The more you know the more you know you don't know anything... So... my Grandad was attached to the 12th RTR (being the 12th Battalion of the...
Whilst perusing grandad’s service record again just now, I noticed that on 3 September 1942 he was “granted S.P.P.” In an old thread from 2010,...
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Good morning, I am part of the Lympne airfield history society and I was privileged to be able to visit a forward observation post in Lympne...
Hi, I am hoping someone will be able to help. I am transcribing some war diaries and the following acronym/phrase keeps catching me out and can't...
I have recently obtained 6 pages of messages from the National Archives that were sent to the Admiralty from ships participating in one of the...
Hello. Reading en translating War Diaries from OPS LOG MAIN HQ2 CDN INF DIV. In the column Action Taken There are some I can not place. Such as...
My Grand Uncle Gerald Mitchell 6142813 was rescued from Dunkirk. I have been trying to find service information on him. I have a couple of photos...
I have a document which looks like it's my fathers army discharge record. It's pretty basic . I'm trying to work out what unit he served with -...
Hey, I believe the following list contains the correct, exact abbreviations used in the U.S. Army during WWII; exact right down to every space,...
Army Form W.3008, Field Return of Officers, for 262 Fld. Coy, R.E. (dated, 17 June 1944) contains - under "Appointment Held" - the abbreviations...
I have a diary that mentions C.A.D. and C.A.D.S in relation to entertainments at Italian PG 52. Camp Acting and Drama (Dance?) Society perhaps?...
Can anyone assist with the locations of the following units: 8th Bn RAOC - January-February 1943 11 Base Ordnance Depot - February 1943 15 Base...
Dear Members, I would be most grateful if anyone can tell me what the following Royal Artillery WWII acronym's stand for in the R.A. Attestations...
Hi. A friend was relating his father's WW2 service. He said he served in 'BRIC' but did not know what the term stood for. He added his father...
My sister recently obtained my fathers war records. He was with the Yorks & Lancs and ended up in India. He was eventually repatriated and...
Hi all, been studying barrage balloon notes of the 949 Squadron in Crewe. I know that an H.E. bomb is a high explosive one, but what is a D.A.?...
Hi Can anyone help shed some light on a term I have come across in an Army Service Record from June 1943? The recruit was a 30 year old pre-war...
Goodevening everyone, At the moment I'm working my way trough the 2nd Canadian Corps Signals war diary. These diaries are loaded with...
Hi all Could anyone help decode some of the abbreviations from a service record? On the mustering column there is an entry I can't understand....
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