Officers on loan from the Royal Navy
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This volume is in
exactly the same format as in the service sheets for R.I.N. officers and covers
the Second World War Period. Also, it is alphabetically indexed at the front.
While strictly R.N., not only does this cover commissioned officers of all branches
and junior to senior officers, it has also warrant officers, particularly
warrant telegraphists and gunners, but also others
such as signal boatswains and warrant electricians. In fact,
in all those categories that the R.I.N was deficient in, especially due to
wartime expansion.
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Example:-
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KENDALL, B.E. Ag Commander RN (Seniority
1.5.42)
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Time Served |
Rank or position ... |
Ship, Establishment or Office ... |
Remarks... |
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1.5.42 - 5.6.42 |
Ag Comdr RN |
“Dalhousie” addl |
Promoted to Ag. Comdr from
1.5.42., from which date “DALHOUSIE”
addl and live on shore Ty duty Bombay to Delhi 8.5.42 p.m. Returned to Bombay 18.5.42. Ty duty Bombay to Karachi 4.6.42 |
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6.6.42 - 25.6.42 |
|
“Monze” addl |
“MONZE” addl and live on shore 6.6.42. |
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26.6.42 - 27.12.42 |
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“Dalhousie” |
Returned from Karachi 26.6.42 and apptd “Dalhousie”addl and live on shore |
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28.12.42 |
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“Machliman” |
Appointed Machliman in command 28.12.42. D.L. 55/43 |
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Ty duty Bombay to Delhi 31.7.44 p.m. Returned to Bombay 7.8.44 p.m. DL 63/44 |
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28.12.44 |
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“Dalhousie” addl
as D.P. No. 9 |
Dalhousie addl
as Deputy President No. 9 G.H.Q. Selection Board. Lonavla
28.12.44. Assumed duties 10.1.45 D. 3/45 10 days casual leave from
28.12.44 to 6.1.45 incl. Bombay DL 1/45 H.M.S. Victory Addl
(Except for pay not “to join”) and sailed for U.K. prior to reversion to R.N.
5.6.45 DL 56/45 “Victory” addl. FSL 23.6.45 (Reverted to
R.N.) (To continue to serve in Ag rank of Commander) (C.W. List dated 3.7.45) DL 113/45 |
As in the earlier
service sheets relating to the Indian Marine and Royal Indian Marine, there are
additional sections relating to ‘brief history prior to joining’ etc. In many
of these nothing is recorded.