Certificates of Service of Petty Officer Ronald Arthur Cobb and accompanying photographs

Certificates of service covering Ronald Arthur Cobb's service in the Royal Navy as a Telegraphist and later Radio Mechanic between October 1940 and 23 March 1946 and the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve between June 1949 to June 1954. Also includes two photographs showing Cobb and class mates at the shore establishment HMS ROYAL ARTHUR. Cobb is standing third from the right in the second row from the back in the photograph of 'Class 29' and is seated in the centre of the group of five in the second photograph.

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ID:	ADL/R/38
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Cobb, Ronald Arthur
Date made:	1941-02-12 - 1954-06-24
People:	Cobb, Ronald Arthur
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	1 folder (2 service certificates, 2 photographs)
Parts:	Service Documents of Petty Officers and Ratings (Manuscript) Perkins, Thomas. Warrant appointing him boatswain of the prize ship PEACOCK. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/1) Hartshorn, Philip, able seaman. Certificate for wages given to a seaman on his discharge, signed by Captain J. Byron, HMS AUGUSTA. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/2) Teagle, George, service certificate as stoker. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/3) Hurrell, James Mann, stoker. Certificate of service in the Royal Navy. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/4) Swan, James. Certificate of service as Master's Mate on HMS HELLEROPHON. Signed Sam Warren, Capt. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/5) Gladwell, Geo. 2nd class Petty Officer. 4 RN Artillery Volunteers Shooting certificates, granted to Gladwell and signed St Vincent Nepean, Officer Instructor. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/6) Slater, George, seaman, RN. Two certificates of service 1873-86. Party's Allotment Pay Bill 1883 on board HMS CANADA. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/7) Certificate of Service belonging to Robert Marshal, AB. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/8) Warburton, John. Certificate of service, 1868-79 and pass as signalman, 1876. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/9) Gilham, James. Three service certificates. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/10) Clark, Joseph, seaman. Two certificates of service, 1818 and 1820; certificate of unfitness for service at sea, 1833. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/11) Sullivan, Daniel, Petty Officer, b.1860. Service certificate. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/12) Warne, Harvey, b. 1884, chief stoker. Certificate of service and certificate of stoker ratings. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/13) Keppel, certificate for Rev. H. Richards. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/14) Apprenticeship form between Marshall Godolphin Cobbe and Captain Thomas Parr of HMS ZEALAND. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/15) Bevan, Benjamin (b.1844). Certificate of service between 1859-96 and photograph of chapel of Royal Naval College, Greenwich, taken while he was a verger there. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/16) Cornelius, Mark, seaman. Certificate of service, 1854-63; letter from the Admiralty about service with Naval Brigade in India in 1857, 1875. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/17) Roberts, Henry, Petty Officer, RN (b.1833); certificate of service, 1853-73; other papers, 1873-87. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/18) Tice, Robert George, Chief Stoker, RN (b.1873). Certificates of Service in the Royal Navy. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/19) Bevis, Hubert Samuel, AB (1884-1955). Certificate of his mention in Despatches in recognition of distinguished service during the War of 1914 - 1918. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/20) Murphy, Peter, AB (b.1884). Certificate of Service, two Gunnery and Torpedo History Sheets, Record of Firing Sheet, Continuous Certificate of Discharge and Sailors' Union membership book. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/21) Hughes, Mildred Lloyd, appointment as nursing sister in Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/22) Stuart, Arthur, AB (1860-1905). 2 certificates of service;photograph ca.1895; 'The Officer of the Watch, Notes on Watch Evolutions, Under Sail...'. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/23) Thompson, William, AB and Boat's Yeoman (b.1788?). Service certificate NORTHUMBERLAND. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/24) Freeman, John (b.1838). Service certificate, and certificate as an armourer, with metal case. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/25) Taylor, John, Chief P/O (b.1902). Certificate of service; Torpedo History Sheet and Torpedo Gunner's Mate Certificate; Certificate for Wounds and Hurts; Release Papers; documents re pension. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/26) Pugh, William, Ship's Corporal, RN (b.1869). Certificate of Service. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/27) Hart, Charles, Seaman, Royal Navy (b.1859). Certificate of Service. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/28) Coward, George. Service Certificates as Seaman, Corporal, Coxswain, AB and PO aboard HMS PHOENIX, TRIBUNE, VANGUARD and DORIS. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/29) Saffery, John (alias Safrey). Service Certificates as an AB, Ward Room Steward and Captain's Steward aboard HMS BRUNE, WINDSOR CASTLE and GLOUCESTER. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/30) Reeves, Alexander Alfred RN. Certificate of Service from 9 Dec 1915 (as Boy 2nd Class) to 6 Oct 1938 (as Leading Seaman). Gunnery and Torpedo History Sheets. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/31) 4 certificates of service for W.B. Coysh, warrent telegraphist, on board HMS MEKONG and HMS ORVIETO. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/32) Papers relating to James WIlliam Cornish including Continuous Service papers. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/33) Continuous service certificates for William H (fl.1861-1914) and John Owen (fl.1882-84). (Manuscript) (ADL/R/34) Reference for William Ayres, carpenter on board HMS ARAXES, 1816. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/35) Service papers of Maurice Giles Clarke. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/36) Two Gunnery and torpedo history sheets and service certificate of George William Gladding. (Manuscript) (ADL/R/37) Certificates of Service of Petty Officer Ronald Arthur Cobb and accompanying photographs (ADL/R/38)

Certificates of Service of Petty Officer Ronald Arthur Cobb and accompanying photographs

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