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World War Two / Re: Can anyone help me with translating some WWII record jargon?
« on: Thursday 25 May 17 15:36 BST (UK) »
Now that is good, 10 pages of info. That is top notch value to be fair.
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World War Two / Re: Can anyone help me with translating some WWII record jargon?
« on: Thursday 25 May 17 15:30 BST (UK) »
Brewin Girl, REME charged you £49? I would have done it for £20 lol 
Hope they provided plenty of info for you.
Hope they provided plenty of info for you.
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World War Two / Re: Service Records - Royal Army Medical Corps
« on: Friday 04 March 16 21:21 GMT (UK) »Hiya - thank you for getting back to me.
It says on the sheet for 1945 though:
25/05/45 Posted to 53 RHU (X4A) Auth (indecipherable) 70055/224/476 left 18 May 45 SOS North West Europe - 53 RHU is 53rd Reinforcement Holding Unit. A unit dedicated to holding Surplus personnel, some awaiting a return to duty after illness or injury or soldiers out of training awaiting posting.
In late 1945 there were a total of 28 Reinforcement Holding Units. 53 RHU – disbanded Nov 46. Possibly based in Germany. Part of 105 Reinforcement Group – HQ Ripon Barracks formally Bulow Kaserne Bielefeld
05/06/45 TOS 31 RHU From 53 RHU WEF 5th June \Sadly I have nothing on this Reinforcement Holding Unit.
07/07/45 TOS from 31 RHU WEF 7.07.45 awd 1939-45 Star and France and Germany Star.
Hope this helps Cavey.
Lancer.
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World War Two / Re: Can anyone help me with translating some WWII record jargon?
« on: Friday 04 March 16 20:38 GMT (UK) »
Just a few small amendments, hope you do not mind, amendments marked with **.
** 1 PTC - Primary Training Centre - Saughton Camp Chester.
REME Mobilisation & Holding Centre
14 TTC - Technical Training Centre
Mob & (h) Centre - Mobilisation & Holding Centre
** L of C Rec Coy - Lines of Communication Recovery Company REME
Mob & hldg C - Mobilisation & Holding Centre
Y List Hosp - If a soldier is in hospital for a certain time he is then put on the Y List and transferred to a Holding Centre
X IV List - the transfer from the Y List to this means that he is either moved back to his unit or to a training unit
** 3 Recov Coy - Recovery Company REME
54 RHU - Reinforcement Holding Unit
** Emb UK for BLA - Embarked from the UK for the British Liberation Army, the BLA was the name given to the Commonwealth forces occupying the conquered Germany, which became the Army of Occupation and then Changing to BAOR (British Army of the Rhein).
X ii List - evacuated on medical grounds beyond Regimental Aid Post (i.e. back to a hospital behind the lines)
37 RHU X IV List - Reinforcement Holding Unit, awaiting transfer back to unit
Emb UK for NWE - Embarked UK for north West Europe
Disembarked UK (which means that the above entry is wrong on the record - it should say Emb NWE for UK)
Recovery units would often be not too far from the Front lines, often following Motorised units, many Armoured and would be called to recover Vehicles Damaged or Broken down.
The vehicles recovered would then be taken to 2nd or 3rd line support units to be repaired and if possible returned to fighting units.
** 1 PTC - Primary Training Centre - Saughton Camp Chester.
REME Mobilisation & Holding Centre
14 TTC - Technical Training Centre
Mob & (h) Centre - Mobilisation & Holding Centre
** L of C Rec Coy - Lines of Communication Recovery Company REME
Mob & hldg C - Mobilisation & Holding Centre
Y List Hosp - If a soldier is in hospital for a certain time he is then put on the Y List and transferred to a Holding Centre
X IV List - the transfer from the Y List to this means that he is either moved back to his unit or to a training unit
** 3 Recov Coy - Recovery Company REME
54 RHU - Reinforcement Holding Unit
** Emb UK for BLA - Embarked from the UK for the British Liberation Army, the BLA was the name given to the Commonwealth forces occupying the conquered Germany, which became the Army of Occupation and then Changing to BAOR (British Army of the Rhein).
X ii List - evacuated on medical grounds beyond Regimental Aid Post (i.e. back to a hospital behind the lines)
37 RHU X IV List - Reinforcement Holding Unit, awaiting transfer back to unit
Emb UK for NWE - Embarked UK for north West Europe
Disembarked UK (which means that the above entry is wrong on the record - it should say Emb NWE for UK)
Recovery units would often be not too far from the Front lines, often following Motorised units, many Armoured and would be called to recover Vehicles Damaged or Broken down.
The vehicles recovered would then be taken to 2nd or 3rd line support units to be repaired and if possible returned to fighting units.
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