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  Posted by liz cain (U14282558) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011

  Can anyone tell me please in ww2 if someone joined the navy would there be photographs taken of the new intakes, if so would they be kept anywhere, thank you

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  Posted by raundsgirl (U2992430) on Thursday, 6th October 2011

  People often had a photo taken in uniform by a local photographer for their family, or an informal one at home, but I don't think it was done officially. Apart from the vast numbers being recruited, I don't think there were the resources (or the time) but I may be wrong.

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  Posted by sinbadnick (U14506866) on Saturday, 8th October 2011

  
  I posted a message but it did'nt get on the board ' si I will try again.
  
  The Navy did not take photo's of new recruits on enetering the service
  but on the passing out parade at the end of training one was always
  taken of the class but unless you were near the front you would not
  have been recognised, the only way that I knew that I was on the
  photo was by recognising my mate who was in front of me .
  

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  Posted by MB (U177470) on Monday, 10th October 2011

  Did they not have ID cards with photographs?
  
  Jon Pertwee tells in his autobiography how they used to test security at RN dockyard with an ID card for a A. Hitler with appropriate photograph and even gained entry once wearing a German uniform.
  
  Though when I worked briefly at a RN research establishment well after the war (as a student), our ID cards did not have photographs.

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  Posted by sinbadnick (U14506866) on Monday, 10th October 2011

  Yes you were issued with ID card but there were no photographs in them
  just your name rank and official number i'e mine was P/JX192801 the P
  denoted that you were a Pompy rating and this card had to be shown if
  asked by any officals, as for the photo thing while you was training most
  sailors had there photo's taken at the local photographers, I am now
  90 years of age and still have mine.

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