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Re: Help with words from WWI service records
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 27 August 09 17:11 BST (UK) »
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Re: Help with words from WWI service records
« Reply #10 on: Friday 28 August 09 12:17 BST (UK) »
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The entries for 29/6/18 "Awarded 4 days FP No.2   FP probably means Field Punishment and No2 is the type of field punishment.
The entry for 21 3.19 refers to FP  No.2 also.

Field punishment could be digging latrines, trenches or other types of manual labour, depending on the severity of the sentence/offence. Not neccesarily by court martial but more than likely by Company Officer or Commanding Officer.

RFA = Royal Field Artillery

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