Cap Tallies with a 'Dot' at the end

[dragonz18]

Can anyone supply an accurate time/date for use of a full-stop after the ship's name,etc on cap tallies. Specifically when the practise was officially stopped,etc ?
Was this origionally Grammatical, with the use of 'proper' & 'common' nouns ?
Of course, abbreviations should always have these !

[Empire collector]

Hi Dragonz18.

The short answer is pre WW2. But this web site should give you more information....

http://www.nhcra-online.org/19c/captallies.htm

This was discussed on this forum a month or so ago concerning a Combined Ops. cap tally.

http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...ad.php?t=11555

All the best,
Alan.

[dragonz18]

Alan,
just what I wanted !!
Cheers!
Steve