RootsChat.Com

Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: ashlingb21 on Friday 15 May 15 11:42 BST (UK)

Title: Help with reading please!
Post by: ashlingb21 on Friday 15 May 15 11:42 BST (UK)

Just wondering if anybody can help me with what all these words mean or stand for? Thanks

Title: Re: Help with reading please!
Post by: Happy Chappy :-) on Friday 15 May 15 11:57 BST (UK)

Hi

It looks like

Regimental Number =Yr308
Rank =Corporal
Corps= Infantry

Kind Regards
Steve

Title: Re: Help with reading please!
Post by: ashlingb21 on Friday 15 May 15 12:00 BST (UK)

Thank you so much Steve! :D

Title: Re: Help with reading please!
Post by: craggagh on Tuesday 19 May 15 22:30 BST (UK)

Hello -

As this document relates to officers, I would suggest that the rank could be Col  - Colonel.

craggagh.

Title: Re: Help with reading please!
Post by: Bookbox on Tuesday 19 May 15 22:53 BST (UK)

I agree with craggagh. I don't recall ever seeing Col for Corporal. It is usually abbreviated Cpl.

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/library/collections/archivespec/collections/militaryabbr.aspx

Title: Re: Help with reading please!
Post by: DavidJP on Tuesday 19 May 15 23:23 BST (UK)

Hi Ashlingb21,

It reads as follows:

Regimental Number = YR3809 not Yr308
Rank - Col = Colonel not Corporal
Corps - Infy = Infantry

Hope this helps.

Kind regards

David

Title: Re: Help with reading please!
Post by: ashlingb21 on Wednesday 20 May 15 02:47 BST (UK)

Thank you so much for this! There are so many different terms and abbreviations!