WW2 Cigarette Acknowledgment Card - Query

Below is the reverse of a cigarette acknowledgement card from a field hospital / caulaty station ? with a partial postmark for FPO 313 dated February 1944 on the front. At this time in the Ortona area of italy. I was wondering if anyone could decipher the senders address at the top of the card.

Also any idea about the last word on line 5 of the message I can read all the rest. aux. ??????

Looks like Aux(iliary) Services.

9.CDN:FD:AMB.-CA(O)

Guess:

9th Canadian Forward Ambulance CMF Canadian Military Forces.

Perhaps 9th Canadian Field Ambulance?

CA(O) perhaps Captain Ordnance (Military fellows should be able to translate)


https://www.scribd.com/document/683...ptember-1943

Interesting item. I have a similar one, also mailed in 1944 from FPO 610.



I like the Buckingham Cigarettes corner card.

Rod's got most of the unit. CA(O) was the abbreviation for Canadian Army (Overseas).

Aha! Super. Thanks Postmaster.

Thank you all for the replies and information.

JamesSW
These cards are not that uncommon There aremany different designs. I liked the one I posted as it had a lot more info in it - made it more human. Most are just simple thak you messages.

This page gives a reference
http://www.lac-bac.gc.ca/databases/...shjov1ptkbl6
but I have not seen this anywhere and I do not know the periodical refered to.

There is a reasonable article here
http://bnaps.org/hhl/Topics/BNA%20T...o.%20508.pdf

rod222
That link you posted was very interesting. Searching for the document led me to find it outside of that subscription service you linked to. I have not seen these before. A bit more wandering round the "interweb" I found this
http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh...ndex-eng.asp
which sould be a good source for more info.

I think FOrward is correct for the FO
AQ

That looks very possible

AQ

AQ,



I read that as "FD" not "FO" hence Field.

A guess only, I'll stand corrected.




Indeed, reading it further took one to the times of battle (for me)
Put extra relevance to that postcard.

I have some of these in my Canadian military postal history collection. These particular cards are a great source for military cancels and regimental markings.

Chimo

Bujutsu