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Seaman’s Identification Card Issued to Raymond Parker WARBURTON

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U.S. Department of Labor

1917

Overview

Cream coloured card, with ‘U. S. Department of Labor / Immigration Service’, printed at top and signed by Immigration Inspector at bottom. Stamped in red ink on right side, “Norfolk, VA. / Aug 14 1917”. On obverse, “Seaman’s Identification Card”, issued to Raymond WARBURTON, No. 78469. with black and white photographic portrait of Raymond affixed to left side. On left side handwritten details in black ink, “Raymond Warburton / 26 / July 28th 1917 / Australian”.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2025.2.6

Item type

Identification Cards

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Printing Paper

Width

126 mm

Height or length

75 mm

Weight

2 g

Inscriptions and markings

On front of card, “U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR / IMMIGRATION SERVICE / Port of MORFOLK, VA. / AUG 14 1917, 191 / (DATE) / The seaman described on the face thereof examined by me. His status / as a seaman is: Division 1.” With Division 2 and 3 crossed out. On rear is “Form 685 / U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR / IMMIGRATION SERVICE / SEAMAN’S IDENTIFICATION CARD / ORIGINAL / No. 78469 / Name Raymond Warburton / Age 26 on July 28th 1917 / (DATE) / Nationality Australian / Marks: -” with the signature of Inspector in Charge is written in red ink across photograph.

Contextual information

This ‘Seaman’s Identification Card’, was issued to Raymond Parker WARBURTON, in the Port of Norfolk, Virginia USA on the 14 August 1917. He was given ‘Division 1’ status as a seaman. With the outbreak of the First World War Raymond took up service as an electrician on troop transport ships. Between 01/12/1915 and 09/09/1917 Raymond served aboard the ‘SS Pera’ and from 19/12/1917 to 13/06/1919 he was on the ‘SS Shropshire’.

Keywords

Merchant Marine Officer

First World War

US Department of Labor

Place made

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Year

1917

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