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World War Two / Re: Help needed with 8th Army Signals abbreviations please
« on: Friday 12 July 19 16:56 BST (UK) »
oh that's interesting... roughly how many men to a section / company?
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World War Two / Re: Help needed with 8th Army Signals abbreviations please
« on: Friday 12 July 19 16:09 BST (UK) »
what does the 4th bit mean in 4th L of C? is it 4th unit or division or something?
It's confusing because I think one of the earlier documents (jgeorge4) refers to 4 Coy but another (jgeorge7) to 2 Com Section
It's confusing because I think one of the earlier documents (jgeorge4) refers to 4 Coy but another (jgeorge7) to 2 Com Section
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World War Two / Re: Help needed with 8th Army Signals abbreviations please
« on: Friday 12 July 19 15:45 BST (UK) »
So yesterday I was able to view the War diaries for 4 L of C Signals and made a start with 1940 and 1941. I will go back in the next couple of weeks to continue. However, The very first statement says that they indeed disembarked from the HMT Orontes so thank you cpercival, you were bang on there.
I took images of all of the official diaries through to Dec 1941 if anyone is interested, plus some of the additional papers including daily "orders" sheets which make interesting reading and often mention individual other ranks by name if they were promoted, sent on a training course or the subject of an inquiry and the like.
I took images of all of the official diaries through to Dec 1941 if anyone is interested, plus some of the additional papers including daily "orders" sheets which make interesting reading and often mention individual other ranks by name if they were promoted, sent on a training course or the subject of an inquiry and the like.
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World War Two / Re: Help needed with 8th Army Signals abbreviations please
« on: Tuesday 09 July 19 13:12 BST (UK) »
I've been looking at some of the other documents in his file and I think that the first one refers to 4th company, 4 L of C Signals?
Can anything more be gleaned about his service from any of these?
Can anything more be gleaned about his service from any of these?
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World War Two / Re: Help needed with 8th Army Signals abbreviations please
« on: Tuesday 09 July 19 12:36 BST (UK) »
Thank you Clive, much appreciated
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World War Two / Re: Help needed with 8th Army Signals abbreviations please
« on: Monday 08 July 19 18:22 BST (UK) »
Hi Clive
Are there any records which would show which of those ships he was on?
Are there any records which would show which of those ships he was on?
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World War Two / Re: Help needed with 8th Army Signals abbreviations please
« on: Monday 08 July 19 11:40 BST (UK) »
Thank you again MaxD I will make a start on those on Thursday. You have been so helpful
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World War Two / Re: Help needed with 8th Army Signals abbreviations please
« on: Sunday 07 July 19 23:27 BST (UK) »
I read somewhere that PYTHON refers to the bringing of men who had done 4 years overseas service back to home service for the remainder of the war, which fits George, but then he was sent back to Germany? In your experience was this common?
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World War Two / Re: Help needed with 8th Army Signals abbreviations please
« on: Sunday 07 July 19 20:08 BST (UK) »
Again thanks MaxD.
My Dad dug out George's medals and he has an Africa Star with 8th army clasp as you said. He also has an Italy star and a 1939-1945 star and war medal.
Forgive my ignorance but if I went to TNA to look at the unit war diaries what/which units do I need? Are the diaries likely to tell me how he got to these various places? Some sort of transport convoy I assume?
My Dad dug out George's medals and he has an Africa Star with 8th army clasp as you said. He also has an Italy star and a 1939-1945 star and war medal.
Forgive my ignorance but if I went to TNA to look at the unit war diaries what/which units do I need? Are the diaries likely to tell me how he got to these various places? Some sort of transport convoy I assume?
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