Draft recognition codes.

Discussion in 'Service Records' started by bamboo43, Dec 7, 2013.

  1. Tullybrone

    Tullybrone Senior Member

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  2. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    merged with older threads on same topic
     
  3. Archaepon

    Archaepon Member

    I have my Dad's service records. In amongst some of the acronyms is this RUGFZ. It appears in the sentence: "Posted to Draft India? RUGFZ and temp attached to 3 cpy I.C.Depot."
    I can decipher most of that, the puzzle is India and RUGFZ. Dad was in the FSS, Field Security Service, serving in Africa Italy and Europe as BAOR attached.
    Anyone?
     
  4. Tony56

    Tony56 Member Patron

  5. Archaepon

    Archaepon Member

  6. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    It means everyone with that code was on the same draft going to the same place.
    The letters themselves do not mean anything.
     
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  7. alex thomson

    alex thomson New Member

    researching my uncle's service with RA LAA and his record shows 'posted to C bty Depot TA (draft REAKZ) wef 8/3/1943 (broadstairs) Appears to be an overseas embarkation followed by disembarkation 10 days later most likley in N Africa. the attached to 47 LAA Regt.

    anyone know what REAKZ means?
     
  8. Tullybrone

    Tullybrone Senior Member

  9. alex thomson

    alex thomson New Member

    many thanks; had expected something more profound!
     
  10. Richard Lewis

    Richard Lewis Member

    Richard Lewis submitted a new resource:

    British Army Draft Serials - A seemingly random five letter serial for men and equipment for movement.

    Read more about this resource...
     
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  11. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    Outstanding!
    Thanks for taking my very glib comment so seriously.
     
  12. AB64

    AB64 Senior Member

    A document relating to drafts RNLJL & RNLSB - there is more but it is more administrative plus a list of men of the draft - I'm considering posting the full thing with a transcript of the names (and details of any who became casualties) but it could take a fair effort

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  13. AB64

    AB64 Senior Member

    And a couple of bits about a lad going on RNTTP - he was killed at Cassino - not sure if these help at all

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