Sorry if being ignorant - first time user. I've just accessed dad's army records and am trying to understand them. When in the 54th Tng Reg of the Royal Armoured Corps at Perham Down he was recorded as "granted W.T.P.P.". What might that have meant? He then went to the 61st Training Regiment before being posted end 1943 to N. Africa and then Italy for the duration. Records show "Posted draft RWYAF" and "posted RAC TD x(iv)" . What might those abbreviations have meant? In 1945 he was "appointed A/U/L/Cpl and then A/P/L/Cpl". The L/Cpl bit is obvious but what of the A/U and A/P? Thanks anyone who can shed light.
Hi Estanton.... Welcome aboard ! posted RAC TD Royal Armoured Corps Training Depot If he had already arrived in Italy it was sited at Rieti, I know because I did my own re-training there after my Ack Ack unit was disbanded. The Draft number (such as RWYAF) was simply a code name for the draft in question, my own was REAYK. Regards Ron
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That helped me understand my dad's appointment of U/L/Cpl - couldn't figure out the U part (or even if it was perhaps a V). Thanks
Hi It would be u as in unpaid, sometimes the handwriting is not too good. My Dad had the same rank at one stage. regards Robert
Estanton in my day ( '43) the 54th RAC training regt was at Barnard Castle along with the 61st at Streatlam with 59th further along the road - the 61st was the parent regt which sent all overseas from Liverpool - Greenock and usually Algiers and on to Italy.....and as Ron says the Training Depots in italy were at both Rieti and Gubbio...the TD Xiv means that he was transferred from the Training Depot to a regiment but you don't tell us which one ... ? Cheers