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Offline Fitty

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Grandads War Record
« on: Friday 23 October 09 11:10 BST (UK) »
Does anyone know what this says or means?



He was in France in the RFA 6th Battery.

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Re: Grandads War Record
« Reply #1 on: Friday 23 October 09 12:23 BST (UK) »
I read it as

1916 ( with a 5/' above it)  oe  97th*  B.M.R.F.A

*that character with a line under it is usually an abreviation of some kind possibly "th".

AI97th Bae RFA became DI95th BMR.F.A. on re-information of 2nd Dirt City

In The Field

20 16 (5/' above it)


The dirt city bit makes no sense.

Is the RFA the Royal Field Artillery? I don't have Ancestry subscription so your link doesn't work.


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Re: Grandads War Record
« Reply #2 on: Friday 23 October 09 13:39 BST (UK) »
How about:
"A/97th B'ac RFA became D/95th B'ac RFA on re-organisation of 2?th Dist ?????" (Company? Battalion?)

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Re: Grandads War Record
« Reply #3 on: Friday 23 October 09 13:45 BST (UK) »
Maybe it means a transfer from one part of the battalion to another.  Thats how it looks to me.
---------------------------------------                    <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: Grandads War Record
« Reply #4 on: Friday 23 October 09 13:48 BST (UK) »
Possibly "Reorganisation of 2?? Divisional Artillery" ???
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Re: Grandads War Record
« Reply #5 on: Friday 23 October 09 14:17 BST (UK) »
divisional artillery looks good to me  :)
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Re: Grandads War Record
« Reply #6 on: Friday 23 October 09 15:30 BST (UK) »
I read it as

19th May 1916 o e 97th Bde [Brigade] A 97th Bde RFA became D 95th Bde RFA on re-organisation of 22nd Divisional Artillery - In the Field - 20th May 1916

I have no idea what "o e" might be - but the rest of it is simply detailing the re-numbering and transfer of a unit of the 97th Brigade to the 95th Brigade which took place between the 19th and 20th May 1916

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Re: Grandads War Record
« Reply #7 on: Friday 23 October 09 16:20 BST (UK) »
oe  is oc ie Officer Commanding

So we have:

= Date - 19 May 1916

= From Whom Received - Officer Commanding 97th Brigade RFA

= Record...transfers ...etc - A/97th Brigade RFA becomes D/95th Brigade RFA on re-organisation of 21st Divisional Artillery.

A/97th means A Battery of 97th Brigade, and D/95th means D Battery of 95th Brigade. Both brigades were part of 21st Divisional Artillery, and 97th Brigade was broken up in 1916.

http://www.1914-1918.net/whatartbrig.htm

http://www.1914-1918.net/21div.htm

btw... they were a howitzer battery.

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Re: Grandads War Record
« Reply #8 on: Friday 23 October 09 18:03 BST (UK) »
wow Ken I'm coming to you when I need help in that department!   8)
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