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m o c a r a f ??
« on: Tuesday 03 March 09 12:43 GMT (UK) »
Going through the 1918 Absent voters list i came across a rellie the unit he was in was listed as m o c a r a f.

Could someone enlighten me please? 
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Re: m o c a r a f ??
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 03 March 09 16:53 GMT (UK) »
Is it some sort of typo muddle or mis-understanding of 'Air Mechanic RAF'? 

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Re: m o c a r a f ??
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 03 March 09 17:59 GMT (UK) »
I got the information from the Leeds Library page.

Surname Forename No.         Rank  Unit                 Ref no.
nussey   george a   24773   cpl   m o c a r a f   4243lw


I've been trying to guess all day!!  I've googled it but nothing.   

Check it out here;  http://tinyurl.com/d9nj3v


---------------------------------------                    <br />                    (  @ @  )<br />-----------oOOo-(_)-oOOo---------<br /><br />       Any one seen any BAXENDALES?<br /><br />--------oooO---------------Oooo-------<br />           (    )                    (    )<br />            \\\\  (                      )  /<br />             \\\\_)                    (_/<br /><br />Brighouse:  Smith<br />Lambeth: Clisby<br />Leeds: Baxendale,Baxter, Beales,Bowe

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Re: m o c a r a f ??
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 03 March 09 19:30 GMT (UK) »
These people may be able to help:
http://britisharmedforces.org/
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Re: m o c a r a f ??
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 03 March 09 20:22 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: haliared on Tuesday 03 March 09 19:30 GMT (UK)
These people may be able to help:
http://britisharmedforces.org/

Not wishing to blow our own trumpet too much, but I think you'll find more than enough expertise on here!! ;D ;D ;D 

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Now then...

What we need is a copy of the ORIGINAL document to see if it is a misreading or what....We can then carry on to interpret it! ;)

For starters, it would be unlikely that it is all in lower case... ;D
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Re: m o c a r a f ??
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 03 March 09 20:44 GMT (UK) »
Looking through some of the other entries on that absent voters list, some of the abbreviations as given are terrible  :(
In some cases 2 units served in have been given as a single abbreviation, or indeed others that should be split are pushed together,
eg d a c r f a, a s c w r f a, r f c r a f, r o d r e, r e k m r, w r f a r a m c, and other such gems  :)

So m o c a r a f  should perhaps be split into m o c a & r a f .
RAF is obvious, the other ???
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Re: m o c a r a f ??
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 03 March 09 20:53 GMT (UK) »
I love the other Nussey one.... Unit= Died of wounds!!!

Blimey!!! Who did they pay to transcribe this lot?? St Dunstans?  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Oh no, couldn't be...they would understand some military terms! ::) ::) ::)

I thought the RAF bit was a given... ;)

Perhaps looking at the other ones on there, the "a" is "and"!!

I bet it is AOC and RAF!
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Re: m o c a r a f ??
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 03 March 09 21:25 GMT (UK) »
Flipping nora!   how is anyone supposed to make sense of that!!   What is A O C , Army Ordance Corp?   

LOL  I thought D of W  was Dept. of War   :)
---------------------------------------                    <br />                    (  @ @  )<br />-----------oOOo-(_)-oOOo---------<br /><br />       Any one seen any BAXENDALES?<br /><br />--------oooO---------------Oooo-------<br />           (    )                    (    )<br />            \\\\  (                      )  /<br />             \\\\_)                    (_/<br /><br />Brighouse:  Smith<br />Lambeth: Clisby<br />Leeds: Baxendale,Baxter, Beales,Bowe

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Re: m o c a r a f ??
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 03 March 09 21:32 GMT (UK) »
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I love the other Nussey one.... Unit= Died of wounds!!!

Given that this is Leeds, D of W could be Duke of Wellington's to be fair  ;)
But I think I'd go with your suggestion, AOC & RAF
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