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[Jethro Tull]

Hello all.

I'm researching a chap who I have now found on the 1939 register. I'm having trouble understanding what his job was. I've attached the entry and the transcription has been interpreted as "C S W S Ref D s D g Whitehall". The address is in Winchester. His career from 1909 until 1934 was a telegraphist in the Royal Navy. Can anyone give me an idea what his job may have been or work out the actual entry as something else.

Thanks in advance,

Dan

[JMcK]

Hi, can you please re load the image? All I can see is a blur.

[Jethro Tull]

I'll try that again! I hadn't realised it did not upload properly.

Cheers

[ianbee]

Civilian Shore Wireless Service?

[ianbee]

D S D seems to be some department in the Admiralty (Whitehall!) Standing for what?

[Jethro Tull]

Thanks Ian, that would make sense with his previous career as a C.P.O Telegraphist. The link to Whitehall and the Admiralty fits too. Any suggestions on the other abbreviations?

Cheers

Dan.

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[Jethro Tull]

I hadn't seen your other reply! I'll focus my searching on the D s D g. I was thinking along the lines of "Department of ......" but can't find anything yet to fit.

Dan.

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[ianbee]

Admiralty Signal Division is coming up!
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=1gG ... &q&f=false
Ian

[Jethro Tull]

Thanks for that Ian. Wonderful stuff. I had found a reference to GCHQ/DSD in the 60's and this linked to the "Defense Signals Directorate" but no other info. I am now thinking the "g" is a 9 and the address of 9 Whitehall.

Dan.

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[ianbee]

Hi
I think you are right about the 9 (rather than g)
Ian