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« on: Thursday 11 November 21 00:41 GMT (UK) »
Can anyone explain what the initial stand for, please.

SOS (struck off strength) on posting to Draft R.T.S.M.V.

this is dated 3/12/1945 just prior to going to CMF (Italy) for 4 months

Thanks for any input.
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Re: R.T.S.M.V.
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 11 November 21 05:00 GMT (UK) »
"Draft" may refer to Naval. Sailors are "drafted" rather than "posted".
RTS may refer to "Readiness to Serve", "Return to Service" and if Australian "Raise, Train and Sustain".
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Re: R.T.S.M.V.
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 11 November 21 05:19 GMT (UK) »
CMF is probably Central Mediterranean Forces. Also, R.T.S.M.V. might be the serial number for that particular draft.

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« Reply #3 on: Thursday 11 November 21 08:31 GMT (UK) »
RTSMV is just a draft recognition code - it means he would be sent on a certain troopship on a certain day. Everyone and everything on that voyage would have that code. Like a boarding pass.
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« Reply #4 on: Thursday 11 November 21 20:25 GMT (UK) »
Many thanks for all your help,
I like the idea of it being a boarding pass.

Dinsdale, Ellis, Gee, Goldsmith,Green,Hawks,Holmes,  Lacey, Longhorn, Pickersgill, Quantrill,Tuthill, Tuttle & Walker,  in E & W Yorks, Lincs, Norfolk & Suffolk. Census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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