A-Z Naval Records Digest and Thankyous
James Vernon Cook - my 2nd great-grandfather As promised, I thought I would present a digest or summary of all my Blogging from A-Z posts as a kind of cheat-sheet for anyone wanting some hints for researching ancestors with a naval background. As previously stated, this is from a very Anglo/Australian point of view, so apologies to researchers with heritage from other countries. Finally, this is not meant to be a definitive digest to all the resources available....just a digest of where my research took me and what I found. ACRONYMS/JARGON As with any new topic of knowledge, you will encounter unfamiliar words or jargon...here is just a sample of what you may encounter... ADM - the acronym for Admiralty and the call sign as it were for The National Archives collection of records from Admiralty. Fathom - equals 6 feet or 1.8 metres. Flagship - a ship carrying an Admiral HMS Pembroke - th e Royal Naval Barracks at Chatham Jackspeak - a sailor'...