alf mcm Posted 31 January , 2009 Share Posted 31 January , 2009 I have a service record for a W.A.A.C., Grace Murray, serving with this company in Le Havre area in 1919. Any idea what the abbreviations stand for, I think it may be 33rd Australian Petrol Company, but why would a W.A.A.C. be serving with Australians, and what would Australians be doing in Le Havre in 1919? Regards, Alf McM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 31 January , 2009 Share Posted 31 January , 2009 Hello Alf I suspect it's Auxl, not Ausl, in which case it is 33rd Auxiliary (Petrol) Company ASC, aka 681 (Mechanical Transport) Coy ASC. These companies were used mainly on the L of C or as GHQ Army Troops, to provide extra lorried transport to supplement the div supply columns etc, when large quatities of stores needed to be moved around in a short time. It looks as if it would have been involved in 1919 in bringing various types of material into Le Havre to be shipped back to the UK. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf mcm Posted 1 February , 2009 Author Share Posted 1 February , 2009 Hello Ron, I have re-checked tho original, and the writing is a bit unclear. However, your explanation makes perfect sense, and the writer must have intended to write 'Auxl'. Regards, Alf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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