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    dcmbarton
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    Default Medical Training Establishment

    I am looking into my grandfather's RAF service; he was called up in August 1945. I'm doing reasonably well deciphering the service record, but have got a bit stuck. He went to what's recorded as the MTE.D after initial training at Padgate and then holding at Chipping Warden. I know that the MTE is the Medical Training Establishment, could the 'D' by Depot? Was there more than one MTE? He stayed for six weeks before going to Bridgnorth.

    David

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    Hi David
    Still stuck on this one, Chipping Warden was part of the No. 10 Air Navigation School in August 1945.
    If there was a MTE, E meaning Establishment, the D wouldn't be Depot.
    A Depot was the term used as a training base, from experience, I know that the RAF Police Depot until it was renamed to a school.

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    dcmbarton
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    Yes, it's definitely MTE.D. Could the 'D' be the name or location of the MTE I wonder? He was an ACII Nursing Orderly.

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    David

    Just found this term on Google - Medical Training Establishment & Depot, so you are right in thinking Depot, so perhaps there were a distinction between officers (establishment) and other ranks (Depot), you never know? The term I used searching was RAF Medical Training Establishment

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    dcmbarton
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    I think that's what I got, but I couldn't then find whether there was only one MTE(D) (RAF Halton?) or several

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    Coromandel
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    There's a text file here which (with my browser anyway) appears to have lots of gobbledegook in it:

    https://www.
    rafcommands.com/dcforum/DCForumID6/Data/525.txt

    Once you've replaced some of the coding with punctuation, however, it begins to make sense. One answer to a query about the "MTE and D" includes the following list:

    AIR 29/1593 Medical Training Establishment and Depot, Marsworth near Tring, Herts 1947 Jan.-1948 Dec.
    AIR 29/1594 Medical Training Establishment and Depot, Moreton in Marsh, Glos 1949 Jan.-1950 Aug.
    AIR 29/1827 R.A.F. School of Hygiene, Medical Training Establishment and Depot, Halton 1946 Jan.-1948 Mar.
    AIR 29/2391 RAF Medical Training Establishment, Lytham/Warton 1951 Sept-1955 Dec
    AIR 29/713 Medical Training Establishment and Depot, Halton, Harrogate, Sidmouth, Cheddington and Marsworth, formerly Hospital Orderlies Training Depot, Halton 1919 Sept.-1946 Dec.
    AIR 29/1149 Medical Training Establishment and Depot, School of Hygiene, Halton, renamed R.A.F. School of Hygiene, Halton 1942 Jan.-1945 Dec.

    Hope this helps!

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    dcmbarton
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    Thanks - he went in December 1945 so that list would seem to suggest RAF Halton. He stayed until the end of January 1946 then went to RAF Bridgnorth.

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