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24-03-2008, 07:34 PM
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| WW2 Veteran  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London, England
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Adam Some more for you, all from my Army Records: SOS Signed on strength (always followed by date) TOS Taken off strength (as above) WEF With effect from DOE Duration of emergency TFD Transferred Ron
__________________ If I am not for myself, then who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when? Rabbi Hillel circa 30 BCE  I was "Called-up" in Oct 1942Served as a Driver/Op (Wireless Operator) with the 49th LAA (78 Div) from Apr 1943 to Dec 1944 (North Africa,Sicily,Italy, Egypt). The Regiment was disbanded in Dec 1944 and I was retrained (in Italy) by the RAC I then served as Loader/Op with the 4th QOH (56 Div) from Mar 1945 to Jan 1946 (Italy, Austria, Germany) finally finishing up as Tech Cpl. for "A" Sqdrn. I was "De-mobbed" in Apr 1947 |
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24-03-2008, 09:28 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lincoln, England
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A few more to add to the list: ABCA Army Bureau of Currrent Affairs ACG Army Chaplain General ADC Aide de Camp ADGB Air Defence of Great Britain AEAF Allied Expeditionary Air Force AFHQ Allied Forces Headquarters AG Adjutant General AHQ Army Headquarters (India) ALFSEA Allied Land Forces South East Asia AMGOT Allied Military Government of Occupied Territories AMQ Assistant Quartermaster General ATC Air Training Corps BAOR British Army of the Rhine BEF British Expeditionary Force BGS Brigadier General Staff BMM British Military Mission BRA Brigadier Royal Artillery BRAC Brigadier Royal Artillery (Canada) CAS Chief of the Air Staff CCRA Commander, Corps of Royal Artillery CCRE Commander, Corps of Royal Engineers CCRSigs Commander, Corps of Royal Signals CGS Chief of the General Staff CID Committee of Imperial Defence CIGS Chief of the Imperial General Staff C-in-C Commander-in-Chief CMF Central Mediterranean Force CMO Chief Medical Officer COS Chief of Staff COSSAC Chief of Staff to Supreme Allied Commander CRA Commander Royal Artillery CRE Commander Royal Engineers CSO Chief Staff Officer DAAQMG Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General DAAG Deputy Assistant Adjutant General DAQMG Deputy Assistant and Quartermaster General DADMS Deputy Assistant Director of Medical Services DADOS Deputy Assistant Director of Ordnance Services DADQ Deputy Assistant Director of Quartering DADST Deputy Assistant Director of Supplies and Transport DAG Deputy Adjutant General DAQMG Deputy Assistant Director of Quartering DCIGS Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff DDME Deputy Director of Mechanical Engineering DDMI Deputy Director of Military Intelligence DDMO Deputy Director of Military operations DDMS Deputy Director of Medical Services DDMT Deputy Director of Military Training DDST Deputy Director of Supplies and Transport DFC Distinguished Flying Cross DME Director of Military Engineering DMI Director of Military Intelligence DMO Director of Military Operations DMS Director of Medical Services DMT Director of Military Training DQMG Deputy Quartermaster General DSM Distinguished Service medal DST Director of Supplies and Transport ENSA Entertainment National Services Association GOC General Officer Commanding GOC-in-C General Officer Commanding-in-Chief GSO General Staff Officer IA Indian Army IAC Indian Armoured Corps IAMC Indian Army Medical Corps IDC Imperial Defence College IEF Indian Expeditionary Force IMS Indian Medical Service KAR King's African Rifles MC Military Cross MEF Middle East Force MELF Middle East Land Forces MGA Major General in charge of Administration MGGS Major General - General Staff MGO Master General of the Ordinance NAAFI Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (sacrilege to leave this out  )OCTU Officer Cadet Training Unit [OIC should be corrected to O i/c Officer in Charge] PMA Personal Military Assistant POW Prisoner of War QMG Quartermaster General RADC Royal Army Dental Corps RARO Regular Army Reserve of officers RGA Royal Garrison of Artillery RMA Royal Military Accademy RMC Royal Military College (Sandhurst) RN Royal Navy SEAC South East Asia Command SEALF South East Asia Land Forces SHAEF Supreme Headquarters - Allied Expeditionary Force SHAPE Supreme Headquarters - Allied Powers Europe SME School of Military Engineering SRO Supplementary Reserve of Officers VC Victoria Cross VCIGS Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff VQMG Vice Quartermaster General WO War Office Peter G
__________________ To paraphrase Descartes: Cogito sumere potere alterum [I think I'll have another drink] My British Formations Badges page: http://www.petergh.f2s.com/flashes.html My WW2 ribbons page: http://www.petergh.f2s.com/medals.htm Last edited by PeterG; 24-03-2008 at 10:15 PM. Reason: Typo: 'Iperial' corrected to 'Imperial' |
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24-03-2008, 09:49 PM
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Thanks Peter, that explains it! BRAC Brigadier Royal Artillery (Canada) Currie was killed in 1944. He was a Gunner. CWGC :: Casualty Details Name:CURRIE, JOHN CECIL Rank:Brigadier Regiment/Service:Royal Artillery Unit Text:Commands and Staff, H.Q. 4th Armd. Bde. Date of Death:26/06/1944 Awards D S O and 2 Bars, M C He came back to Command 4 th Armd Bde in Normandy until his death. Last edited by Owen; 24-03-2008 at 09:52 PM. |
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17-11-2008, 11:30 AM
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Adam and Co Will you be making this thread high profile? I believe there will be many people accessing these Abbreviations in the future. A great inclusion to the forum site. Regards Tom
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17-11-2008, 12:37 PM
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| Adaministrator  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: The Abbey of Thelema
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It's pinned already, but you may well have a good point there Tom. I'll add a link to the front page that brings people straight here & hopefully it will continue to expand. Edit: - Job done, link to here added to front page (left hand box - 'Military abbreviations) Last edited by von Poop; 17-11-2008 at 12:43 PM. Reason: . |
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17-11-2008, 01:11 PM
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| Very Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Leeds
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| Some more along the modern lines Armed Forces, Military Abbreviations, Codewords, abbreviations a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h,
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17-11-2008, 06:12 PM
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| 336/102 LAA Regiment, RA  Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Eynsford, Kent
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Adam Entries seen on the June '44 war diary against the name of an individual in my Dad's unit. To X(II) List - (Admission to Hospital) From X(II) List - (Discharge from Hospital) Robert |
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30-11-2008, 10:32 AM
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Can anyone please tell me what H2 would mean in regards to East yorkshire Yeomanry during the battle of normandy. My grandfather was a despatch rider with ERY (diary posted in Unit Docs). Could it possibly be brigade HQ or similar ? mentioned a couple of time in his diary and has me perplexed. Steve |
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