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Help with Service Record Notes WW2
« on: Thursday 06 June 24 12:19 BST (UK) »


I'm looking at grandad's WW2 service record in the Royal Engineers and see that there are several repeated mentions of being listed on X11 and X1V list - for curiosity, any ideas what these are please?
Davison - London
South - London, Hampshire
Sharp(e) - Hertfordshire, Suffolk
Lee - Ireland, London
Edwards - Wiltshire, London
Bickers - London, Norfolk, Suffolk
Murray - London

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Re: Help with Service Record Notes WW2
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 06 June 24 13:30 BST (UK) »
The X (ii) LIST comprises all ranks evacuated on medical grounds beyond Regimental First
Aid Post. Personnel so evacuated cease to be on the effective strength of their units. Temporary
or acting rank will be relinquished 28 days after being so transferred to X (ii) list. Personnel
remain in X (ii) list until they are classified as fit for posting when they are transferred to the X (iv)
list of their corps and marched out to the appropriate training depot, or until discharged by a
medical unit direct to their original units.

The X (iv) LIST comprises all unposted reinforcements and incoming reinforcement drafts.
Personnel discharged from (x(ii)) to Training Depots, fit for duty, are transferred to the X (iv) list of
their corps, until posted to a unit, when they are struck off X (iv) and taken on unit strength.
Reinforcements in transit between the Base and a unit remain on X (iv) (and the Base Depot
strength) until they actually reach and are taken on the strength by the unit to which they are
proceeding. Escaped PoWs [Prisoners of War] who until such escape have been on the X (iii) list
are transferred to X (iv) list on reaching their respective training depots.

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Re: Help with Service Record Notes WW2
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 06 June 24 17:00 BST (UK) »
Hi Andy and thanks for the detailed reply.  Much appreciated.
Davison - London
South - London, Hampshire
Sharp(e) - Hertfordshire, Suffolk
Lee - Ireland, London
Edwards - Wiltshire, London
Bickers - London, Norfolk, Suffolk
Murray - London