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Army Service Record Help with entries
« on: Friday 30 May 25 13:52 BST (UK) »
The attached document is a clip from the Service and Pay Book of Alexander McDonald Shaw.  He served in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders between 1939-1946.

The first entry dated 4 August 1945 I think says 28 days.  I need help with the next word please.

The second entry is 7 days, 10 September 1945 compassionate leave - his father died 7 September 1945.

Third entry is 12 days leave, 1 November 1945 is PRIV including VJ. Does PRIV mean private and what does V.J stand for?

Thanks in advance for any help given.

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Re: Army Service Record Help with entries
« Reply #1 on: Friday 30 May 25 13:55 BST (UK) »
Quote from: JulesT on Friday 30 May 25 13:52 BST (UK)

The first entry dated 4 August 1945 I think says 28 days.  I need help with the next word please.


Disembarkation
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Re: Army Service Record Help with entries
« Reply #2 on: Friday 30 May 25 14:07 BST (UK) »
PRIV is Privilege leave, and presumably the VJ reference is for extra leave granted following victory over Japan
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Re: Army Service Record Help with entries
« Reply #3 on: Friday 30 May 25 14:09 BST (UK) »
Many thanks Tickettyboo and Shaun.

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Re: Army Service Record Help with entries
« Reply #4 on: Friday 30 May 25 14:14 BST (UK) »
Re: the Disembarkation leave, I did a quick search on the web and apparently folk a lot cleverer than I also didn't know how it worked and asked questions in Parliament

https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/1945-10-16/debates/23217070-c459-4e0c-be16-05cf524c39f1/DisembarkationLeave

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Re: Army Service Record Help with entries
« Reply #5 on: Friday 30 May 25 14:21 BST (UK) »
I don’t feel  so silly for asking now.  ;D

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Re: Army Service Record Help with entries
« Reply #6 on: Friday 30 May 25 14:26 BST (UK) »
The only silly scenario would be to NOT ask and therefore not have the chance to know :-)

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