P.D.E.

Discussion in 'Royal Artillery' started by Alanst500, Sep 15, 2017.

  1. Alanst500

    Alanst500 Senior Member

    Does anyone know the above initials relating to P.O.W. records have found some records with the abive initials that are printed above the men's records
     
  2. Tullybrone

    Tullybrone Senior Member

    Hi,

    Could you post a page of the document you have so we can see the context please?

    Steve Y
     
  3. Alanst500

    Alanst500 Senior Member

    Here the P.D.E. is at the bottom right GBM-POW-GALLIP-15-0273_GB-SRY_WO_392-WAR-OFFICE-DIRECTORATE-OF-PRISONERS--1-1943-1945-00080.jpg
     
  4. idler

    idler GeneralList

    They're the initials of Bombardier Dorley-Brown. It's just a line break because his surname and initials are too long for the column width.
     
  5. Alanst500

    Alanst500 Senior Member

    Thanks for that I must be getting old for not noticing the obvious.
     
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  6. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    UK, British Prisoners of War, 1939-1945
    Name: P D E Dorley-Brown
    Rank: Bombardier
    Army Number: 1433421
    Regiment: Royal Artillery
    POW Number: 6168
    Camp Type: Stalag
    Camp Number: 344
    Camp Location: Lambinowice, Poland
    Record Office: Royal Artillery (Light Anti-Aircraft) Record Office, Ibex House, The Minories, London, EC3
    Record Office Number: 6

    England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    Name: Peter Edwin Dorley-brown
    Death Age: 71
    Birth Date: 31 Oct 1920
    Registration Date: Apr 1992
    Registration district: Isle of Wight
    Inferred County: Isle of Wight
    Volume: 20
    Page: 2018

    Well from that we know that the 'E' stands for Edwin, can't find out what the other 'D' is for
    TD

    PS - think its - Peter Edwin Dennis Dorley-Brown, 1920 - 1992
     
  7. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Was that you causing trouble on facebook Alan ;)
     
  8. idler

    idler GeneralList

    My time is coming, so I'm not going to gloat!
     
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  9. bamboo43

    bamboo43 Very Senior Member

    I'm already there!!
     

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