Oh my gosh Richard, that's amazing. Thank you so much! I can't tell you how much I appreciate you taking the time to decipher the document....
...30.4.41. Aylesford [Kent]. Rank: Corporal. Promoted War Substantive Corporal. 10.12.42. UK. Rank: Corporal. 276 General Transport Company...
I don't think there was any such thing as a 'Warrant Serjeant'. Possibly an error for War Substantive Serjeant.
John, once again thank you your continued interest in my query and your tip about the card index. I'll keep an eye open for it should I visit Kew....
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...to the roles that he was undertaking, while being a war substantive Major, reverting to his army rank of 2nd Lieutenant on demobilisation.
The pdf shows he was in the infantry, assigned to the 6th Cameronians till 18/4/42 transferred to Royal Signals, with a posting to 227 Brigade's...
Not too many downs - he started as a sapper which is the REs equivalent of private, next rank up is lance corporal, then corporal, then sergeant,...
Where are those cards to be found please?
...corporal, granted pay acting corporal 22.10.41 Confirmed war substantive rank of corporal having held paid acting rank for 90 days 20.2.42...
...14th November 1943. He also appears in the British Army List for 1944 and 1945. War substantive Lieutenant from 14th November 1944. Steve
Personal Number: 5524 Rank: Brigadier Name: James Crossley CUNNINGHAM, MC, MiD Unit: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders London Gazette : 11...
...1945 4th British Infantry Division, 5 Corps 31962 Major, War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel, Temporary Brigadier Algernon George William...
...I have found an entry for Second Lieutenant F S J Pereira, War Substantive Lieutenant, Honorary Captain in the 1945 Army List with an effective...
Personal Number: 8388 Rank: Brigadier Name: Edward Barrington de FONBLANQUE, CB, CBE, DSO, MiD Unit: Royal Artillery London Gazette : 7 August...
Hello Uncle Target, how much cost a Sherwood Foresters War Diary?
Captain F S Smith died on 22nd September 1943 having transferred from 16 DLI to 5 Sherwood Foresters reverting to his substantive rank of Lt ....
You see it written as W/ or more often WS/ meaning War Substantive (ie not acting or temporary). As the army expanded rapidly during the war the...
...24th Lancers Regimental Nominal Roll and Postings August 1944 Shows a lot of these examples of those in temporary, acting or war substantive...
Thanks for the answers to date. It irks me somewhat as the NA Records and similar give the lower rank followed by Temporary as though the Officer...
Separate names with a comma.
