1921 census?

[Phoenix]

If he was discharged in Singapore in 1938, how did he get back to Plymouth to father a child in 1941?

If he was indeed the father, and tales of his being a merchant seaman are true, then he presumably was on a merchant ship, possibly travelling between Singapore and England. He may have felt, with a European war on the horizon, it was a safer bet. He was over thirty, so I don't imagine he would automatically have been called up. Merchant seamen would have been equally valued. If he had happened to be in Singapore in 1942, he may well have died when it fell.

[HarrysMum]

Originally Posted by Phoenix

If he was discharged in Singapore in 1938, how did he get back to Plymouth to father a child in 1941?

If he was indeed the father, and tales of his being a merchant seaman are true, then he presumably was on a merchant ship, possibly travelling between Singapore and England. He may have felt, with a European war on the horizon, it was a safer bet. He was over thirty, so I don't imagine he would automatically have been called up. Merchant seamen would have been equally valued. If he had happened to be in Singapore in 1942, he may well have died when it fell.

That has been out thought, but impossible to prove.