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1085172 Gunner/Dispatch Rider Len (Linnaeus) HILL, RA : Africa WW2

Creating a display box of my Father's medals, cap badge, boxing medal & photo for my Son for posterity. My Father died before my Son was born. I...

Thread by: Pauline Patel ( nee Hill), Jul 19, 2025, 23 replies, in forum: Service Records
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Updated WW2 abbreviations & acronyms

Thanks to Robert for his gift of a June 2025 list of WW2 abbreviations (x92 pgs. on attachment). His website: Researching the Lives and Records of...

Thread by: davidbfpo, Jun 27, 2025, 1 replies, in forum: Research Material
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Pioneer Corps 9th Coy in North Africa

Hello I am new to this site and just starting out deciphering my father in law's WWII army service records which we received from TNA a couple of...

Thread by: JuneO, Jun 5, 2025, 4 replies, in forum: British Army Units - Others
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DEMS

I have obtained my fathers WW2 army records. But he was attached to the merchant Navy, as part of DEMS. I am trying to track down his maritime...

Thread by: Stephen Green, May 7, 2025, 6 replies, in forum: Service Records
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Assistance needed to make sense of my great grandfathers service records

Hello, I have finally got my hands on my great-grandfather's service record, but I cannot understand most of it, except that he was a storeman in...

Thread by: Alexander M, May 2, 2025, 5 replies, in forum: Service Records
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“C” coy No 3 (H) DBRE - understanding RE military record

Hi, I have my grandfathers military record and have lots of abbreviations etc that I do not understand. Would anyone be able to help direct me...

Thread by: KTP Research, Apr 29, 2025, 13 replies, in forum: Service Records
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7592383 James Arthur Onn - Unknown RAOC unit - need help to find or piece together information

Hello, I've never used this site before, can I have help to understand my great grandfathers Army records. Some parts I can't read and some of...

Thread by: Zebedee, Apr 18, 2025, 8 replies, in forum: REME/RAOC
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Driver David William POLICE, medals awarded

Can anyone identify what medals Driver David William Police W24899 was award?, As I can see that he was award War Medal, Australia Service Medal,...

Thread by: Andrew Robertson, Apr 10, 2025, 2 replies, in forum: Australian
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Looking for what OME stand for?

Good morning, I'm looking into a service file and I'm stuck on that abbreviations : Reported for O.M.E at D.D. 4 on Feb 44. What does OME stand...

Thread by: FusiliersDieppe, Apr 3, 2025, 9 replies, in forum: Searching for Someone & Military Genealogy
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62 BSD

Hello, I have obtained my father's war records and wonder if anyone can help me expand on them. He spoke very little about his war experience....

Thread by: Nick Thompson, Mar 11, 2025, 6 replies, in forum: RASC
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Help understanding Canadian WW2 service records

Hello. I'm new here so I hope this post is OK. I've recently received my grandfather's WW2 service records and, despite hours of Googling, am...

Thread by: Kimberly 28, Mar 6, 2025, 13 replies, in forum: Canadian
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RAOC help abbreviations Service Records

First time poster, long term lurker…… I have my grandads WW2 RAOC service records and need help with the abbreviations please. Can someone take a...

Thread by: Madpink, Mar 5, 2025, 10 replies, in forum: REME/RAOC
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Abbreviations

Hi, Would anybody know what these unit abbreviations mean in the following context: Bdr Wilson H.G. 194/80th H.A.A. Regt R.A. attached S.O.D., NO...

Thread by: BlueLancer, Mar 4, 2025, 2 replies, in forum: Royal Artillery
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Help Needed Deciphering WW2 Medical Records

Hi, I've recently been given access to my great grandfather's ww2 service records and have come across the attached note next to 'abdomen' in the...

Thread by: Jessica Cavill, Mar 1, 2025, 5 replies, in forum: Service Records
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Great Grandad's Service Records RASC / EFI

Hi, Looking for some help trying to decipher my great grandads army records - he was posted to Western Europe on 28th June 1944 as part of RASC /...

Thread by: HeatherC34, Feb 16, 2025, 15 replies, in forum: RASC
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Decoding service record - where to start?

I recently learned from a distant cousin that my great grandfather was a Royal Marine in WW2. We had all assumed his war service was in the Army...

Thread by: Lianne Murphy, Jan 20, 2025, 12 replies, in forum: Service Records
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Service record acronyms

Hi Can anyone explain what BFDS and RASLR mean please? They are in a soldier's service record, who appears to have joined the Royal Artillery,...

Thread by: risca_boy, Jan 20, 2025, 6 replies, in forum: Service Records
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Query on abbreviation No. 2 I.D.

[ATTACH] I am struggling with this part of his postings card. He was in the 5th Battalion East Yorkshire. On 19th May 1944 he was posted via X...

Thread by: barrageballoon, Jan 16, 2025, 10 replies, in forum: Service Records
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What's BW REME?

Hi Can anyone tell me what the initials BW may stand for in the pictured correspondence? Thanks Steve

Thread by: SteveB, Jan 5, 2025, 2 replies, in forum: Royal Engineers
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14654131 Pte Frederick Jonathon Brook BASTOW, 1/6th East Surrey: 07/07/1944

Good evening all, Apologies if this is not the correct thread to drop into - however, I'm looking for some particular info. Pte Frederick Jonathon...

Thread by: FraserNorton, Jan 4, 2025, 10 replies, in forum: British Army Units - Others

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