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From: "Wendy King" <>
Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] Unusual ranking...
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 06:55:30 -0000
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A/ is acting - in other words a private who had been temporarily promoted

Wendy
----- Original Message -----
From: David McNay
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Sent: 28 October 2003 20:30
Subject: [BOER-WAR] Unusual ranking...


Going through the Casualty Roll for the Boer War, I came across the
following entry:

DAY, W 2389 A/Cpl Wnd, Belmont 23/11/1899 1 SGds

I was wondering what A/Cpl stood for? I've bnarrowed it down to two
possibilities, either Acting Corporal or Adjutant Corporal.

Is it either of these or am I totally off the mark and it means something
different? If anyone has any suggestions I would be glad to have some light
shed on this.

Regards,

David McNay


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