Mervyn Mitton Posted September 23, 2009 Posted September 23, 2009 Bought a trio this morning - his unit is shown as ARV . OK - my mind has gone blank - any idea which unit ? I was thinking Artists Rifle Volunteers - but, they usually spell it out. Thanks.
Guest Rick Research Posted September 23, 2009 Posted September 23, 2009 A "trio" of what-- Pip, Squeak, and Wilfrid? English or South African reverse?
Mervyn Mitton Posted September 23, 2009 Author Posted September 23, 2009 Hi - Rick. Yes WW1 - British. I just know that someone will tell me that it's an obvious unit... Rick - I was going to IM you - I have a fantastic Boer War prison pardon - signed by Paul Kruger - however, it is in High Dutch. I am wondering where to post , any suggestions - do you know any high Dutch - I wonder if Chris does ?
Guest Rick Research Posted September 23, 2009 Posted September 23, 2009 I guess in here-- just put the DUTCH part in the new thread's title-- we have members from the Netherlands, but they'll need to see it in the title of New Posts.
Tony Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 Something Rifle Volunteers maybe? Does his number have a prefix? Tony
Nick Posted September 25, 2009 Posted September 25, 2009 I am not sure the R.V. it stands for Rifle Volunteers as I thought such units were properly designated Volunteer Rifles
Tony Posted September 26, 2009 Posted September 26, 2009 Mervyn, If you'd like to pass on his details I can see if anything turns up on ancestry. Tony
Mervyn Mitton Posted September 26, 2009 Author Posted September 26, 2009 Thankyou everyone - more difficult than I thought. Will post full details on Monday.
leigh kitchen Posted September 26, 2009 Posted September 26, 2009 I'm wondering about "Army Vehicle Reserve", something to do with the motorised reserve pre WWI / WWI period?
Dave Alexander Posted September 26, 2009 Posted September 26, 2009 Hi - Rick. Yes WW1 - British. I just know that someone will tell me that it's an obvious unit... Rick - I was going to IM you - I have a fantastic Boer War prison pardon - signed by Paul Kruger - however, it is in High Dutch. I am wondering where to post , any suggestions - do you know any high Dutch - I wonder if Chris does ? Google Translations or Translator, there is a free website I use, just indicate the languages then type in one and it will translate it into the other. Dutch is one of many. Sometimes the translation is a little "awkward" because of the differences in grammar, nuances and subtleties but you can usually figure it out.
Mervyn Mitton Posted September 27, 2009 Author Posted September 27, 2009 Thanks Dave - that's something worth remembering, I didn't know it existed. I posted the doc. under British and Commonwealth - and thanks to Artur R we have an accurate translation. Turned out to be as rare as we thought. Mervyn
Mervyn Mitton Posted September 28, 2009 Author Posted September 28, 2009 The Trio is named : 88-13220 Pte. A. J. BRUCE A.V.C. My apologies - when these are dirty it is hard to see the initials - with a big glass, I can see that it is A.V.C. - not A.V.G. - I'm still not sure of unit -could it be Armoured Vehicle Corps ? Interestingly, he has a Defence and War for WW2 - privately named to : Sgt. A.J. Bruce. 1477415 R.A. Thankyou for previous suggestions. Mervyn
paul wood Posted September 28, 2009 Posted September 28, 2009 The Trio is named : 88-13220 Pte. A. J. BRUCE A.V.C. My apologies - when these are dirty it is hard to see the initials - with a big glass, I can see that it is A.V.C. - not A.V.G. - I'm still not sure of unit -could it be Armoured Vehicle Corps ? Interestingly, he has a Defence and War for WW2 - privately named to : Sgt. A.J. Bruce. 1477415 R.A. Thankyou for previous suggestions. Mervyn AVC Army Veterinary Corps Paul
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