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Armed Forces / Understanding/reading Training shorthand on Service Record
« on: Sunday 06 February 22 16:16 GMT (UK) »
Can anyone help me to read some of (my father) Edward Collins' Record of Service papers please? Having been a Bevin Boy, my Dad transferred to the Army (RAC, 3rd Kin's own Hussars) February 1947 to train as a Wireless Operator. There would appear to be a note of training but a lot isn't clearly written and/or I don't understand the abbreviations: "attended course MEW/011 (?) 4/w 175 (?) 17/3/47-10/5/47 at M.E.RAC (?) 5wk (wk or sch ?) class Ce III op. (?) Ynp.C.A (?) - 522/47 M.E.L.F."
(M.E.L.F. Middle East Land force is the only bit I get!)
there is also this which I don't understand
e17313 A.F.W.(Army Field Workshops?) 5169-EMBARKED DRAFT MELF.
SERIAL DKAAL. Date 15/2/47
I'd be grateful for any help,
Thanks
(M.E.L.F. Middle East Land force is the only bit I get!)
there is also this which I don't understand
e17313 A.F.W.(Army Field Workshops?) 5169-EMBARKED DRAFT MELF.
SERIAL DKAAL. Date 15/2/47
I'd be grateful for any help,
Thanks