Common Abbreviations
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ral104
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With many thanks to Marie for posting them, here's a list of useful links which can help with acronyms you may come across in the diaries:
The long, long trail: http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/soldiers/a-soldiers-life-1914-1918/common-british-army-acronyms-and-abbreviations-of-the-first-world-war/
The Australian war memorial: https://www.awm.gov.au/glossary/term-d/
Great War abbreviations: http://www.briancurragh.com/page6.htm
1914-1918: http://www.1914-1918.net/abbrev.htm
Some medical abbreviations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_abbreviations:_A
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a Lt Col died at A.P. Potijze Chateau. Whay means AP? Didn't find that abbreviation. Image AWD0003j0j
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Believe it is the Ambulance Post at Potijze Chatea. There is a link here to Ambulance Posts with photos. https://www.google.co.uk/?ion=1&espv=2#q=Ambulance+Post+ww1
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ral104
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I think Marie's right - it looks like they got the officer back to the Field Ambulance post, but that he died there.
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jernejml
C.B. after officer's rank and name stands for?
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I think its "Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath "
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ral104
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I think you're right, Erik.
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David_Underdown
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Definitely, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Bath, largely for military officers and senior civil servants
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ScouseLancer
A.P is Aid Post. You can have an R.A.P. or if the Aid Post is not at Regimental Level remove the R. I cannot find a reference to an "Ambulance Post" in any military Publications I have read.
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