DorsetDan Posted 12 March , 2019 Share Posted 12 March , 2019 Dear Forum , I have a field message here , sent by a officer in the 38th Div signal company to a NCO linesman , ordering a line to be laid following up after an attack . The message mentions a DCM as a start point ( which i think must be a position ). As a guess i've come up with Division Command/communication M??????. Any more ideas ! FYI - the attack was carried out by 113th Bde on 22/23rd August 1918 , north of Albert , and the line was laid . Cheers Martin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 14 March , 2019 Share Posted 14 March , 2019 Divisional Company Mess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulkheader Posted 14 March , 2019 Share Posted 14 March , 2019 I thought it was the sack, ‘dont come monday’. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorsetDan Posted 14 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 14 March , 2019 5 hours ago, seaJane said: Divisional Company Mess? Thanks seaJane , could be ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 14 March , 2019 Share Posted 14 March , 2019 I'm not happy about Mess but it was the only noun I could think of - "which" and "at" didn't suggest a person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorsetDan Posted 14 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 14 March , 2019 2 hours ago, caulkheader said: I thought it was the sack, ‘dont come monday’. He would have got the sack , if he didn't get that line across Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorsetDan Posted 14 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 14 March , 2019 8 minutes ago, seaJane said: I'm not happy about Mess but it was the only noun I could think of - "which" and "at" didn't suggest a person. Yes , I agree , I don't think its a person , I still think its some sort of position . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 15 March , 2019 Share Posted 15 March , 2019 (edited) As you seem to be in the general area Dan then it may be worth calling in on the Royal Signals Museum to see if they can help here https://www.royalsignalsmuseum.co.uk/ Edited 15 March , 2019 by michaeldr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorsetDan Posted 15 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 15 March , 2019 6 hours ago, michaeldr said: As you seem to be in the general area Dan then it may be worth calling in on the Royal Signals Museum to see if they can help here https://www.royalsignalsmuseum.co.uk/ Cheers michaeldr , good shout , why didn't i think of that ? , just down the road from me . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxD Posted 15 March , 2019 Share Posted 15 March , 2019 Divisional Communications Main would be my stab. It is a place capable of acting as something (report centre here). There is no article in front of the two mentions so "go to Div Comms Main" , leave stuff at Div Comms main" would be the way it would be spoken/written. Whatever, I'd agree that asking the R Sigs would be the way to go. Do let us know! Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbem Posted 15 March , 2019 Share Posted 15 March , 2019 I would go with a place not a person. Found this and several other diagrams but no DCM at https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/communications-and-british-operations-on-the-western-front-19141918/organisation/04D13322FA15050664E4798D12F0F5D3/core-reader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorsetDan Posted 15 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 15 March , 2019 16 minutes ago, MaxD said: Divisional Communications Main would be my stab. It is a place capable of acting as something (report centre here). There is no article in front of the two mentions so "go to Div Comms Main" , leave stuff at Div Comms main" would be the way it would be spoken/written. Whatever, I'd agree that asking the R Sigs would be the way to go. Do let us know! Max Many thanks Max , what you say makes sense , will try the Siggs and let everybody know . Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorsetDan Posted 15 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 15 March , 2019 19 minutes ago, jonbem said: I would go with a place not a person. Found this and several other diagrams but no DCM at https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/communications-and-british-operations-on-the-western-front-19141918/organisation/04D13322FA15050664E4798D12F0F5D3/core-reader Yes jonbem , looks like the way to go . Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 15 March , 2019 Share Posted 15 March , 2019 Commissary - “ a store for provisions” DCM - Divisional commissary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorsetDan Posted 16 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 16 March , 2019 18 hours ago, Uncle George said: Commissary - “ a store for provisions” DCM - Divisional commissary? Many thanks Uncle . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorsetDan Posted 13 June , 2019 Author Share Posted 13 June , 2019 Dear Forum Folk - a quick DCM update Have been in contact with the research dept. at the sigs museum Blanford , they are as puzzled as we are to the meaning of DCM on the message , they had not come across it before and have kindly looked through some of their archives for me but found nothing ! They are now also on the "please let us know if you find out" list . Looks like a tricky one but the search goes on. DD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 13 June , 2019 Share Posted 13 June , 2019 I would go along with "Divisional Communications Main" or something very similar. The British Army during the Great war did not generally use the word "commissary" for a function or a location, although some AOD officers were called "commissaries of ordnance". Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorsetDan Posted 14 June , 2019 Author Share Posted 14 June , 2019 17 hours ago, Ron Clifton said: I would go along with "Divisional Communications Main" or something very similar. The British Army during the Great war did not generally use the word "commissary" for a function or a location, although some AOD officers were called "commissaries of ordnance". Ron Thanks Ron , i agree , it must be something along those lines ( no pun intended ) . DD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asanewt Posted 15 June , 2019 Share Posted 15 June , 2019 With sincere apology for any offence but Id' like to share a trivial coincidence. One of my frailties but never intended to be frivolent. Today I attended an exhibition of local archives intent on trying to add pieces to a family teaser. This involves the attached pages from the family bible. Two coincidences i) DCM entry on second page a mystery to me ii) The first born Thomas Edward Williams, 19401, 14th RWF, DoW Feb. 20 1917 is Signaller 113th Bde. 38th ( Welsh) Division Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorsetDan Posted 16 June , 2019 Author Share Posted 16 June , 2019 No worries asanewt , thanks for taking the time to share your information . 1) i'am also not sure what the meaning of the DCM on page 2 is , chances are it may not be military at all ! 2) Thomas would have been a battalion signaller with 14th RWF ,he may have known the RE signallers ( at the Div Signal Coy ) that i'am looking at ,as he would have received training with them . Thanks again and good luck with your family research . DD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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