Thanks, Julie in Lincolnshire (sounds chilly to an Aussie) Could I possibly persuade you to "look up files" in this matter. I am a keen but AMATEUR military historian and I haven't run across this Unit before. I would love some more detail to help me track down where to start looking. Ted www.diggerhistory.info ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie Robinson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 4:17 AM Subject: A.I.R. > Hello List, > > A.I.R. is the abbreviation for AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY RESERVE. My relative, R.E. WALSH was with the 12th A.I.R. > which was formed in Tasmania around 1912 (I think, without looking up files). > > When I used the word "apprenticeship" I used it figuratively; he had been crazy keen on army life since a lad and took the first opportunity to get into the real thing after having been, even earlier, in "Boys' Brigade" type quasi-military organisations. > He was born in 1887. > > Regards, > Julie in Lincolnshire > > ______________________________