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[Harcourt4977]

Question for anyone with knowledge of British merchant Navy / special forces group T124X. My father told me that he was in a group called T124X. His real name was Cyril Claude Harcourt Robinson but everyone called him Ginger because of his bright red hair he joined the merchant navy on a Ship called the Dutchess of Bedford at the age of 13years and nine months old stowing away on this ship later he became a member of a team called T124X I am hoping to find out more of his life in this group if anyone knows of him please can you post me a reply on Harcourt4977 I would love to know about his life in this group so much any help would be much appreciated . Daniel Robinson

[Tom B]

Hello, You have this posted in the wrong section. We would not have info like this. Sorry. Tom

[Marc Sherriff]

Question for anyone with knowledge of British merchant Navy / special forces group T124X. My father told me that he was in a group called T124X. His real name was Cyril Claude Harcourt Robinson but everyone called him Ginger because of his bright red hair he joined the merchant navy on a Ship called the Dutchess of Bedford at the age of 13years and nine months old stowing away on this ship later he became a member of a team called T124X I am hoping to find out more of his life in this group if anyone knows of him please can you post me a reply on Harcourt4977 I would love to know about his life in this group so much any help would be much appreciated . Daniel Robinson

You could start here;

http://discovery.nationalarchives.go...ils/r/D4360930

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!to...es/O5W8ONX011s

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peop...a4099746.shtml


It seems the T124X is a type of form that was used to move sailors from the MN to the RN;

A book for you
Churchill's Navy: The Ships, People and Organisation, 1939-1945 By Brian Lavery

Marc

[Richie B]

A website about the SS Duchess of Bedford

http://www.duchessofbedford.com/

If you are the next of kin you are entitled to a copy of his service record from the UK Ministry of Defence

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/requests...ervice-records

Good hunting