In the Army Lists, RIA stands for Rank in Army (as opposed to Rank in Regiment). Wendy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Lovegrove" <sandra@lovegrove.org.uk> To: <OLD-ENGLISH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 2:19 AM Subject: [OEL] military matters > This is not very old English, but it is a puzzle, so : does anyone have a clue > as to what military rank/occupation might have been signified in 1900 by the > abbreviation L.Q.M. (in a ship's passenger list Bombay-London)? Also, any idea > what RIA might stand for (after the surname)? > > Also (a little older) does anyone know if soldiers had to be a minimum age for > recruitment in 1841?(Marine private aged 15 found in Chatham Barracks) > > SANDRA LOVEGROVE > > Researching LOVEGROVEs in all places and at all times. > Please do visit the LOVEGROVE Information Centre on http://www.lovegrove.org.uk > > > > > ==== OLD-ENGLISH Mailing List ==== > THREADED archives for OLD-ENGLISH: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=OLD-ENGLISH >

> In the Army Lists, RIA stands for Rank in Army (as opposed to Rank in > Regiment). Thanks, but what does that mean? I'm still in the dark! SANDRA LOVEGROVE Researching LOVEGROVEs in all places and at all times. Please do visit the LOVEGROVE Information Centre on http://www.lovegrove.org.uk