Lewis Thornton Hubbard

[pejayhub]

I am trying to find my uncle, Lewis Thornton Hubbard, born 8/1/1922. He joined the Navy on 8/1/1922 for 12 years. The form I have bears the number "J95673", is this his service number? It appears he was invalided out on 18/10/22. What happened to him? Can someone decipher this form for me.

[christanel]

Death registration March 1974
Age at Death 70
Lewis Thornton Hubbard
Registration district Reading, Berkshire
Vol 6a Page 516

Lewis Thornton Hubbard
Birth Date 8 Jan 1904
Birth Place - Hackney, London
First Service Date 29 July 1919
First Ship Served On - Impregnable
Last Service Date - 15 Nov 1922
Last Ship Served On - Pembroke I
Service Number - J95673

Character very good, ability satisfactory.
I can't decipher the writing in the last column headed remarks. Accelerated ??

Christina

[pejayhub]

Thanks Christina,
Why did he leave early? He has signed on for 12 years but only did 3. Was Pembroke a shore station?

[timbo58]

(HMS) Pembroke was the barracks for the Port Division of Chatham, it's a land base, not a ship.
It opened in 1901 I think & closed in the 1980's.

[SueNSW]

Thanks Christina,
Why did he leave early? He has signed on for 12 years but only did 3.

You answered this question in your first post - he was invalided out - presumably due to sickness or injury. Unfortunately you are not likely to find any further records to give more details.

From a note at the bottom right though he appears to have recovered sufficiently to serve in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps in WW2

[pejayhub]

Thanks to Christanel, Timbo58 and SueNSW - all very interesting info. Now to find his RAOC record.