WAAF offence and punishment

[mikeh55]

1. Can anyone please help to identify what type of offence my late mother as a WAAF in 1945 may have committed to incur "14 days C.C." (which I understand means "close confinement") and forfeiture of pay? Her service record has 4 vertical slashes under "time forfeited" so my working assumption is she may have gone AWOL for 4 days.

2. Also her war record shows she was signed off on 2 occasions as having "occupied married quarters" yet she was single. Given her record says she was of very good character and had promotions, I wonder (innocently) if, eg, pressure on RAF base accommodation may have seen singletons occupying married quarters?

RAF Historical Branch have been very helpful but couldn't help on these 2 items. Thanks in advance.

[Ashtone]

One example of 14 days' confinement would be the result of an airwoman refusing to carry out a commanding officer's order. Other transgressions, resulting in 14 days' confinement, include "injury to equipment" and "damage to aircraft".  Also "conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline".
And, of course, the perennial favourite: going AWOL.

[tonepad]

 "14 days C.C." and forfeiture of pay?  Your assumption she may have gone AWOL for 4 days seems to be plausible:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/13/a8967513.shtml


Tony

and welcome to RootsChat

[Ashtone]

I wonder (innocently) if, eg, pressure on RAF base accommodation may have seen singletons occupying married quarters?

Yes, this happened quite a lot. When married quarters were unused, single WAAFs occupied them (usually several WAAFs to one bedroom).

[mikeh55]

Thank you all, this was very helpful. Have a merry Christmas!