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Image Not Available for Collection of 32 items relating to Captain James Kay
Collection of 32 items relating to Captain James Kay
Image Not Available for Collection of 32 items relating to Captain James Kay

Collection of 32 items relating to Captain James Kay

Date1918 - 1962
Object numberANMS0825
NameArchive series
MediumPaper
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Joan Hunter
DescriptionThis collection of 32 items relates to Captain James Ayr Kay and his career in the Australian merchant navy from 1918 to 1962. The series consists of one alien seaman's identification card; 17 certificates of discharge; five photographs of Captain James Kay; one letter and one envelope detailing the award of the Imperial Service Medal to Kay; one extract of a birth certificate; one permit to board ships; one identity and service certificate; one certified copy of a certificate of competency; one receipt; one continuous certificate of discharge booklet; and one certificate of proficiency booklet. The items span the period 1918 - 1962.