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Discuss What is/was the NLS? in History on Navy Net; I've been asked by a lady (yes I do know one) what uniform her dear grandfather is wearing.
I guesed at British WW2(-ish) navy. No stressing brain cels there but what NLS means I have ...
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What is/was the NLS?
I've been asked by a lady (yes I do know one) what uniform her dear grandfather is wearing.
I guesed at British WW2(-ish) navy. No stressing brain cels there but what NLS means I have no idea! Anyone know please? I did guess at National Lifeboat Service but....
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Nailsea and Backwell railway station station code NLS, England ?Nimrod Line Squadron, former military service unit at RAF Kinloss ? defo wrong time frame though...the S could be Service or Station I suppose...or even Scotland...
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26-03-12, 13:49 #3Could be Canadian
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26-03-12, 13:54 #4It was probably his demob uniform. No Longer Suited.
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Naval legal service? Or maybe thats that american.
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Dyslexic cap tally manufacturer?
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Dutch Ships are HMNLS, maybe??????
26-03-12, 14:44 #8NLS Crew was a short lived hip hop and thrash metal fusion group, formed as a spin off from Test Icicles.
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26-03-12, 15:36 #9Has the lady in question applied for a copy of the gentleman's service record?
Originally Posted by stan_da_bout 
I do have an idea on this one, but I'm not sure ...
Does your friend know whether her grandfather had any connection to the Thames area?
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Thanks for the replies. Originally Posted by soleil
He's definately British.
She hasn't appiled for the service record yet. She knows nothing more than his name unfortunately, Kenneth William Gunston and he was born in 1926, be about right for late WW2. The family moved to Australia and lost contact, she's come back and found this photo and the name.
So no idea about the Thames ara, could be, could not be.
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