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Abbreviations - Army Records

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williamjukes

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Firstly I hope I have posted this request in the correction section.

A family member has just received their fathers Army records (WW2). There are quite a lot of abbreviations - some I have been able to find.

However does any member know what RPMHR is an abbreviation of, as I have been unable to find any information, and that in particular is noted on at least
3 entries on his record.

Thank you in anticipation.

William.
 
Hi William,
This doesn't appear in the standard lists of Army abbreviations from the time.

Could you post the complete sentences where RPMHR is used? Also which unit did this man serve in?

R could be returned or reserve or regiment, but the bare abbreviation doesn't give us much to go on.

Derek
 
Also dates and place of service might help. The abbreviation may relate to a particular posting.
Is it all one or is there any spacing?
 
Is it printed or hand written? If written could easily be misread from a scrawling hand.
Struggled with a few military records myself in the past.
 
Royal Prince of Wales Hussars Regiment ? Or Royal Prince of Wales Horse Reginent ? So perhaps RPWHR. Viv.
 
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He enlisted in 1940 and was discharged in 1948.

He joined the West Yorkshire Regiment but was compsulory transferred to the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in 1946.

He served in the Falklands between 1942 and 1944 and then later - in January 1946 was posted to ?Glifadha - which I think was in Greece.

I have attached part of his service record which shows the said abbreviation.

William.
 

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Struck Off Strength. Then he went to the Royal West Kents in 1946 on compulsory transfer. That makes me wonder if the (RPMH) regiment was disbanded and/or merged. Viv
 
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One line reads -RPMHR and entitled to Med After?? is it something to do with a medical issue?, I know part of those initials are used for measuring the heart, or are they referring to entitlement to a Medal?
 
izzy eckerslike said:
One line reads -RPMHR and entitled to Med After?? is it something to do with a medical issue?, I know part of those initials are used for measuring the heart, or are they referring to entitlement to a Medal?
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Apparently Med Allce was short for Mediterranean Allowance as he was sent to Greece - as part of the CMF (Central Mediterranean Force).

At least that I what I believe those abbreviations are.

William.
 
He seems to have been on the Eastern Prince trooping ship at the end of WW2. Here's a link. Viv,

www.shipsnostalgia.com

MV Eastern Prince trooping

In Australia, presumably Sydney, with 2 unidentified warships, shortly after the end of WW2. Her master was my uncle, Capt Charles S Smith OBE.
www.shipsnostalgia.com www.shipsnostalgia.com
 
You could try contacting either the Highlander Museum, or WestYorks Museum

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williamjukes said:
He enlisted in 1940 and was discharged in 1948.

He joined the West Yorkshire Regiment but was compsulory transferred to the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in 1946.

He served in the Falklands between 1942 and 1944 and then later - in January 1946 was posted to ?Glifadha - which I think was in Greece.

I have attached part of his service record which shows the said abbreviation.

William.
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Thanks William,
I don't see anything on the page you have posted about serving in the Falklands. They are a long way away and I think this would be unusual. Can you attach any other parts of his record please.

Derek
 
It looks to me that he was wounded and entitled to medical help after disembarking from the Eastern Prince troop ship. He seems to have gone to a 'Rest Camp' (Glifadha' Greece ?) in Jan 1946 and was discharged from hospital in March that year. Viv
 
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Stokkie said:
Thanks William,
I don't see anything on the page you have posted about serving in the Falklands. They are a long way away and I think this would be unusual. Can you attach any other parts of his record please.

Derek
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Derek he definitely served in the Falklands. I have seen numerous photos of him there, it is also in his army records - so will post a screen shot and the family also have a copy of a speech dated 17th Jan 1944 by his Excellency Sir A W Cardinal - Governor of the Falklands Islands made to the Force Commander, Officers etc etc.

William.
 
williamjukes said:
Derek he definitely served in the Falklands. I have seen numerous photos of him there, it is also in his army records - so will post a screen shot and the family also have a copy of a speech dated 17th Jan 1944 by his Excellency Sir A W Cardinal - Governor of the Falklands Islands made to the Force Commander, Officers etc etc.

William.
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Thanks William appreciated. Very interesting and unusual I think. Derek
 
I have attached the entry re the Falklands is about two thirds down the page - dated 13.8.42.

William.
 

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By Dec 1945 he was an X4a list. This might have been that he was an officer with the unit but not officially on strength - probably a way to have extra officers around (in addition to the official complement - ie war establishment). It tended to be short term. However this doesn't tell us which regiment/RPMHR. But it does make me wonder if it was a perhaps specialist, short term unit (?). Viv.
 
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By Dec 1945 he was an X4a list. This might have been that he was an officer with the unit but not officially on strength - probably a way to have extra officers around (in addition to the official complement - ie war establishment). It tended to be short term. However this doesn't tell us which regiment/RPMHR. But it might indicate it was a perhaps a specialist, short term unit (?). Viv.
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His rank was Pte - but there are a couple of entries Oct 45 - Nov 45 which show his rank as "Cpl". Or at least that is what it appears to be.

William.
 
He appears to have been a driver in charge of motor transport. He was obviously well regarded by the officer who signed off his records. Barnsley Hall EMS was a wartime emergency medical hospital in the grounds of Barnsley Hall Hospital.
 
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