First Hussars

A385

Sgt James Malcolm "Ace" Bailey

Taken On Strength(TOS)

Rank: Tpr

Date: 24 Sep 39

TOS from civilian life
QUALIFICATION

Rank: Tpr

Date: 15 Nov 40

Driver IC Cl III
Rank: Tpr

Date: 23 Apr 41

To take the following examination to complete Driver Operators Course - Procedure, Morse Receiving, Lamp.
Rank: L/Cpl
Sqn: B

Date: 25 Aug 41

Test for Drivers IC Class II.
QUALIFICATION

Rank: L/Cpl

Date: 10 Sep 41

Driver IC Class II (W)
Rank: L/Cpl
Sqn: B

Date: 07 Oct 41

Regimental Advance Party. Embarked on 9th Oct 41, for overseas and are SOS Cdn Army (Canada) on that date.Disembarkation on 20th Oct 41, and are TOS Cdn Army (Overseas) on transfer 10 Oct 41.
PROMOTION

Rank: L/Cpl(A/Cpl)
Sqn: B

Date: 24 Dec 41

From L/Cpl to L/Cpl(A/Cpl) effective 1 Dec 41
Rank: L/Cpl(A/Cpl)

Date: 05 Jan 42

Proceeds on Instructors Course, Rypa and att to 55 Trg Regt Royal Army, for Duty for period 5 - 17 Jan 42 (inclusive).
Rank: Cpl
Sqn: B

Date: 06 Jun 42

Return from No. 3 CACRU, return from course and posted to B Sqn
Rank: Cpl
Sqn: B

Date: 26 Oct 42

To attend the Regt'l Assault School 26 Oct 42 to 7 Nov 42
Rank: Cpl

Date: 26 Jan 43

Admitted to 15 Cdn Fd Amb
Rank: Cpl

Date: 29 Jan 43

Discharged from 15 Cdn Fd Amb
QUALIFICATION

Rank: Cpl

Date: 29 Apr 43

Gunner (RAC) II
Rank: Cpl

Date: 23 Jul 43

Proceed to CMHQ Crse No. 1045, Driver Mechanic AFV. 23 Jul 43 to 13 Aug 43.
QUALIFICATION

Rank: Cpl

Date: 21 Aug 43

Driver Mechanic Tank "C"
Rank: Cpl

Date: 19 Oct 43

On Command to 1 Cdn OCTU Selection Centre, 1800hrs 17 Oct 43 to 1800hrs 19 Oct 43.
PROMOTION

Rank: Cpl(A/Sgt)

Date: 31 Oct 43

From Cpl to Cpl (A/Sgt)
Rank: Cpl(A/Sgt)
Trade: Dr Mech (Tk) "C"

Date: 24 Nov 43

Proceed to CMHQ Crse No.859A Ser.472J, AFV Compass Setting and Adjusting, att to AFV School, 24 Nov 43 to 8 Dec 43.
AWARD

Rank: Cpl(A/Sgt)

Date: 15 Jan 44

Cdn Vol Svc Medal & Clasp
PROMOTION

Rank: Sgt

Date: 31 Jan 44

Confirmed in rank of Sgt
DDAY

Rank: Sgt
Sqn: B 5Tp

Date: 03 Jun 44

Embarked 3 Jun 44, Disembarked 6 Jun 44
DDAY

Rank: Sergeant
Sqn: B

Date: 06 Jun 44

Sgt. Bailey was the Troop Sergeant 5 Troop B Squadron. Call Sign B-52 His Crew were L. Logan Gunner, L Allan Loader/Operator, A. Darby Driver, B. Bury Co-Driver. B52 Was swamped by the incoming tide on the beach.
Stricken Off Strength(SOS)

Rank: Sgt
Sqn: B 5Tp

Date: 11 Jun 44

SOS - KIA. Le Mesnil Patry, France. Buried at Bayeux Memorial Cemetery.

Canada Archives Link - https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=kia&IdNumber=1271

Abbreviation	Meaning
1 CCR(M)	1st Canadian Cavalry Regiment (Mechanized) [1st Hussars]
1 Cdn Fd Pun Camp	1 Canadian Field Punishment Camp
10 CAR(FGH)	10 Canadian Armoured Regiment (Fort Gary Horse)
12 Bn 2 CBR Gp	12 Battalion
2 CAB	2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade
2 CACRU	2 Canadian Armoured Corps Reinforcement Unit
25 CADR	25 Canadian Armoured Delivery Regiment
259 CDS	Corps Delivery Squadron
259 CDS RAC	259 Corp Delivery Sqn, Royal Armoured Corps
3 CAB	3rd Canadian Armour Brigade
3 CACRU	3 Canadian Armour Reinforcement Unit
3 Cdn Inf Div	3 Canadian Infantry Division
54 LAD	54 Light Aid Detachment
6 CAR	6th Canadian Armoured Regiment
7 Cdn Gen Hosp	7 Canadian General Hospital
AFV	Armoured Fighting Vehicle
Appt	Appointment
Armr B	Armourer Level B
CAC	Canadian Armoured Corps
CACTC	Canadian Armour Corps Training Centre
CAFVTC	Canadian Armoured Fighting Vehicles Training Centre - CFB Borden
CAOF or COF	Canadian Army Occupation Force or Canadian Occupation Force
CASCRU	Canadian Army Service Corps Reinforcement Unit
CASF	Canadian Active Service Force
CATR	Canadian Army Tank Regiment
CBRG	Canadian Base Reinforcement Group
CDIRU	Canadian Divisional Infantry Replacement Unit
Cdn Vol Svc Medal & Clasp (CVSM)	Canadian Volunteer Service Medal & Clasp
CFR	Commissioned from Ranks
CO	Commanding Officer
CORU	Canadian Ordnance Reinforcement Unit
D&M (WH)	Driver & Maintenance Wheeled
DAI	Died of Accidental Injuries
DOW	Died of Wounds
Dr IC III (W)	Driver In Charge III (?)
Dvr Mech C	Driver Mechanic Level C
Dvr Op C	Driver Operator Level C
Equip Repr	Equipment Repairer
Gnr (RAC) II	Gunner (Royal Armoured Corps)
Gnr Op C	Gunner Operator Level C
KIA	Killed in Action
Ldr Op C	Loader Operator Level C
MBE	Member of the Order of the British Empire
MiD	Mentioned in Dispatches
Mot Mech B	Motor Mechanic Level B
MV	Motor Vehicle
NETD	Non-Effective Transit Depot
OCTC	Officer Candidate Training Course
Promo	Promotion
Qual	Qualification
RCAC	Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
RCAMC	Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
RCASC	Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
RCEME	Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
RHQ	Regimental Headquarters
Rk	Rank
RQM	Regimental Quarter Master
RQMS	Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant
RSM	Regimental Sergeant Major
SOS	Stricken Off Strength
Sqn	Squadron
Tech Stmn C	Technical Storeman Level C
TFR	Transfer
TK	Tank
TOS	Taken On Strength
Tp	Troop
TSM	Troop Sergeant Major A short lived rank experimant for very experienced NCOs deemd capable of commanding a cavalry troop
WIA	Wounded in Action

Abbreviation

Meaning

1 CCR(M)

1st Canadian Cavalry Regiment (Mechanized) [1st Hussars]

1 Cdn Fd Pun Camp

1 Canadian Field Punishment Camp

10 CAR(FGH)

10 Canadian Armoured Regiment (Fort Gary Horse)

12 Bn 2 CBR Gp

12 Battalion

2 CAB

2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade

2 CACRU

2 Canadian Armoured Corps Reinforcement Unit

25 CADR

25 Canadian Armoured Delivery Regiment

259 CDS

Corps Delivery Squadron

259 CDS RAC

259 Corp Delivery Sqn, Royal Armoured Corps

3 CAB

3rd Canadian Armour Brigade

3 CACRU

3 Canadian Armour Reinforcement Unit

3 Cdn Inf Div

3 Canadian Infantry Division

54 LAD

54 Light Aid Detachment

6 CAR

6th Canadian Armoured Regiment

7 Cdn Gen Hosp

7 Canadian General Hospital

AFV

Armoured Fighting Vehicle

Appt

Appointment

Armr B

Armourer Level B

CAC

Canadian Armoured Corps

CACTC

Canadian Armour Corps Training Centre

CAFVTC

Canadian Armoured Fighting Vehicles Training Centre - CFB Borden

CAOF or COF

Canadian Army Occupation Force or Canadian Occupation Force

CASCRU

Canadian Army Service Corps Reinforcement Unit

CASF

Canadian Active Service Force

CATR

Canadian Army Tank Regiment

CBRG

Canadian Base Reinforcement Group

CDIRU

Canadian Divisional Infantry Replacement Unit

Cdn Vol Svc Medal & Clasp (CVSM)

Canadian Volunteer Service Medal & Clasp

CFR

Commissioned from Ranks

Commanding Officer

CORU

Canadian Ordnance Reinforcement Unit

D&M (WH)

Driver & Maintenance Wheeled

DAI

Died of Accidental Injuries

DOW

Died of Wounds

Dr IC III (W)

Driver In Charge III (?)

Dvr Mech C

Driver Mechanic Level C

Dvr Op C

Driver Operator Level C

Equip Repr

Equipment Repairer

Gnr (RAC) II

Gunner (Royal Armoured Corps)

Gnr Op C

Gunner Operator Level C

KIA

Killed in Action

Ldr Op C

Loader Operator Level C

MBE

Member of the Order of the British Empire

MiD

Mentioned in Dispatches

Mot Mech B

Motor Mechanic Level B

Motor Vehicle

NETD

Non-Effective Transit Depot

OCTC

Officer Candidate Training Course

Promo

Promotion

Qual

Qualification

RCAC

Royal Canadian Armoured Corps

RCAMC

Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps

RCASC

Royal Canadian Army Service Corps

RCEME

Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

RHQ

Regimental Headquarters

Rank

RQM

Regimental Quarter Master

RQMS

Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant

RSM

Regimental Sergeant Major

SOS

Stricken Off Strength

Sqn

Squadron

Tech Stmn C

Technical Storeman Level C

TFR

Transfer

Tank

TOS

Taken On Strength

Troop

TSM

Troop Sergeant Major A short lived rank experimant for very experienced NCOs deemd capable of commanding a cavalry troop

WIA

Wounded in Action

Abbreviation	Meaning
X-1	Prisoner of war (verified)
X-10	All reinforcement personnel attached away from reinforcement units under appropriate authority
X-2	All ranks under sentence of detention, imprisonment or penal servitude
X-3	All ranks evacuated on medical ground behind Regimental Aid Posts
X-4	Unposted reinforcements in the theatre of war belonging to the unit or corps
X-5	All ranks on courses of twenty-one days or over in the theatre of war
X-6	All ranks posted as missing
X-7	All ranks seconded from the Canadian Army to other Allied Forces in the theatre of war
X-8	All non-effective held at Base Reinforcement Units whose return to the UK has been authorized
X-9	All non-effective held at Base Reinforcement Units, who, for one reason or another, are not available as reinforcements and whose disposition is still to be decided

Abbreviation

Meaning

X-1

Prisoner of war (verified)

X-10

All reinforcement personnel attached away from reinforcement units under appropriate authority

X-2

All ranks under sentence of detention, imprisonment or penal servitude

X-3

All ranks evacuated on medical ground behind Regimental Aid Posts

X-4

Unposted reinforcements in the theatre of war belonging to the unit or corps

X-5

All ranks on courses of twenty-one days or over in the theatre of war

X-6

All ranks posted as missing

X-7

All ranks seconded from the Canadian Army to other Allied Forces in the theatre of war

X-8

All non-effective held at Base Reinforcement Units whose return to the UK has been authorized

X-9

All non-effective held at Base Reinforcement Units, who, for one reason or another, are not available as reinforcements and whose disposition is still to be decided

Sgt James Malcolm "Ace" Bailey

Taken On Strength(TOS)

Rank: Tpr

Date: 24 Sep 39

QUALIFICATION

Rank: Tpr

Date: 15 Nov 40

Rank: Tpr

Date: 23 Apr 41

Rank: L/CplSqn: B

Date: 25 Aug 41

QUALIFICATION

Rank: L/Cpl

Date: 10 Sep 41

Rank: L/CplSqn: B

Date: 07 Oct 41

PROMOTION

Rank: L/Cpl(A/Cpl)Sqn: B

Date: 24 Dec 41

Rank: L/Cpl(A/Cpl)

Date: 05 Jan 42

Rank: CplSqn: B

Date: 06 Jun 42

Rank: CplSqn: B

Date: 26 Oct 42

Rank: Cpl

Date: 26 Jan 43

Rank: Cpl

Date: 29 Jan 43

QUALIFICATION

Rank: Cpl

Date: 29 Apr 43

Rank: Cpl

Date: 23 Jul 43

QUALIFICATION

Rank: Cpl

Date: 21 Aug 43

Rank: Cpl

Date: 19 Oct 43

PROMOTION

Rank: Cpl(A/Sgt)

Date: 31 Oct 43

Rank: Cpl(A/Sgt)Trade: Dr Mech (Tk) "C"

Date: 24 Nov 43

AWARD

Rank: Cpl(A/Sgt)

Date: 15 Jan 44

PROMOTION

Rank: Sgt

Date: 31 Jan 44

DDAY

Rank: SgtSqn: B 5Tp

Date: 03 Jun 44

DDAY

Rank: SergeantSqn: B

Date: 06 Jun 44

Stricken Off Strength(SOS)

Rank: SgtSqn: B 5Tp

Date: 11 Jun 44

Glossary

Commonly Used Military Abbreviations First Hussars 1939-1946

Codes

TOS & SOS STRENGTH CODES First Hussars 1939-1946

Rank: L/Cpl
Sqn: B

Rank: L/Cpl
Sqn: B

Rank: L/Cpl(A/Cpl)
Sqn: B

Rank: Cpl
Sqn: B

Rank: Cpl
Sqn: B

Rank: Cpl(A/Sgt)
Trade: Dr Mech (Tk) "C"

Rank: Sgt
Sqn: B 5Tp

Rank: Sergeant
Sqn: B

Rank: Sgt
Sqn: B 5Tp

Commonly Used Military Abbreviations
First Hussars 1939-1946

TOS & SOS STRENGTH CODES
First Hussars 1939-1946