Example
of an Engineering Officer’s service with the British India S.N. Co. Ltd.
Source: NMM: BIS/30/44
ROBERT BLACK
Born Dumbarton 30th January 1899
5th Engineer
Grade of cert: 2nd Class with
motor endorsement
Under ‘Service, Pay and
Sickness’...
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|
Date |
Appointment |
Steamer |
Place |
Reference |
|
7.6.21 |
On Staff |
|
Home |
Secy letter 467 30.6.21 |
|
1.7.21 |
Sailed in S.S. Mashobra
for Calcutta |
|
|
|
|
10.8.21 |
Extra 5th Engineer |
ANGORA |
Calcutta |
S. Engr’s letter
10.8.21 |
|
15.8.21 |
5th Engineer |
GRACCHUS (sic) |
Calcutta |
S. Engr’s letter
13.8.21 |
|
10.2.22 |
Act 4th Engineer |
GRACCHUS (sic) |
Bombay |
Bombay 22.2.22 |
|
16.2.22 |
5th Engineer |
GRACCHUS (sic) |
Bombay |
Bombay 22.2.22 |
|
12.6.22 |
Junior Engineer |
VARELA |
Bombay |
Bombay S.958 29.6.22 |
|
9.1.23 |
Junior Engineer |
TAROBA |
Bombay |
Bombay S.69 11.1.23 |
|
3.2.33 |
Junior Engineer |
DUMRA |
Bombay |
Bombay S.367 8.3.23 |
|
16.12.23 |
Act 4th Engineer |
DUMRA |
Zanzibar |
Bombay S.135 31.1.24 |
|
6.1.24 |
Junior Engineer |
DUMRA |
Zanzibar |
Bombay 31.1.24 |
|
5.10.24 |
Act 4th Engineer |
DUMRA |
Dar-es-Salaam |
Bombay 20.11.24 |
|
14.10.24 |
Junior Engineer |
DUMRA |
Dar-es-Salaam |
Bombay 20.11.24 |
|
6.12.24 |
Junior Engineer |
KAROA |
MOMBASSA |
Bombay S.1632 31.12.24 |
|
20.1.25 |
Junior Engineer |
On staff |
Bombay |
Bombay S.72 12.1.25 |
|
24.1.25 |
Act 4th Engineer |
?GALYANA? |
Bombay |
Bombay S.118 29.1.25 |
|
7.3.25 |
Home leave with privileges |
|
|
Secy letter 117 12.3.25 |
|
15.9.25 |
4th Engineer |
MARGHA |
Home |
Secy letter 614 17.9.25 |
|
|
|
He failed to join the “Margha” having met with a motor-cycle accident |
|
Secy’s letter 644 1.10.25 |
|
12.10.25 |
Resigned the Company’s Service |
|
|
Secy’s letter 674 15.10.25 |
Potentially other
types of information could be entered in these forms. Principally these were
rates of pay and increases; details of sickness; home leave; local leave; sick
leave; and conduct.
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