Abbreviations

Got to be something in that vein - 'Military Demobilisation Unit'?

 

I think Demobilisation is probably the correct title.

 

Thanks for all the responses. Demob is probable. Thanks for the link Brian, interesting read.

 

You're most welcome, I thought it was intersting. 'Twas but a lucky Google hit, but the army really love(d) abbreviations and I'm convinced some officers and units made their own up!

 

BrianM59

You got that right that we sometimes made up the abbreviations ourselves - one notable classic was the "BAR " which meant "burn after reading" on many

security bits of bumf - suddenly there appears a new one of "BBR" - which had everyone scratching their heads until the penny dropped that it was "BURN BEFORE

READING "..didn't go far though…

Cheers

 

Does MDU stand for Military Dispersal Unit? I've seen these initials on my father's discharge papers.

 

Could be Mobile Decontamination Unit, or Mine Disposal unit if he was Royal Engineers ?

 

PAG?

Appears in 3 Recce Regt's War Diary, first two entries in July1941 and third in February 1943. First time I saw it I thought it was meant to be PAD (Passive Air Defence), but three entries and by two different officers?

Gas Training 1942 pamphlet that I have mentions the appointment of Gas Officers in Battalions but nothing that could be abbreviated to PAG.



Richard

 

ULIA = Unattached List Indian Army

 

Does anyone know if MT could also mean military training? I'm looking at the date of 20.7.40 where my grandfather was tos from M.T. Personnel...... I can't read much more on that sentence. But military training would make more sense.

 

MT Personnel Coy No.1 Depot Bn RASC

Everything there points to MT being Mechanical/Motor Transport, not military training.

 

Thankyou! Struggling to decipher a lot of the writing

 

MT is normally Mechanical or Motor Transport.

 

Thanks, can anyone please decipher the entries dated 20.11.40 and 26.12.40. Can't read or find abbreviations for these.

 

Granted leave at SR? The last bit might refers to a ration allowance.
Posted to 7 MSD Manchester - something Supply Depot, possibly Main.

 

Sorry, more abbreviations questions...TT, AQ, class III, H/R/M, ctba, I.A(D), crase (though I'm sure I'm reading that wrong), X spec r/c x(8).
Thanks

 

Passed TT (Technical training) exams Storeman Class C grade 3 Assistant Quartermaster only.

Ceased to be attached to 8 Base Supply Depot for other? assignment with effect from 16/6/43.

Admitted 23 General Hospital posted x 2 10/12/43. posted x 2 this could mean the time he was going to be there or possible part of the hospital he was in.

reclassed Class A1 (d) wef 1/12/43 (missing 1 so poss 11th)
A1 means he was fit (d) means he still had something not a 100% right.
will look up codes later.

As it appears that he was also working in hospitals I think crase is actually CMS e
CMS (AD) is civilian Medical services (Army Dept).

will go through it again later.

 

Hi,

Attached link should explain all about the various X list abbreviations.

Steve Y

http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/15663-x-lists-service-records/

 

Thankyou, that's really helpful! Could the hospital part also mean he may have been a patient? I know he was shot in the war, I just don't know when. How else would I be able to find out?

 

Hi,

Medical details are held by MOD with service papers but they won't release them unless under exceptional circumstances - family history purposes not considered an exceptional reason. The Canadian WW2 service files online have all the medical forms with them.

I haven't got a service record in front of me at the moment but doesn't one of the forms have a space to record wounds or injuries sustained?

Steve Y

PS

You could check the casualty lists in The Times online.