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World War Two / What was Course D15 with reference to Weapons Training School Eastern Command?
« on: Monday 28 February 22 16:09 GMT (UK)  »
Hi all,

I'm helping my best friend work through a war service record and we've come to an impasse. I can't for the life of me find out what sort of weapons training school course D15 was about.

My friend's relative attended the Eastern Command Weapons Training School to complete this course in 1941. If anyone is able to shed any light on what the course entailed we would be very grateful.

Thank you in advance,

RRTB

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World War One / Trying to find details about Atilio Locatelli
« on: Tuesday 30 June 20 20:27 BST (UK)  »
I'm finding it exceptionally hard to trace the war service information about a relative of mine called Atilio (This may be spelt ATTILIO, or he may be registered under the English name Arthur!) Locatelli. He was in the Royal Army Service Corps, regtl number M/350134 and was killed on or after 14 December 1917. As far as we are aware, he fought in the Italian campaign against the Austro-Hungarians.

His medal card shows he was entitled to the War Medal and Victory Medal, but my cousin who is a more direct relative of his tells me that she has two Italian medals (I think they have his name on them). One is the Unification of Italy medal but she hasn't yet identified the second.

I'm basically helping her to research her family because she knows virtually nothing about anyone further back than her mother. I would be very grateful if someone would be willing to see if they can track down any service information about Attilio/Arthur Locatelli, born 1885 in Blackfriars, Middlesex, married to Angele Locatelli née Copin.

Thank you in hopeful anticipation,

RRTB

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World War One / Serjeant Thomas McFadden
« on: Friday 15 July 16 23:51 BST (UK)  »
My wife's great grandfather was Sgt Thomas McFadden, Regtl No. 24175, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. He was born in 1891 and appears on the 1911 Census. He lived in Castle Street Ballycastle in County Antrim. We would love to know a bit more about his military history; we have accessed his MIC which showed his entitlement to the Victory and War medals but not the 1914-1915 Star.

If anyone was willing to help us fill in the story a bit it would be much appreciated. In particular we would be interested in learning which battalion of the RIF he was in, as that way we can gain a better idea as to where he might have been posted.

Thank you all for any help you're able to provide us.

RRTB

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World War One / Help with understanding WW1 MIC, please.
« on: Sunday 20 March 16 16:53 GMT (UK)  »
I'm posting this on behalf of and with full permission from my friend who is researching his great-grandfather's war service in WW1. We have been able to work out what most of the MIC details are about, but we have also some questions which I'm hoping the wonderful experts on Rootschat will be able to help us with.

1. The 14 Star has the word "SUPP" beside it, followed by the roll number. Could someone please explain what this would mean?

2. Robert Murdock's BWM and VM were "returned" as per King's Regs 1743, but what does the "7941 Adt" mean? It is also found at the bottom of the card.

3. Robert was obviously transferred from the 8th Hussars to the Royal Horse Guards, or was it that he was just "Attached", as per "Att"?

4. What does "Disc T(?) of E(?)" followed by 18/8/15 mean? We understand that "Disc" is "Discharged" but the "T of E" eludes us. Presumably whatever this event was occurred on 18 Aug 1915.

Also, is it possible that the "T" could be an "S"? I've just looked at the word 'SUPP' and the format of the "S" in that word is very similar in shape.

We will be very grateful for any help you can provide, and thanks in advance.

RRTB

 

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World War Two / Some questions about my father's war paperwork
« on: Sunday 31 January 16 20:51 GMT (UK)  »
I'm working through more of my father's wartime paperwork, and although I have access to a lot of acronym sites which have helped a great deal, there are still some which are eluding me.

In the attached picture, taken from his service book, the first line under "Authority" gives 112/arty/3492 and then in brackets A.G.6.P. He was in the Royal Artillery with the Berkshire Yeomanry hence the "arty" bit, but I can't find out what the 6.P. bit refers to. A.G. would be Army Group, and I know AGRA is Army Group Royal Artillery, so could any of you experts please help me with the "6P" bit?

I'd also be interested to know more precisely what the 112 and 3492 numbers refer to.

There will be more questions posted periodically as I come across them, but this is your starter for ten!

Thanks in advance.

RRTB

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World War Two / In what order should these medals be placed on a bar?
« on: Monday 16 November 15 19:41 GMT (UK)  »
My late father was the recipient of the General Service Medal with SE Asia 1945-46 (eligible date 3/12/45), the Defence Medal and the WW2 War Medal. I am intending to mount these onto a triple bar but I am unsure as to whether the GSM should be mounted on the left or on the right.

As I do not wish to get things wrong, I would very much appreciate it if someone could either tell me which is correct, or else point me to an online source where I could find the information. I have already asked the Medal Office about this and was given a telephone number to ring. Unfortunately there has so far been no reply, so I reckoned that the Rootschatters would be a good place to ask!

Thanks for any help you can provide.

RRTB

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World War One / Squadron Sergeant Major's leather chevrons
« on: Monday 09 November 15 00:59 GMT (UK)  »
While sifting through my grandfather's bits and pieces I came across this set of leather chevrons which are obviously not intended to be attached in the customary "sewn-on" fashion.

I was wondering why the chevrons would have been made like this? Grandad was originally in the South Irish Horse as a cavalryman from July 1916-Aug 1917 when the SIH was dismounted and retrained as line infantry. As he had presumably joined up for three years he could not be demobbed in 1918 as he was retained for potential recall to service. He was subsequently sent to Damascus as a Squadron Sergeant Major (I think ' SSM of horse' but I can't remember) and it is then that these leather chevrons would have been issued to him.

Any help to confirm that these would have been specific cavalry chevrons, and where they would have been worn (cuff? upper arm?) would be very much appreciated as I'm not having much luck with my Google-fu at the moment!

RRTB

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