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Old 19-02-19, 05:18 PM
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Default AO Armband Identification

Can anyone identify the meaning of the letters A O on this armband, possibly a World War One item.

The colours would seem to suggest a medical connection - Ambulance Orderly? Ambulance Officer?

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Old 20-02-19, 09:08 AM
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Administrative Officer? Admissions Officer?
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Jon,
I would also suggest Administative Officer. Even in the 1970s RAMC Field Ambulance units in BAOR had an "AO" who would look after casualty documentation etc.

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