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First - HAPPY NEW YEAR - at least I hope it will be it must be better than the one just passed. This is a Christmas airgraph from a Canadian serving in the Middle East The senders name is clear F44744 l/cpl C.L. Dalton but then it becomes more difficult to decipher 2 Cnd. Med Reg pl R.C.A.S.C. (Royal Canadian Army Service Corps.) It is the section in bold and underlined that I am confused about. Any ideas would be most welcome  
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I see where it says "Med Regt" or Medical Regiment? Could the "pl" be peloton? Years ago I was in the Dutch Army in the Signal Corps, and we had "platoons".
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Edited by Petert4522 - 01/01/2021 12:58 pm |
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I had wondered about that but it should be the RCAMC - Royal Canadian Army Medical Corp. I will keep looking
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I'm not 100% certain but I think it could be that Lance Corporal C.E. Dalton in 2nd Canadian Division, Medical Regiment pl = placement Royal Canadian Army Services Corp. This is mail so perhaps they need to know if their placement is with the Army, Navy, Airforce etc.
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Edited by Hounddog Bill - 01/03/2021 4:59 pm |
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re Middle East. That was my error when I first saw the 8th Army on the airgraph. I just assumed Middle East.
The unit has turned out to be
2nd Canadian Medium Regiment, Platoon, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
Apparently, from what I have been told, a platoon from the RCASC working with the artillery regiment.I am still trying to find out a bit more but I have the answer to my original question.
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Anthraquinone If it was from the medical division..I found 4 areas for medical divisions.
1 - General Hospital. 2 - Field Ambulance depot. 3 - Stationary Hospital. and 4 - Sanitary Section { of medical care }
Just saying. Robert
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Meanings: Lance Caporal, 2nd Canadian Medical Regiment, pluton of Royal Canadian Army Service Corps  |
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Him was in the first line medical help, not the medical corp. more you can find if you ask the archive of Canadian Army asking about F44744 caporal. Was send from Italy before storming the Gothic Line. No idea if survive. |
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Another precision: Medical corps mean stationary medical. Medical regiment means medical first care on the front or first line(how you want to take). Means this caporal was the medical attached to some unit who fight on the first line and have to go for wounded solders or give first care. |
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silviosi and Wert
Thank you both for that additional information. It was interesting and helpful.
silviosi
re the images you posted . Do you have a web link for these so I can look at the original source it seems to be a news letter.
I have another more puzzling question about another that I will post in a few minutes
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