O PIP

[Sgt Stripes]

I keep coming across various references to the name O PIP . I believe these refer to observation post but could anyone explain why the name O PIP is used. Was this term unique to the Salonika campaign.  

[Coldstreamer]

can you put it on context that you found it pls

 

 

[Gardenerbill]

For fear of stating the obvious, could it refer to the infamous Pip Ridge which was numbered P1 P2 P3 etc.

[Coldstreamer]

 looking on google thats the first thing that pops out is observation post

https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/wwi/catalog/1-1290

Edited 1 April , 2020 by Coldstreamer

[Sgt Stripes]

I am going through the editions of The Mosquito on DVD and have reached No 67, September 1944 and on page 74, Buck (The writer) says " I well remember joining my unit in the BSF, 67th Bty, 20th Brigade, RFA, 27th Division 1917. When I was warned to go to an observation post. The next day I felt that active service had really begun. Picture my surprise when after a short walk, I was taken to a small dugout where there was just room for a telephonist. My view consisted of the side of the trench by which I had entered . The O PIP was about 20ft above my head. he then says that close by was a Naval O PIP. He then goes on about serving in other O PIPS around Salonika including the Struma Valley . I have seen references to the name O PIP early editions of The Mosquito including a Poem. Hope This helps.   

[pierssc]

It is an early phonetic alphabet thing used by signallers in particular.  "Pip" = The letter P.  "Pip emma" meant P.M, and so forth.  O- pip just stands for O.P.

[squirrel]

This might help:

 

	1904	ARMY 1914-18	ARMY, 1918	NAVY,1921	1938-1942	1943	INTERSERVICE 1952	1955 NATO
A	Ack	Apples	Ack	Ac	Ac	Able	Able	Alfa
B	Beer	Butter	Beer	Beer	Beer	Baker	Baker	Bravo
C	Cork	Charlie	Cork	Charlie	Charlie	Charlie	Charlie	Charlie
D	Don	Duff	Don	Don	Don	Dog	Dog	Delta
E	Eddy	Edward	Eddy	Edward	Edward	Easy	Easy	Echo
F	Freddy	Freddie	Freddy	Fox	Freddie	Fox	Fox	Foxtrot
G	George	George	George	George	George	George	George	Golf
H	Harry	Harry	Harry	How	Harry	How	How	Hotel
I	Ink	Ink	Ink	Ink	Ink	Item	Item	India
J	Jug	Johnnie	Jug	Johnnie	Johnnie	Jig	Jig	Juliett
K	King	King	King	King	King	King	King	Kilo
L	London	London	London	Love	London	Love	Love	Lima
M	Emma	Monkey	Emma	Monkey	Monkey	Mike	Mike	Mike
N	Nuts	Nuts	Nuts	Nan	Nuts	Nan	Nectar	November
O	Orange	Orange	Orange	Orange	Orange	Oboe	Oboe	Oscar
P	Pip	Pudding	Pip	Pip	Pip	Peter	Peter	Papa
Q	Quad	Queenie	Quad	Queen	Queen	Queen	Queen	Quebec
R	Robert	Robert	Robert	Robert	Robert	Roger	Roger	Romeo
S	Esses	Sugar	Esses	Sugar	Sugar	Sugar	Sugar	Sierra
T	Toc	Tommy	Toc	Toc	Toc	Tare	Tare	Tango
U	Uncle	Uncle	Uncle	Uncle	Uncle	Uncle	Uncle	Uniform
V	Vic	Vic	Vic	Vic	Vic	Victor	Victor	Victor
W	William	William	William	William	William	William	William	Whisky
X	Xerxes	X-Ray	Xerxes	X-Ray	X-Ray	X-Ray	X-Ray	X-Ray
Y	Yellow	Yorker	Yellow	Yoke	Yorker	Yoke	Yoke	Yankee
Z	Zebra	Zebra	Zebra	Zebra	Zebra	Zebra	Zebra	Zulu

 

 

 

[Sgt Stripes]

Really great replies and very helpful. What a great forum this is. Thank you