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Service terminology.
Can any please give me a clue as to where I should begin to research an item with the following inscription?
201 Tideswell Mess. F.O.S. Presented to P.C. Comp. D. Wright in appreciation of 27 years as Mess Secretary. Tideswell is a place in Derbyshire but the item might not be Derbyshire related. Could it be a Fire Brigade rather than a Military item? What is a P.C. Comp? |
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Now you know what I face trying to interpret some of the "posts" on this forum. And I know I'm not alone!
Dave. |
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I would suggest a detachment of 201 Squadon ATC, based in Macclesfield.
What is the item? regards
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges |
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The item is an E.P.N.S, dish given as a retirement present that turned up at the boot sale this morning. |
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You are definitely not alone.
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Flight Operations Secretary.
Made that up, but, .....
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges |
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But what?
I have not been able to find any link between Macclesfield and Tideswell and therefore I am completely unsure why they wouldn't have had a Macclesfield Mess. Does the A.T.C. not organise itself into Squadrons rather than Messes? I still have no idea what the rank P.C. Comp. refers to. |
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Any rough idea about how old the dish is ? Could it be related to the original 201 Squadron , which was based at Kinloss in Scotland until it was disbanded in May 2011.
F.O.S - Flight Operations Support ?
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British Legion/Royal British Legion , Poppy/Remembrance/Commemorative. Poppy and British Legion Wanted Last edited by mike_vee; 19-08-19 at 08:46 AM. Reason: spelling |
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FOS is Fellowship of the Services. It was an ex services organisation whose branches were referred to as Messes, their rituals were faintly Masonic and I suspect that P C Comp may be a title such as Past Chairman Companion
.hope that helps PL |
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Sadly, it is undated. There are also too many D. Wrights to began a meaningful search.
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that was very helpful indeed. Are they likely to have left any records behind? Simon. |
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Thank you for the link.
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