Archer Posted 26 November , 2007 Share Posted 26 November , 2007 PLEASE help. A man landed at Mudros on 28 September 1915. He was mustered on strength, 1/1st Highland Mounted Brigade F.A.W. Unit. What is an F.A.W. Unit ... also written as F.A. & W. U. ? Once back in Egypt he was mustered on strength, 1/1 E.L. F.A. I assume F.A. stands for Field Ambulance ... but what was 1/1 E.L. ? All help very gratefully received. William Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhifle Posted 26 November , 2007 Share Posted 26 November , 2007 F.A. & W. U. could be Field Ambulance and Workshop Unit Regards Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archer Posted 26 November , 2007 Author Share Posted 26 November , 2007 Thanks, Mark - I'd never heard of one of those before! Much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhifle Posted 26 November , 2007 Share Posted 26 November , 2007 I found it mentioned here http://www.postalcensorship.com/fphs/meetings/05oct15.html "Information about further covers on display: some units also made up their own censor stamps, in the main they were medical units such as the Friends Ambulance Units, 1st Anglo-Belgian Ambulance Unit and 5th Reserve FAWU (Field Ambulance and Workshop Unit). " Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 26 November , 2007 Share Posted 26 November , 2007 William, Per Col Michael Young's history of the 'ASC 1902-1918' F.A.W. Unit = Field Ambulance Workshop Unit One such unit is listed under 'Lines of Communication - Egypt' [ASC Co. 772 - NA file ref WO95/4720] see Young's Annex R - page 353 As for 1/1 E.L. F.A A shot in the dark, but could E.L. be 'East Lancashire'? the 42nd (East Lancs) Div were at Gallipoli/Mudros/Egypt see the LLT here http://www.1914-1918.net/42div.htm regards Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archer Posted 26 November , 2007 Author Share Posted 26 November , 2007 Thanks Michael. It fits - especially when I tell you that he was posted on strength, 1/1 EL Field Ambulance, Suez [NB!!] on 26 April 1916. He was struck off strength, 1/1 EL Field Ambulance, Suez, and posted to Base Mechanical Transport Depot, Alexandria on 26 July 1916. But the 1/1 is a bit of a 'contaminator'. Still - he seems to have been a Field Ambulance specialist, and in Salonica he served with the 17th Motor Ambulance Convoy. William Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 26 November , 2007 Share Posted 26 November , 2007 quote from the LLT Field Ambulances, RAMC 1st (East Lancs) Field Ambulance (joined August 1914) 2nd (East Lancs) Field Ambulance (joined August 1914) 3rd (East Lancs) Field Ambulance (joined August 1914) I imagine 1/1 was a slip of the pen for '1st' regards Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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