Raymond Victor Steed/Empire Morn

[Billy McGee]

Raymond V. Steed born Newport 01/10/29 Dis. A. No. R281123. Killed 26/4/1943. Have been in touch with TNA to try find CRS10 & Seaman's Pouch.

While I will have to wait until Monday for any results, does anyone use the Ancestry.co.uk website. I have tried umpteen times to try different searches and even signed up for the 14 day free trial, but I can find nothing remotely near to the person I am looking for. Anyone sure just how good their records are.

I'm presuming Raymond Steed is not an alias as he was assigned a Discharge Book. I'm curious to find out more on this youngest known Second World War service death.

[Roger]

Hello Billy,
As far as I know EMPIRE MORN never docked in NYC or any other US port recorded here http://stevemorse.org/ellis/boatx.html?mode=ny

regards
Roger

[Billy McGee]

Thanks Roger,

I was asuming the ship must of been somewhere on the East Coast of the US. When Raymond's body was recovered he had on his possession "a wallet containing personal papers and 2 U.S. dollars"

[tom8848]

Hi billy

Could this be what you are looking for:

BT 372/576/106 R281123 STEED R V 01/10/1929 NEWPORT

Also:

Online Document BT 395/1
Name Steed Raymond Victor , R28423

Date: 1928.

The second discharge book number is different, could it be a mis-input



regards

Tom Harrison

[Billy McGee]

Thanks Tom,

The BT 372 file is the Seaman's Pouch I have on order.

I tried a medal search earlier and it came back blank. I have tried again and found his medal file and downloaded it. It is definately the same lad as his Dis. No. R281123 is printed on the document.


The number R28423 is wrong as you say. Also his Seaman's Pouch gives date of birth in 1929, his medal file 1928.

According to his medal file someone claimed his medals but not the ribbons. His family received the 1939-1945 War Medal, 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star & Africa Star with Clasp.

[Ray Buck]

Billy
Have you read the BBC report http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/s...a2477018.shtml
Ray

[Martin Elliget]

Ray.

Perhaps Billy was the contributor of that item - note the surname :)

Found this great site, The STEAD/STEED One-Name Study, which has captured all the STEAD/STEED entries in the GRO indexes.

Monmouthshire births
Year: 1928
Qtr.: 4
Last Name: STEED
First Name(s): Raymond V.
Mother's Maiden: Bright
Reg. Dist.: Newport, M
Vol.: 11a
Page: 396

Monmouthshire marriages
Year: 1921
Qtr.: 3
Last Name: STEED
First Name(s): Wilfred L.
Spouse: Bright
Reg. Dist.: Newport, M.
Vol.: 11a
Page: 481

regards,
Martin

[Ray Buck]

Martin
you are probably right, I should look closed at articles
Ray

[Billy McGee]

Thanks a lot for that Martin, just what I needed. I have ordered a copy of his Birth Cert.

Ray, I was the contributor to that article on the BBCi site. The username Deep Sea McGee was the nickname I was given on my first trip to sea.

[Ray Buck]

yes Billy i should have known as I have seen other posts by Deepseamgee, not put my brain into gear !!
Hope all is well
Regards ray