Elizabeth, I'd never heard of "unit text" either and I must admit that I thought it was a mistake. However, a bit of Googling reveals that it is used to describe the unit (in this case a ship) to which the individual was attached. Here's an example: http://www.cwgc.org/education/life_death_pop/alfred_howard.htm There's another example of the expression at the foot of this page: http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/princecrew/nye.html Norman Tulloch elizabeth Abbott wrote: > >Also I'm not familiar with the term "Unit Text" - could anyone clarify? > >