Dis 392 (XVI)

[vicaby]

A bit surprised to find my gt. grandfather had seen active service in WW1 (although I knew he had a long army career) as he was 49 when it started. His Medal card says Dis 392 (XVI) which I gather means "unfit for duty".

Could this mean he was actually pensioned off because of his age, rather than being wounded in action? He got a 1915 star & SWB but at the moment I don't know exactly when he was discharged. Whatever it was can't have been too serious as he was 80 when he died.

[HarryBettsMCDCM]

   His Medal card says Dis 392 (XVI) which I gather means "unfit for duty".

Could this mean he was actually pensioned off because of his age, rather than being wounded in action?  

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The classification "xvi" usually applies to being unfit for further Military Duty by way of wounds or sickness{effects of Gassing was oft noted as Sickness}

if discharged due to age another code would apply,usually "xxiv"::"having reached the age of Discharge". <LLT SWB KR392 Suffixes:::Click Here>

[vicaby]

The classification "xvi" usually applies to being unfit for further Military Duty by way of wounds or sickness{effects of Gassing was oft noted as Sickness}

if discharged due to age another code would apply,usually "xxiv"::"having reached the age of Discharge".

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Thank you for that. I just wondered whether his age had a bearing on his "fitness for duty".

Any idea what sort of age a soldier could continue serving?

I had the feeling the more senior, the less active! He was RQSM at the start of the war and WO II when he was discharged.

[HarryBettsMCDCM]

Thank you for that.  I just wondered whether his age had a bearing on his "fitness for duty".

Any idea what sort of age a soldier could continue serving?

I had the feeling the more senior, the less active!  He was RQSM at the start of the war and WO II when he was discharged.

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"I had the feeling the more Senior; The less active"

I know exactly how they feel!

Many WOs,RQSMs etc would have been nearing the end of their Army Careers under normal circumstances & many were recalled for Service in their mid to late Forties & early Fifties,there have been a number of threads concerning "Oldest Serving" NCO/ORs & Men in their late Fifties~mid Sixties are by no means rare,still serving @ the Front & Behind the lines @ ASC,RE, Depots etc