gjrobinson Posted 6 November , 2007 Share Posted 6 November , 2007 Hi. I have a copy of my father's service record. I understand all except under "If Discharged:Whither,and for what cause" is the word "RUN" (no other information shown). Can someone please advise what this means. Thank you Gillard Robinson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmm45 Posted 6 November , 2007 Share Posted 6 November , 2007 Am pretty sure in Naval Records "Run" stands for AWOL (Absent without leave) Ady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 6 November , 2007 Share Posted 6 November , 2007 Not AWOL. Being marked 'RUN' means that he was a deserter from the service and had been formally notified as such to the authorities. Removal of 'RUN' was an administrative procedure and depended upon the circumstances of the man's recovery (or not) from desertion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjrobinson Posted 9 November , 2007 Author Share Posted 9 November , 2007 Am pretty sure in Naval Records "Run" stands for AWOL (Absent without leave) Ady Thank you for your reply. Even though I felt down deep that this was the case it is sad to to know for sure, but it does help to solve the mystery of why he changed his name. Regards Gillard Robinson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjrobinson Posted 9 November , 2007 Author Share Posted 9 November , 2007 Not AWOL. Being marked 'RUN' means that he was a deserter from the service and had been formally notified as such to the authorities. Removal of 'RUN' was an administrative procedure and depended upon the circumstances of the man's recovery (or not) from desertion. Thank you for your reply. Even though I felt down deep that this was the case it is still sad to here, but it does solve a mystery of why he changed his name. Regards Gillard Robinson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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