Hi Dave Putting 2 and 2 together from all that has been said I come up with an answer that is not equal to 4 but my logic says * We can all agree that we are talking about BW Camps * You said it is linked to the transfer of POW's family * Allan has said that military police are called Provost So how about ARMED CAMP PROVOST or ACCOMPANING CAMP PROVOST Also what about joining the BOER-WAR mailing list and putting this question to them. Regards Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Long" <dave.long@telkomsa.net> To: <SOUTH-AFRICA@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 11:56 AM Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Meaning of 'ACP' ? > Thanks to all who have responded so far. > > I have checked my sources and confirm that the abbreviation 'ACP' was used > on entries relating mainly to the Johannesburg Camp Register. > > These entries are mostly linked to transfers of wives and children of > POW's > and I get the impression that 'ACP' refers to a form of 'army command > post' > in the suburbs of Johannesburg (e.g. Fordsburg ACP, Braamfontein ACP). > This > post or office seems to have approved transfers to other camps mentioned > elsewhere in the entry (under the Destination). > > Using the Acronym Finder website (http://www.acronymfinder.com) and > selecting Military & Govt, there are 68 possibilities for 'ACP' of which > the > following are the more likely candidates: > > Area Command Post > Administrative Command Post > Army Civilian Personnel (or similar mentioned by many of the listers) > Assistant Commissioner of Police > Access Control Point > Assault Command Post > Alternate Command Post > > My tendency is towards the first two mentioned above but the jury is still > out. Johannesburg was the only urban camp in the country and even had > people > staying in the Turfontein Race Course's grandstand and on mining compounds > (see http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/mss/bccd/Histories/Johannesburg/ ). > > Another acronym 'APM' was commonly used to refer to the Assistant Provost > Marshall. This person appears to have been at the larger camps and issued > many orders relating to transfers. > > Dave > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > > From: "Colin M?hr" <mohr@lantic.net> > Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 10:05 PM > To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Meaning of 'ACP' ? > >> How about As Civilian Person? >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Peter John Jones" <peter_jones@telkomsa.net> >> To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 11:40 AM >> Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Meaning of 'ACP' ? >> >> >>> If you google "ACP military term" you get some 45 possibilities; None of >>> them seem to refer to concentration camps so your guess is as good as >>> mine. >>> >>> Pete >>> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message