Post by Admin on Jun 11, 2013 19:01:17 GMT -5
There were many merchant seamen who joined the Royal Navy because it was extremely short of experienced seamen. They joined under what were known as T124X and T124T agreements.
These men were in naval uniforms on naval ships under the White Ensign, with naval officers and subject to naval discipline. They received naval rates of pay. At the end of the war, they were not allowed to claim any compensation or any benefits, because they were discharged as merchant seamen.
These men were in naval uniforms on naval ships under the White Ensign, with naval officers and subject to naval discipline. They received naval rates of pay. At the end of the war, they were not allowed to claim any compensation or any benefits, because they were discharged as merchant seamen.