I make it: Private (N.S.) 23342368 R.A.O.C. = Royal Army Ordnance Corps (Building Contractor's General Labourer) My interpretation is that (if you are correct with the N.S.) he was doing National Service, but his civilian job was a Building Contractor's general labourer. JK On 8/25/07, SheffGens <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all > > Appreciate if anyone can decipher / confirm what the writing says thats on a > marriage cert under the Rank/Profession column. > > A scan of the writing can be found at > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~engsheffield/raoc.htm > > I can tell what the first part is up to RAOC (I'm assuming (N.S.) means > National Service but I'm not sure of the last three lines. > > > > Gordon
I would agree with you on all points. On my own birth certificate it gives my father's military information (this was during the war) and underneath it, it says "Electrical Engineer Oil Company" so they obviously gave their military and civilian jobs on certificates which was a great help. Cheers LIZ www.btinternet.com/~e.newbery OPC for Street, Somerset ----- Original Message ----- From: "J K gen" <[email protected]> To: "SheffGens" <[email protected]> Cc: "Eng-Sheffield" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 1:37 PM Subject: Re: [SHEFF] RAOC occupation >I make it: > > Private (N.S.) > 23342368 > R.A.O.C. = Royal Army Ordnance Corps > (Building > Contractor's > General Labourer) > > My interpretation is that (if you are correct with the N.S.) he was > doing National Service, but his civilian job was a Building > Contractor's general labourer. > > JK > > > > > > > On 8/25/07, SheffGens <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi all >> >> Appreciate if anyone can decipher / confirm what the writing says thats >> on a >> marriage cert under the Rank/Profession column. >> >> A scan of the writing can be found at >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~engsheffield/raoc.htm >> >> I can tell what the first part is up to RAOC (I'm assuming (N.S.) means >> National Service but I'm not sure of the last three lines. >> >> >> >> Gordon > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.6/971 - Release Date: 24/08/2007 > 14:59 > >