Hi, can anyone translate the circled term from my uncles war record. He was in the Middle East and injured several times and I am visiting Egypt next year and hoping to find out where he may have been . thank you https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/1204945880.jpg

aromatherapy - 2019-11-19 16:31:00

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Gallery151/d
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SearchNRetrieve/NAAMedia/ShowImage.aspx?B=4855996&T=P&am
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carbs51 - 2019-11-19 17:35:00

thanks we have the full records I just can't work out what the circled word is as to location.
Sadly I think it just says O/seas. other entries have him in 'M/E' (middle east and we know he was at El Alamein.

Edited by aromatherapy at 6:50 pm, Tue 19 Nov

aromatherapy - 2019-11-19 18:39:00

O/seas

catsmeat1 - 2019-11-19 18:48:00

Maybe find diary for unit.

catsmeat1 - 2019-11-19 18:51:00

aromatherapy wrote:

thanks we have the full records I just can't work out what the circled word is as to location.
Sadly I think it just says O/seas. other entries have him in 'M/E' (middle east and we know he was at El Alamein.

I posted the original as it is easier to read and enlarge than what you posted

carbs51 - 2019-11-19 20:08:00

These links have a history of the 2/15 battalion and give dates, movements, ships etc :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2/15th_Battalion_(Australia)
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/U56058
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/U54405

Edited by h28skipper at 9:06 pm, Tue 19 Nov

h28skipper - 2019-11-19 21:02:00

yep 'O'seas'....from Carb51's original.

shanreagh - 2019-11-20 19:56:00