I have just received my fathers service records. He served with the 1st batt. Dorsetshire regiment and was wounded on the 1st August 1943 in Sicily, I believe at Regalbuto. On his records later it says his unit is 3.c1d and later 2.c1d. does anyone know what this means. Also his wounds are listed as 5/157 N/L and 4/271. I also have a casualty form for that day with his name on it and written in pen beside each name is a number. In his case 584. can anybody shed any light on this. Thanks
Can you post the records up please if it is not too personal. Members can understand them and help you more if they have sight of the original. Thank you. Lesley
I believe it means that he was 'Posted' to 3 C.I.D - 3rd Central Infantry Depot. Meaning he had left hospital and was awaiting posting. He is then PA 18 Welch R = Posted/Attached 18th Bn Welch Regiment, which was probably a holding battalion for troops awaiting posting to a mobilised battalion of the Welch Regiment. He is then PA 2/5 Welch = Posted/Attached 2/5th Bn Welch Regiment, which although mobilised was permanently on Home Service (namley, in the UK). He then goes onto the 'Y' List, which will likely mean back to hospital or demobilised.
Hi Milner Re the code 584 - I started a thread on this subject recently - still haven't got to tha bottom of it yet - Handwritten Codes on Casualty Records I see Steve has answered your other question while I have been faffing about above TD
Thanks for the updates, very interesting. I have uploaded another part of his service record and would be interested in what the section "Effects of wounds" means.
Hi, I don’t think it has anything to do with wounds suffered. IMHO a clerk has merely used a space on his “busy” form to record the calculation of his total overseas service as the Army planned in 1944 for an orderly post war demobilisation. I suspect there is a further statement of services form recording his active service in Sicily/Italy. Steve