Hello! Having always heard that my great grandfather played football during WW2 I was pleasantly surprised to find his discharge papers and photo of the football team recently. It seems in the photo that he is listed as l-Cpl Andrew Gerrie Wallace (Captain of team), the game football has on it '202 Section R.E.M.E 1943-44'. On his discharge papers (Feb 1946) it then lists him as Private AG Wallace no.765 1091-enlisted in Nov 1940. He is then listed as having served as part of the 10th Battalian, R.A.O.C. Was wondering if anyone can perhaps clarify why he seems to be playing football and not serving abroad. He was born in 1910, so wasn't 'old' when war broke out-no-one in my family actually knows anything about my great granddads military service-its always been the story that he just played football. Also why is he described as l-Cpl in one official photo and Private in his discharge papers? it says that his military service was 'exemplary' if that helps-he seems to have behaved himself. any help would be gratefully received Laurax
hey good luck with the research i would advice seeing if you can get the war diaries as they are invaluable reasource. as to going from lcpl to pvt this could have been volinteery step down, ive seen it in my grandfathers workshop detachment
WO 166/2204 ANTI-AIRCRAFT COMMAND: ANTI-AIRCRAFT DIVISIONS: Headquarters 10 Anti-Aircraft Division, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (HQ RAOC). 1941 Apr.- 1942 Jan. WO 166/7362 ROYAL ARTILLERY: ANTI-AIRCRAFT DIVISIONS: 10 Anti-Aircraft Division: Royal Army Ordnance Corps Workshop (RAOC). 1942 Feb.- Oct. WO 166/7363 ROYAL ARTILLERY: ANTI-AIRCRAFT DIVISIONS: 10 Anti-Aircraft Division, Royal Army Ordnance Corps Radio Maintenance Company (RAOC). 1941 Dec.- 1942 Oct. WO 167/1210 10 Army Field Workshop Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) 1940 Apr.-June WO 169/12714 Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) Stores Section att.10 Armoured Troops Workshop 1943 July WO 170/326 10 Corps: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) Workshop 1944 Jan - Dec WO 170/335 10 Corps: Postal Unit. Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) Workshop 1944 Jan - Dec 1944 Mar WO 170/554 10 Infantry Brigade: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) Workshop 1944 Jan.- Dec. WO 170/4273 10 Corps: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) Troops Workshop 1945 Jan.- July WO 170/4429 10 Infantry Brigade: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) Workshop 1945 Jan.- Dec. WO 170/7751 10 Infantry Brigade: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) Wksp 1946 Jan.- June theres a few but not sure which one to look at, maybe you can post up the release papers and we can help pin point it a little better? theres a few but not sure which one to look at, maybe you can post up the release papers and we can help pin point it a little better?
