verdun Posted 27 January , 2020 Share Posted 27 January , 2020 RE: the attached SWB entry for Pte. Richard Dunne The second and third columns under 'CAUSE OF DISCHARGE' have 2(b) and 23-1 entered. Could someone tell me what these mean, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David26 Posted 27 January , 2020 Share Posted 27 January , 2020 Verdun, I can help on the first and third of the three columns. They are: sub-paragraph numbers (sometimes referred to as "Articles") of paragraph 392 of the King's Regulations, where Article xvi refers to a soldier being "No longer physically fit for war service" and W or S means due to Wounds or Sickness. A full list of all the various Articles may be found at http://www.military-researcher.co.uk/KingsRegs1912/Para392Introduction.html. The soldier's age in years and months when he was discharged. The middle one, I'm afraid I don't know. The manuscript heading appears to refer to an Army Order but I can't quite make it out, I'm afraid. David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDWARD1 Posted 27 January , 2020 Share Posted 27 January , 2020 The column with the numbers is age in years and months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 27 January , 2020 Share Posted 27 January , 2020 23-1 is the age on discharge 23 yrs, 1 month. He was discharged under 2b of xvi of para 392 kings regs (no longer physically fit) . If I remember correctly the original xvi was tweaked to split in to sub categories, 2b would be a man sent home for discharge from abroad. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdun Posted 27 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 27 January , 2020 Many thanks, Gentlemen!! Much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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