MARINERS-L Archives

Archiver > MARINERS > 2012-05 > 1338275309


From: "Sue Irvine" <>
Subject: Re: [MAR] Register of Seamen - CR10 cards
Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 08:08:29 +0100
References: <EA067B6924A541F591C5892850938471@yourc94f920e24><ftu7s7pqsd8lp8nln4i86qtm3quim7p76m@4ax.com>


Hi Paul,

I don't think the card was printed on modern stationery as it is a copy of the original CR10 card at Southampton Archives and has the date "8/18" at the bottom.
I'm wondering if N.H.Insurance at that time (prior to 1948) was a different thing altogether ? Maybe non Government?

Sue.
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Benyon
To:
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2012 11:55 PM
Subject: Re: [MAR] Register of Seamen - CR10 cards


Sue

>N.H. Insurance number shown on the CR10 cards ?

One wonders if a more modern stationery hasn't been used when
reconstructing the record ? There can't have been any NI or NH
numbers prior to Jul 1948, which was when legislation resulting from
the Beveridge report of 1944 was introduced ?

Paul

On Mon, 28 May 2012 17:59:36 +0100, "Sue Irvine" <>
wrote:

>Good evening,
>Would anyone know, please, who was responsible for issuing Merchant Seamen with the N.H. Insurance number shown on the CR10 cards ? As the National Health service didn't start until after WW2 I'm a little confused as to where the number came from on CR10 cards issued before that.
>The CR10 card I have was issued in 1919 to a Swedish crew member. Was it usual for foreign nationals to be issued with an N.H. Insurance number or did they have to be naturalised first ?
>I would also be interested to know where the Identity Certificates mentioned on the CR10 were issued - were they linked to WW1 and only for foreign seamen ?
>I would be very grateful for any help or advice with these matters.
>
>Many thanks,
>
>Sue Irvine
>
>-------------------------------
>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
50° 33' N, 2° 26' W
http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval.html


-------------------------------
To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This thread: