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Title: Railway Employment Record Cautions and Fines
Post by: Devsom on Friday 27 December 24 11:54 GMT (UK)

Could someone tell me what the word marked by the blue arrow says. This is on a GWR Railway Employment Record under Cautions and Fines.

Dated 1915 I can read "Holder of Medallion of St John Ambulance" but I cannot decipher the final word, nor does it make sense as to why this is in the cautions and fines section of the record.

Title: Re: Railway Employment Record Cautions and Fines
Post by: Andy J2022 on Friday 27 December 24 12:15 GMT (UK)

Assn - short for association

Title: Re: Railway Employment Record Cautions and Fines
Post by: tonepad on Friday 27 December 24 12:16 GMT (UK)

An abbreviation for St John Ambulance Association:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_John_Ambulance_(England)


Tony

Title: Re: Railway Employment Record Cautions and Fines
Post by: Devsom on Friday 27 December 24 12:20 GMT (UK)

Thank you - it’s obvious when you know what it says

Title: Re: Railway Employment Record Cautions and Fines
Post by: MollyC on Friday 27 December 24 14:50 GMT (UK)

Perhaps they used the records to note credits occasionally as well, in red.  (No fine noted.)

Title: Re: Railway Employment Record Cautions and Fines
Post by: Devsom on Friday 27 December 24 15:01 GMT (UK)

Thanks, you’re probably right as there was nowhere to note anything else