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Posts : 3038 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon

Hi All

I am trying to decipher the second word on a Service record, but I am having trouble interpreting the word. scratch

The first word is Desertion
The second word is ??????
The third word is Theft

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All suggestions welcome as I do not have a clue as what it says scratch

Many thanks

1879Graves

Posts : 2558 Join date : 2009-04-06 Age : 57 Location : UK

Could it be "Trespassing"

Posts : 2583 Join date : 2009-04-24

Blimey! Graves you don't half pick em. I wouldn't have a clue.

I think the first few letters are. HELAPA Shocked

Posts : 1261 Join date : 2010-04-12

Deception.

Posts : 30 Join date : 2010-01-14

From Pte William Wilcox 2/24th service papers??

"necessaries"

Posts : 3038 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon

Hi All

Many thanks for all your suggestions, still trying to get a word to match.

Hi Sherman
Yes you are correct, it is William Wilcox's service record. I am trying to understand why he served 672 days (nearly two years) in prison with hard labour.

Please keep the word suggestions comming

Posts : 3038 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon

Hi All

Thanks to a good friend of mine, they have just confirmed the following "desertion and necessaries theft", so many thanks and well done Sherman Idea