WW11 - War records

[Lone Pine]

Hi
I have just sent for my Fathers World War II records, my Dad was in Burma with I think the Royal Norfolks or could be the Glosters so confusing, this record from the Army Department has come through with twelve pages, double sided list of abbrevations and I can't find any of the abbreviations on Dads record on this list, and I can't read the papers as I can't work out what they are saying any ideas would be much appreciated,

Just as a note though on my Dads discharge paper it reads "an intelligent industrious and throughly trustworthy man. Sober and reliable" thats my Daddy

[oldsoldier]

when i left the army my records were full of what we at the time called army jargon but if you had a military background you could work out what the jargon meant,for example U/C used to mean unsatisfactory conduct , or in laymans terms naughty .it is hard to understand what you mean without seeing the records you may be able to work out IN TIME what the record is trying to say or put it on veiw and see what can be done

[pejay]

I thought most of world war 11 records were still with the M.O.D I am sure if you give us a few details someone will be able to help

[oldsoldier]

i have found my old army records , does your dads resemble mine !!, it is a hard back type of book with variouse writings on a number of pages both sides , some pages typed and some pages hand written , a list of countries served in , a list of acheivements , and as in my case TIME SERVED WITH AN EXEMPLARY RECORD !!!! it should also have a reference for any futer employer

[notanotherminer]

If you can post a couple of the references that you don't understand our members can take a look and see if they can help.

Can you please post the references in their context though so they can be more easily interpreted

[Lone Pine]

i have found my old army records , does your dads resemble mine !!, it is a hard back type of book with variouse writings on a number of pages both sides , some pages typed and some pages hand written , a list of countries served in , a list of acheivements , and as in my case TIME SERVED WITH AN EXEMPLARY RECORD !!!! it should also have a reference for any futer employer

No I sent away for them from the MOD, and it was sheets or paper and them some extremely large sheets of paper, nightmare I have not got them here (am at work) but will try and post something tonight when I get home!

[Lone Pine]

I thought most of world war 11 records were still with the M.O.D I am sure if you give us a few details someone will be able to help

Ok then here goes, because to be it is double dutch

1939/43 Star PII O (can’t read work, but could be LLA) REGT
War Medal 1939/45

I presume that’s Dads medals, which I hasten to add he never collected, have been told that the 39/43 Star is the Burma Star, my Dad I know was in Burma.

Posted to 11th (can’t read word) light AA REGL RA (cant read word) 384 BATT (can’t read word) ACI 626/39

TRANS R NORFOLK GNR INDIA GHQ (1) AGS BR
118 REGT.LTR NO 6305/12/301
ORG 4 (A) 28.4.44

AFX 202 /B SERIAL NUMBER WARWICK 15584 SENT TO SOLIDER 25/1/46

And that is just a fraction of what I received from the MOD I have about 6 large sheets of this indoors. Yelp!

[sheila one]

hi old solddier

my dad was in the ww2 war, he served in burma, madagasga and dunkirk. He was in the Royal Engineers and joined on the 11/3/1939 his reg no is 1876981 and his name was Gordon henry singer. I cannot find a record of his burma medal which my mum says he gave back, that is all i know but i would like to see his record.

sheila

[Nightryder]

Lone Pine, When I sent for my dads WW2 service record it came with 8 pages (double sided ) of useful abbreviations, the only one of yours I can find on the list is ACI,which means Army Council Instruction.
I still dont understand a lot of his record, I know he was a "chindit" but his record only mentions being posted to Xll list (what ever that means) & rejoining his regiment, his medals included 1939-45 Africa star & the Burma Star.

[Coromandel]

The 'List of abbreviations' in the Further Information section at http://www. iwm.org.uk/server/show/nav.00p005001 may help, if you can decipher the writing on the service records in the first place!