Ken Wayman Posted 29 April , 2006 Share Posted 29 April , 2006 Came across the initials 'J.I.B.A.' in the following address given in a Great War letter:- 292664, Pte H J Cantillion, ‘B’ Company, 3/10th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, J.I.B.A., BEF, France. Does anyone have any idea what JIBA stands for? I'm sure it must be screamingly obvious but I can't see it! Cheers Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 29 April , 2006 Share Posted 29 April , 2006 Could the last three letters be IBD, Ken? Infantry Base Depot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted 29 April , 2006 Share Posted 29 April , 2006 Ken, Chris is right as there was a letter 'J' Infantry Base Depot located in France in 1918. Graham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Wayman Posted 30 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 30 April , 2006 Could the last three letters be IBD, Ken? Infantry Base Depot. Hi Chris This is most certainly possible as the writing is far from easy to read. Solves the problem in one! Many thanks Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Wayman Posted 30 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 30 April , 2006 Ken, Chris is right as there was a letter 'J' Infantry Base Depot located in France in 1918. Graham. Hi Graham That looks like the completed solution! Many thanks for the help. I don't suppose there is any way to locate 'J' depot? Sorry to be a pain! Cheers Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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