War Diaries Talk

"Q"?

  • SarahtheEntwife by SarahtheEntwife

    Who is this mysterious "Q"? Is this a standard abbreviation for a rank of some sort, or an actual code name?

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  • olems by olems moderator

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staff_(military)#British_.2F_Commonwealth_staff

    "Up until 1984, when it began to use the continental or NATO system, the UK operated its own system, with three branches:

    G Branch. The General branch, responsible for operations, intelligence and training.
A Branch. The Administration branch, responsible for all aspects of personnel management.
Q Branch. The Quartermaster branch, responsible for logistic and equipment support.

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    Found this out when trying to figure out who the letters from "G Branch" were from.

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  • SarahtheEntwife by SarahtheEntwife

    Ah, thank you! I thought it might be Quartermaster given the orders Q was issuing.

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  • SarahtheEntwife by SarahtheEntwife

    And thanks for the correction on the date; that makes way more sense.

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  • simonedi by simonedi moderator

    Sarah guessing you are usa? the diarys will be brittish date format, DD/MM/YYYY

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