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Title: Army record query
Post by: Bee on Friday 05 November 21 11:27 GMT (UK)

What is the Y List? it seems to follow after my father had been in hospital.

Also can anyone decipher the remaining entries.

Thanks for looking

Bee

Title: Re: Army record query
Post by: ShaunJ on Friday 05 November 21 11:30 GMT (UK)

"During your research you may encounter a reference to the 'Y' List on the cards; this generally relates to individuals posted home (the UK) due to sickness or wounds, reported sick at home or prisoners of war returning home"

https://blogs.ancestry.co.uk/ancestry/2020/02/13/29039/#:~:text=During%20your%20research%20you%20may,prisoners%20of%20war%20returning%20home.

Title: Re: Army record query
Post by: Bee on Friday 05 November 21 11:32 GMT (UK)

Thank you Shaun

Title: Re: Army record query
Post by: ShaunJ on Friday 05 November 21 11:34 GMT (UK)

Posted in excess of W.E (less attached)

W.E. is presumably wartime establishment

Title: Re: Army record query
Post by: grandarog on Friday 05 November 21 15:22 GMT (UK)

Posted to 70th Coast Training Regiment RA (Royal Artillery) 25/4/44.

Title: Re: Army record query
Post by: Bee on Friday 05 November 21 23:27 GMT (UK)

Thanks for your replies,

I assume that the top entry starts with Disch (discharge) ..........? 110 ...?  Con Depot

Title: Re: Army record query
Post by: NSWP on Saturday 06 November 21 21:41 GMT (UK)

Quote from: Bee on Friday 05 November 21 23:27 GMT (UK)

Thanks for your replies,

I assume that the top entry starts with Disch (discharge) ..........? 110 ...?  Con Depot

Con Depot = Convoy ? Convalescent?

Title: Re: Army record query
Post by: grandarog on Sunday 07 November 21 12:05 GMT (UK)

I should think he had been in a different RA Branch before he was on the Y list .Then when he was Discharged from 110 M? ConversionDepot  he was posted to 4th Coast Regiment. Looks like he was at 4th HQ Depot while it was decided what to do with him.Then he was posted to70th Coast Training Regiment for training on the Guns. After which he would have been posted to a Coastal Gun Battery.

Title: Re: Army record query
Post by: Bee on Monday 08 November 21 22:33 GMT (UK)

Thanks for all your help.

Previously from enlistment my father had been with 2nd Coast, 305 Coast Regt RA, & 542 Coast Regt.
 After his posting to 70th Coast Training Regt RA he was transferred to Animal Transport Training Centre RASC in Aldershot, where he stayed until he went to CMF (Central Med Force) in December 1945 and returned to the UK in February 1946