List of Army Forms

[IPT]

I’ve trawled through the missing A’s and propose to include the bold entries. I’ve included the obsolete ones so that they appear in the thread, and in case they are of interest to anyone;

Army Form A 4 Authority for Holding a District Court Martial (replaced by A 47 in 1883)

Army Form A6 Warrant Appointing Dep. Judge Advocate G.C. (replaced by A A48 in 1883)

Army Form A 7 Warrant Appointing President, GCM (replaced by A48 in 1883)

Army Form A 7 Particulars of Сourts-Martial Resulting in Conviction (1908)

Army Form A 8 “Notice Bringing Money, Recruits for the Militia” (cancelled in 1892)

Army Form A 8 Order for Re-assembly of a court martial (1883)

Army Form A 11 Monthly Return of Admissions to Hospitals (1907)

Army Form A 13 - Form of summons to a Civil witness to attend a General Court Martial (found reference 1880 and 1940)

A 15 Nothing Found

A 18 Nothing Found

A 20 Corps Daily Strength (found reference 1883)

A 21 Casualty Report (reference 1888)

A 23 Nominal Roll of Civilian Servants for whom Medical Attendance is Claimed (reference 1898)

A 24 Certified List of Secret Documents in Custody of Officer (1907)

A 25 Nothing Found

A 26 Nothing Found

A 29 Sick. Wounded, and Deaths (Field Service: Weekly Return) (1907)

A 32 Annual return of sick, wounded, and deaths among the troops serving in the District (1883 and 1925 reference to use up to 1914)

A 37 Horses (or Mules) Sick and Lame: Command Monthly Return (revised 1909)

A 38. District Veterinary Officers' Annual Statistical Return (reference 1894)

A 39. Veterinary Corps Marching Reports (reference 1894)

A 40 Wounds and Injuries in Action : Classified Return (cancelled in 1884)

A 40 Form of Complaint in Prosecutions (Scotland) – (approved in 1885)

A 41 Proceedings of a summary court-martial (ref 1883)

A 42 Certified Copy of Register 1^st January, 1^st July (ref 1883)

A 43 Proceedings of a Medical Board (ref 1915)

A 44 Certified Copy of Deaths of Officers, Soldiers and their Families on the Establishment of the Corps (ref 1883)

Some others that I propose to add;

G 923 Mechanical Transport Defective Engine Report (approved in 1909)

C 349 Prisons, Military ; Admission Report

B 165 Veterinary History Sheet

B 196 Qualification Sheet – Electrician (Ordinary) (revised 1909)

[Chris Henschke]

The A 40 example, and other examples that Croonaert has pointed out, is why I tried it include the date range for forms. As this is a forum for Great War interest, I have excluded forms that are clearly much later vintage, for example, Army Form G 875A Report on Examination of O.M.L. … -Inch Mortar (adapted) (revised Apr 1944).

I propose that the known dates of the imprint should be included in your list.

Chris Henschke

[fv1620]

I have the definitive list that includes changes up to AO Oct 1916. It is over 200 pages I can't scan the whole thing. But can do request pages. Although can't do much of anything at moment my phone line is down since Monday & nobody seems interested in fixing it. Just struggling with a slow weak 3G.

[Chris Henschke]

There are 23 sub-titles for Army Form L 1398. This series lists the quantity and types of Army Books and Forms carried in the field by various units. I have only ever found one, Army Form L 1398-23, for Army Service Corps units on Line of Communication.

I 1202 Diet and Extra Sheet for Patients in Hospital and Extra Sheet for Dining Halls, and Kitchen Sundries (12/14)

I 1209 Indent for Medical Stores (in pads of 100) (6/16)

I 1220 Medical Statistical Index Card (Statistics of the War)

I 1238 Syphilis case sheet (5/15)

K 1305 Road report (G&P, c.1889)

L 1398 (Series 1 – 23)

-23 Tables of Regulations, Army Books and Forms, and Stationery (Field) (ASC units on L of C)

M 1430 Estimates of pay (G&P, c.1889)

N 1474 Pay-Sergeant’s Cash Account sheets (G&P, c.1889)

N 1487 Requisition for Cash (AFL 1398-23)

N 1504 Pay and Mess Book (G&P, c.1889)

N 1505 Pay List (G&P, c.1889)

N 1531A Sums received and expended by Sub-Accountants monthly statement of cash received and issued (duplicate of payment in the Field kept on this document by O.Cs Squadrons, Batteries, Companies) (AFL 1398-23) (Army Accounts, Army Review Vol. VI No. 1 Jan 1914) (FSR Pt II)

N 1535 Pay Sheet of Civilians employed by Departments (AFL 1398-23)

[IPT]

Thanks, Chris. I will look into adding the dates.

Was L 3198 in the form of a book, containing all 23 pieces? Either way in 1911, it appears to have consisted of 76 pages - http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Qhi4tgAACAAJ&dq=%22Tables+of+Regulations,+Army+Books+and+Forms%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1wNzUrmuMeaJ0AWOjoHwAQ&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA

This 1914 version gives a breakdown of some of the units - http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Tables_of_Regulations_Army_Books_and_For.html?id=ykgskgAACAAJ&redir_esc=y

AF L 1398-11 seems to have been for an infantry battalion, in 1938 at least - http://www.robvanmeel.nl/?q=content/tables-regulations-army-books-and-forms-and-stationary-taken-field-infantry-battalion-9-p

Perhaps fv1620 has the full list?

[Chris Henschke]

Army Form L 1398-23, was an about crown octavo sized pamphlet with about five pages of text, specific to an ASC unit in the field. The version that I found had an imprint date of 11/14.

[fv1620]

Extends to Army Form L 1398-37

[Chris Henschke]

I have no idea of the title of Army Form O 1687, but have included an image of it. I have also included a fuller title for Army Form O 1800 so that the difference between it and Army Form W 3504 is more obvious.

O 1618 Descriptive Return of Deserter or Absentee without Leave (8/15)

O 1640 Report of Transfer of Officers’ or Troop Horses and Mules (10/17)

O 1680 Debit Voucher (10/14)

O 1681 Debit Voucher (11/14) (AFL 1398-23)

O 1687 (1/16)

O 1716 Company or Troop Musketry Prize Statement Form (G&P, c.1889)

O 1727A Remittance for pay (FSR Pt II)

O 1743 Savings’ Bank forms No. 2 (G&P, c.1889)

O 1779 Working Pay List (11/14)(AFL 1398-23)

O 1784 Indemnification Claims, Officers’ Luggage, &c., lost (11/14) (AFL 1398-23)

O 1796A Pay document (mentioned in pay instructions AO 187)

O 1800 Application for issue of Third-Class Railway ticket at reduced fares to men of HM Forces proceeding on leave

O 1809 Accounts of soldier discharged (Army Accounts, Army Review Vol. VI No. 1 Jan 1914)

O 1809E Accounts of soldier discharged or transfer to Reserve

[fv1620]

Looks like I stand no chance of a phone line again until at least Thursday. So I'll see if I can upload this from the phone.

Trying again.

Edited 2 November , 2013 by fv1620

[IPT]

Thanks for those, Chris.

Papers By Command (1906) has Army Form O 1687 as "Army Pay Office, District Pay Office Debits"

[David Porter]

K to N forms missing from (or different to) above:

K 1272 Changes in barrack accomodation

L 1350 Supplementary application for additional Forms and Books

L 1366 List of numbers and designations of Forms and Books which are in regimental use by units of the Territorial Force

L 1367 List of numbers and designations of Forms and Books which are supplied free to County Associations and Staff Offices

L 1370 Application to obtain Army Forms and Books on payment

L 1372 Application to obtain Military Books or Maps on payment

M 1444 Annual estimate of grants to be earned and proposals for capital expenditure on land and buildings

MT 315a Particulars of an Officer holding a temporary commission who desires to be considered for appointment to a permanent commission

MT 392 Application for appointment to a temporary commission (OTC Senior or University Candidate)

MT 393 Application for appointment to a temporary commission (ranks)

N 1450 Account of all payments to officers made by the Adjutant

N 1451 Account of all payments made to NCOs and men by the Adjutant

N 1452 Monthly account of all payments made by the Adjutant

N 1510 Pay & Mess form

N 1512 Claim for pay for recruits on attestation at Territorial Force Depots

N 1513 Acquittance Rolls

N 1524 Financial return of income and expenditure to 31st March

N 1543 Claim for grants for services not included in annual estimates

N 1545 Claim for grants earned

[David Porter]

Extra O forms

O 1614a Notification of grant of Proficiency Pay (TF)

O 1622 Statement as to disposal of a deserters clothing

O 1625 Statement of a Non Effective Soldiers account

O 1633 Discharge by Purchase, accounts

O 1707 Death Certificate of Pensioner or Army Reserve Man

O 1730 Marriage Allowance, Militia and Territorial Army (not to be used during mobilization), verification by Somerset House

O 1795 Submission for Alteration in Daily Rate of Soldier's Allotment (to entered on W 3086)

O 1800 Application for Railway Voucher for Soldier employed on Munition Work

O 1814 Statement of Accounts, in the case of men transferred to the Army Reserve

O 1815 Statement of Accounts, in the case of non effective men

O 1827 Statement regarding Service or Proficiency Pay on transfer or attachment

O 1832 National Insurance Act 1911 Declaration to be made by soldier on completion first Term of Engagement

O 1839a Application for Separation Allowance by Dependant (available at a Police Station or Post Office)

[fv1620]

walked up the road to a wifi hot spot. Trying again.

[fv1620]

Sorry about the sideways had corrected it on phone I see it's not changed the file.

[Muerrisch]

First class effort, team.

Meanwhile, scans of any so far unscanned always welcome on the http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=38858&hl

[IPT]

Thanks again, Chris Henschke and David Porter for the latest additions. I've added them in.

We've got a couple of O-1800 versions, but I think I've seen different wordings on this form in the service files so I may leave it at "Application for Issue of Railway Voucher".

N 1510 is currently entered as both "Detachment Pay Sheet" and "Pay and Mess Form". They may even be the same thing?

fv1620 - Thanks for the L's - Chris will be delighted to get his L 1398s. I hope it wasn't raining on the way to the wifi hotspot!

We're up to 700 Army Forms now (plus another 70 from the scans above which I will add later). It's a bit daunting that we previously had 6 'L' forms, and we've just been given 80 of them. I would be interested (and scared) to know how many of the 200 pages are lists of Army Forms, at about 40 per page).

Grumpy - Once we get as far as we can with this list, it would be good to denote (or even link to) those forms on the main list for which there is an example available?

[Chris Henschke]

fv1620,

Thanks for attaching the scans - a great addition. Can you please tell me the name and date of the reference? Is it an Army Order?

And at last...there really was an Army Form L 1375!!

Additions to P Forms

P 780 receipt for rations (Supplies Ch VII, para. 26 Standing Orders 1 Australian Division 1917)

P 1922 Contractor’s Bill, G.S. and Bill for Stores purchased locally (Short) (9/17) (AFL 1398-23 11/14)

P 1940 payment recovery for telegrams (mentioned in Instructions for Colonial Contingents in Egypt, 1914)

P 1964 Confidential List of Bills passed for Payment (AFL 1398-23 11/14)

[fv1620]

Chris curiously there's no WO Registry File No.

"Classified List and Alphabetical Index of Army Forms and Books (Including alterations notified in AO October 1916."

The imprint shows December 1916

Front cover says Issued with AO dated 1st January 1917.

If the weather improves I'll go up the road to the hot spot & post a picture of the cover.

In the meantime has anyone got a reasonable resolution scan of L 1372 please?

Clive

[Muerrisch]

Thanks again, Chris Henschke and David Porter for the latest additions. I've added them in.

We've got a couple of O-1800 versions, but I think I've seen different wordings on this form in the service files so I may leave it at "Application for Issue of Railway Voucher".

N 1510 is currently entered as both "Detachment Pay Sheet" and "Pay and Mess Form". They may even be the same thing?

fv1620 - Thanks for the L's - Chris will be delighted to get his L 1398s. I hope it wasn't raining on the way to the wifi hotspot!

We're up to 700 Army Forms now (plus another 70 from the scans above which I will add later). It's a bit daunting that we previously had 6 'L' forms, and we've just been given 80 of them. I would be interested (and scared) to know how many of the 200 pages are lists of Army Forms, at about 40 per page).

Grumpy - Once we get as far as we can with this list, it would be good to denote (or even link to) those forms on the main list for which there is an example available?

Yes it would be good to link but I have two major projects on the go so it won't be me, or not for quite a while!

[IPT]

"L" Forms from the book added.

Army Form L 1350 Army Forms and Books, Supplementary Indent for

Army Form L 1351 Army Forms and Books, Artillery and Engineers, Annual Indent

Army Form L 1352 Army Forms and Books, Army Service Corps, Annual Indent

Army Form L 1353 Army Forms and Books, Engineer Establishment, Annual Indent

Army Form L 1354 Kindergarten Materials for Infant Schools, Annual Indent

Army Form L 1355 Army Forms and Books, Annual Indents, Army Medical Services

Army Form L 1357 Army Forms and Books, Annual Indents, Army Ordnance Department

Army Form L 1358 Army Forms and Books, Annual Indents, Military Detention Barracks or Prison

Army Form L 1359 Army Forms and Books, Annual Indents, Army Schools

Army Form L 1361 Army Forms and Books, Annual Indents, Depots and Special reserve

Army Form L 1362 Army Forms and Books, Annual Indents, Headquarters, Districts and Record Offices

Army Form L 1363 Schedule Allowances issued to Cavalry, Infantry, A.S.C. and A.O.C.

Army Form L 1364 Schedule Allowances issued to R.A. and R.E.

Army Form L 1366 Schedule Allowances issued Territorial Force and Officers Training Corps

Army Form L 1367 Schedule Allowances issued Staff Offices and County Associations, Territorial Force

Army Form L 1369 School Materials (Infant Schools), Annual Indent

Army Form L 1370 Army Books etc on Payment, Territorial Force, Indent

Army Form L 1371 Indent for Army Forms and Books on Repayment, in connection with Voluntary Aid

Army Form L 1372 Military Publications and Maps on Payment, Application

Army Form L 1373 List of Useless Documents recommended for Destruction

Army Form L 1374 Drawing Articles, Engineers, Annual Indent

Army Form L 1375 Latrine Paper, Annual Indent

Army Form L 1376 Confidential Maps and Plans, Indent

Army Form L 1377 School Materials Etc (Adults and Elder Children), Annual Indent

Army Form L 1378 Stationery, Annual Indent

Army Form L 1379 Army Forms and Books, Army Pay Department, Annual Indent

Army Form L 1380 Stationery and Drawing Materials for Instructional Purposes, Annual Indent

Army Form L 1381 Stationery, Supplementary Indent

Army Form L 1384 Engineer Specifications and Bills of Quantities, Indent for Printing and Lithography

Army Form L 1385 Officers’ Library Books, Indent

Army Form L 1387 Non-confidential Maps, Plans and Charts, Indent

Army Form L 1388 Army Books, on Payment, Regimental Institutes, Indent

Army Form L 1390 Range Tables and Fuze Scales, Indent

Army Form L 1391 Officers Mess Books on Payment, Indent

Army Form L 1392 Annual Return of Typewriting Machines in Commands

Army Form L 1393 Indent for Books, Forms and Stationery (Field Service).

Army Form L 1394 Indent for Regulations etc

Table of Regulation, Army Books and Forms and Stationery which will be Taken Into the Field by the Expeditionary Force

Army Form L 1398-1 Headquarters, Cavalry Division or Division, and Brigades

Army Form L 1398-2 Cavalry Divisional or Divisional Artillery

Army Form L 1398-3 Cavalry Divisional or Divisional Engineers

Army Form L 1398-4 Cavalry and Yeomanry

Army Form L 1398-5 Artillery Field Units

Army Form L 1398-6 Engineer Field Units

Army Form L 1398-7 Engineer Field Units on the L of C

Army Form L 1398-8 Units of the Signal Services

Army Form L 1398-9 Railway Units

Army Form L 1398-10 Units of the Royal Flying Corps

Army Form L 1398-11 An Infantry Battalion

Army Form L 1398-12 Mounted Infantry

Army Form L 1398-13 Army Service Corps, Supply Units

Army Form L 1398-14 Army Service Corps Units on the L of C

Army Form L 1398-15 Army Service Corps Transport Units on the L of C

Army Form L 1398-16 Medical Field Units

Army Form L 1398-17 Medical Units

Army Form L 1398-18 Remount Units

Army Form L 1398-19 Veterinary Units

Army Form L 1398-20 Ordnance Units

Army Form L 1398-21 Pay Offices

Army Form L 1398-22 Headquarters of a Post on the L of C

Army Form L 1398-23 Army Service Corps Units on the L of C, Ammunition Parks

Army Form L 1398-25 General Headquarters 1^st Echelon

Army Form L 1398-26 General Headquarters 2^nd Echelon

Army Form L 1398-27 General Headquarters 3^rd Echelon

Army Form L 1398-28 Headquarters of an Army

Army Form L 1398-29 Headquarters of I.G.C.

Army Form L 1398-31 Headquarters Administrative Services and Departments

Army Form L 1398-32 Headquarters of a Base

Army Form L 1398-33 Headquarters of an Advanced Base

Army Form L 1398-34 A Military Prison

Army Form L 1398-35 Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing) Headquarters

Army Form L 1398-36 Censor’s Office

Army Form L 1398-37 Ordnance Travelling Workshop

[Chris Henschke]

W Forms up to AFW 3118 Field Medical Card. I include the forms mentioned in FSR 1930 as I cannot confirm if they were NOT in use during the Great War.

W 3000 Descriptive Report of Enemy Prisoners of War (FSR Pt. II 1930) (completed by or on behalf of German POWs upon capture and then dispatched to the PWIB in London) (TNA) WW2

W 3000M Descriptive Report of Incapacitated Enemy Prisoners of War (FSR Pt. II 1930)

W 3002 Casualty Report on a Prisoner of War (FSR Pt. II 1930)

W 3006 Explanations and Interpretations of Instructions (AWM forms file)

W 3007 Fighting Strength (FSR Pt. II 1930)

W 3008 Field Return of Officers (FSR Pt. II 1930)

W 3009 Field Return of ORs (FSR Pt. II 1930)

W 3010 Casualty Return of Officers and Nurses (FSR Pt. II 1930)

W 3011 Casualty Return of ORs (FSR Pt. II 1930)

W 3012 Casualty Return of Attached Personnel (FSR Pt. II 1930)

W 3013 (Daily) Casualty Return of Officers and Nurses (FSR Pt. II 1930)

W 3014 (Daily) Casualty Return of ORs and enrolled civilians (FSR Pt. II 1930)

W 3015 Hospital Return (FSR Pt. II 1930)

W 3025 Promotion of Officers (Fourth Army Standing Orders para 565)

W 3034A Progress Report of Dangerous and Serious Cases (FSR Pt. II 1930)

W 3042 Wounded Man’s Kit label (GRO 670 -1915)

W 3043 Deceased Man’s Kit label (GRO 670 -1915)

W 3044 Application for cheap fare for Relatives to visit Naval and Military Patients in hospitals (7/17)

W 3056 Innoculation State (of unit proceeding overseas) (mentioned in London District Orders April 1918)

W 3068/2 (modified) Transfer Statement of Clothing and Necessaries

W 3069 Charges for issues on repayment. In pads of 50

W 3086 pay document (mentioned in Part II orders sheet IWM ‘adjustments to be made’) (1/17)

W 3088 Return of Horse and Mules to be sold

W 3091 Cover for Documents (1/16)

W 3100 Requisition for Cash (Fourth Army Standing Orders para 499)

W 3104 Army (suspension of sentences) Act (4/15)

W 3110 Infectious Disease Notification Form (Statistics of the War)

[David Porter]

Additions P to V

P 1950 Pay and Dress Book

R 39 Military Service Act, Certificate of Exemption

R 48 Application for Certificate of Exemption

R 50 Army Reserve B, Voluntary attested man, certificate of exemption

R 53 Form for Voluntarily attested men, Application as to exemption prior to Local Tribunal

R 149 Hospital Movement Card

R 200 Exemption certificate

S 3 Roll of Unallotted Tradesmen, Certificate of Qualifications, in the case of a Soldier recommended for transfer

V 4002 Volunteer Force Form of Enrolment

V 4008 Volunteer Force transfer form, from one Corps to another

also have

OR 2 Royal Engineers Ordinary Trades Certificate (called for by War Office Letter dated 15-03-17)

[Chris Henschke]

Additions to W Forms

W 3118A Diary of transference

W 3125 (mentioned in GRO 1495)

W 3127 Furlough Pass

W 3131 Annual Confidential Report (TF Nursing Service)

W 3152 notification award campaign medals

W 3183 appointed NOK card (2/16)

W 3185 Daily State of Sick and Wounded (Statistics of the War)

W 3190 Personal Effects Certificate (7/16)

W 3209 Notification of arrival in England of wounded … (1/16)

W 3210 Labels for Patients ‘Buff Slips’ (Field Ambulances and CCSs) (Statistics of the War)

W 3214 Receipt for Armlet

W 3225 (Order on Paymaster) clothing for Officer Cadets

W 3241F Officer's Advance Book (pads of 25) (issued to paymasters only) (introduced GRO 1493 4 April 1916)

W 3242 Ward Slip (1916)

W 3243A Hospital card - for Expeditionary force cases only

W 3296 Statement of Accounts

W 3300 Wounded Officer’s Kit label (GRO 709, 857 1 July 1915)

W 3312? Examined by Base Censor

W 3314 Burial Return (mentioned 2 Jun 1917 HQ Third Army AC/2381)

W 3315 Rates for Certain Articles of Clothing, Necessaries and Equipment

W 3316 Ration form used in conjunction with AB 55 (France) (mentioned in Army Book 55 instructions dated 6/17)

W 3317 Rations

W 3338 Demand for Non-Vocabulary Stores, Spare Parts, &c., A.S.C. Mechanical Transport. (For use in France in substitution of A.F.G. 1058) (In books of 50.) (10/17)

W 3346 Transfer, Voucher, defect and Deficiency Report (in pads of 100)

W 3357 Report on Bomb Dropping (1 Sqn AFC War Diary)

W 3361 Notification that cadet has reported for duty

W 3364 Promotion of Officers, RA, RE, ASC (Fourth Army Standing Orders para 565)

W 3384 Roll of Horses Evacuated for Veterinary Reasons (1/17)

W 3387 Equipment label (6/17)

W 3389 Depot Strength State OsC PW depot companies (FSR Pt. II 1930)

W 3404 Weekly Mine report (4/16)

W 3405 Trench Stores (8/16)

W 3409 Card for recording clothing issues to POW (8/17)

W 3420 List of vehicles attached for maintenance (other than from ASC MT units)

W 3421 Detail of vehicles in charge of Coy ASC attached to army/corps Heavy Artillery

W 3440 Return of Rations Not Required (5/17) (9/17)

W 3443 Receipt for Prisoners of War

W 3447 British Armies in France officers’ allowances

W 3448 Furlough Advance (GRO 2272)

W 3455 Transfer to Reserve (6/16)

W 3469 Bomb Throwing Instructor’s Certificate (7/16)

W 3476B Certificate of Protection (4/17)

W 3497 Venereal Disease Case-Card

W 3605 Administration of Anaesthetics (approved Army Order 191 June, 1918)

W 3634 Monthly Economy Return (mentioned in London District Orders 25 June 1918)

W 3666 Occupational Index Card

W 3690 Sugar Permit (12/17)

W 3711 Property Distribution Return

W 3724 Training Programme for Week Ending…

W 3742 Combined leave and Railway ticket Third Class

W 3747G BEF, France. Claim for additional pay and working pay

W 3750 Message Form contact aeroplane

W 3761 Receipt for Horses (5/18)

W 3769 Protractor for use in conjunction with MG fighting map

W 3774 Leave Pass (Authority for Leave granted in France) (5/18)

W 3812 Strength Return

W 3815 Strength Return

W 3917 Demand for wire/rope (approved Army Order 191 June, 1918)

W 3923 Indent, Machinery – Forage Committee (Pads of 50) (approved Army Order 191 June, 1918)

W 3924 Indent for Tank Stores (Pads of 300) (approved Army Order 191 June, 1918)

W 3925 Record of Occupations (approved Army Order 191 June, 1918)

W 3963 Requisition for QMAAC clothing on repayment (approved Army Order 191 June, 1918)

W 3969 Occupation Casualty Slip

W 3970 Dependant’s Allowance: Return of Identity Certificate and Book of Army Allowance Forms (approved Army Order 191 June, 1918)

W 5005 Embarkation Card (5/18)

W 5132 Decoration postcard

[Chris Henschke]

I have just found a reference for three more forms in SS 393 Censorship Orders and Regulations for Troops in the Field, dated September 1917.

'Other field service post cards e.g. (Army Form A.2042A, 2042B and 2042C) provided they are used only for the purposes for which they are issued.'

I remember seeing one in Maltese.

[IPT]

Field Service Post Cards A 2042A and A 2042B seem to have been variations of "Advice of Admission to Hospital". I haven't quite found the distinction yet. A 2042C seems to have been a re-direction postcard, advising the Army Postal Service of a change of address.

With regard to the W's, i'll aim to get them updated in the next day or two. I'm still struggling to find a reference to the FSR Pt II 1930 forms in the Great War. They were clearly in use in WW2, but why bring in P.O.W. forms in the interwar years? A bit of a puzzle.