1929: Sep becomes a merchant seaman

Since almost all the photos of Sep in the Merchant Navy belong to 1929, I'm guessing that that is the year he joined the service, especially as some seem to have been sent to his mother.

FALMOUTH 1929 (Sep's writing)

FALMOUTH 1929 (Sep's writing)

This version was taken from the negative, which had gone darker over time.


Seppy 1929 (a young handwriting, perhaps his sister Ada or Cissie)

Seppy (I'm guessing his mother's writing) Nov 1929 (Sep's writing)

RED SEA 1929 (Sep's writing)

ENGINEERS M.V. ATHELPRINCE Java 1929

MY WATCH S/S PEEBLES 1930