First Hussars

A104

Cpl Edward Thomas"Teddy" Ware

Taken On Strength(TOS)

Rank: Tpr

Date: 07 Sep 39

TOS
Rank: Tpr
QUALIFICATION

Rank: Tpr
Sqn: C

Date: 15 Mar 41

Dvr IC Class III
Rank: Tpr
Trade: Cook Grp "C"

Date: 10 Aug 41

Granted Tradesman rate of pay as Cook Gp "C"
AWARD

Rank: Tpr

Date: 07 Sep 41

1st Good Conduct Badge
OFFENCE

Rank: Tpr

Date: 29 Jan 42

Awarded 28 days Detention for AWoL from 1800hrs 27 Jan 42 until 2000hrs 27 Jan 42. In Close Arrest from 1330hrs 28 Jan 42 to 1505hrs 29 Jan 42. Forfeits 28 days pay, total forfeiture of 29 days pay. Automatic forfeiture of 1st Good Conduct Badge.
PROMOTION

Rank: Tpr(A/Cpl)
Sqn: C

Date: 03 Nov 42

From Tpr to Tpr(A/Cpl)
Rank: Tpr(A/Cpl)

Date: 30 Dec 42

Admitted to No.7 Lt Fd Amb
Stricken Off Strength(SOS)

Rank: Tpr(A/Cpl)
Trade: Cook Gp "C"

Date: 07 Jan 43

SOS to No.3 CACRU on admission to No.1 Gen Hosp
PROMOTION

Rank: Pte(A/Cpl)
Trade: RCASC/Cook

Date: 23 Feb 43

From Pte to Pte(A/Cpl) posted in Part II Orders No.21 page 8 para 11(d)..."App'td Acting Corporal wef 23 Feb 43 - extract from No.1 CASCRU orders 18 May 43.
QUALIFICATION

Rank: Pte(A/Cpl)
Trade: Cook "C"

Date: 16 Mar 43

Cook Group "C"
Taken On Strength(TOS)

Rank: Pte(A/Cpl)
Trade: Cook Group "C"
Sqn: C

Date: 02 Apr 43

TOS from No. 1 CASCRU, posted to C Sqn
PROMOTION

Rank: Pte(A/Cpl)
Trade: Cook "C"

Date: 03 Apr 43

From Pte to Pte(A/Cpl)
Rank: Pte(A/Cpl)
Trade: Cook "C"

Date: 26 May 43

Transfers from Cdn Armd Corps to RCASC, remains posted to 6 Cdn Army Tank Regt (1H)
Rank: Pte(A/Cpl)
Trade: Cook "C"

Date: 23 Jun 43

Adm to 5 FDS hospital
Rank: Pte(A/Cpl)

Date: 23 Jun 43

Rem'd from 5 FDS to 1 Spec Hosp
PROMOTION

Rank: Cpl
Trade: RCASC Cook Gp "C"

Date: 03 Jul 43

Confirmed in rank to Cpl. From Pte(A/Cpl) to Cpl
AWARD

Rank: Cpl

Date: 15 Jan 44

Canadian Volunteer Service Medal & Clasp
OFFENCE

Rank: Cpl
Trade: RCASC

Date: 14 May 44

Reprimanded for an offence under AA 40.
NORMANDY

Rank: Cpl
Sqn: HQ

Date: 02 Jul 44

Embarked 2 Jul 44, Disembarked 4 Jul 44
QUALIFICATION

Rank: Cpl
Trade: Cook Gp "B"

Date: 15 Sep 44

Cook Gp "B"
Stricken Off Strength(SOS)

Rank: Cpl
Trade: Cook "B"

Date: 03 Jan 45

SOS to X-3 list RCASC
Taken On Strength(TOS)

Rank: Cpl
Trade: Cook "B"

Date: 15 Feb 45

TOS from X-4 list RCASC
Stricken Off Strength(SOS)

Rank: Cpl
Trade: Cook "B"

Date: 15 Apr 45

SOS to X-3 list RCASC
Stricken Off Strength(SOS)

Rank: Cpl

Date: 17 Apr 45

SOS - DoW. Apeldoorn, Holland. Buried at Grosbeek Cdn Military Cemetery.

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ME MacDonald and Teddy Ware (cook). Tilford UK

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

Cpl Edward Thomas"Teddy" Ware

Taken On Strength(TOS)

Rank: Tpr

Date: 07 Sep 39

Rank: Tpr

QUALIFICATION

Rank: TprSqn: C

Date: 15 Mar 41

Rank: TprTrade: Cook Grp "C"

Date: 10 Aug 41

AWARD

Rank: Tpr

Date: 07 Sep 41

OFFENCE

Rank: Tpr

Date: 29 Jan 42

PROMOTION

Rank: Tpr(A/Cpl)Sqn: C

Date: 03 Nov 42

Rank: Tpr(A/Cpl)

Date: 30 Dec 42

Stricken Off Strength(SOS)

Rank: Tpr(A/Cpl)Trade: Cook Gp "C"

Date: 07 Jan 43

PROMOTION

Rank: Pte(A/Cpl)Trade: RCASC/Cook

Date: 23 Feb 43

QUALIFICATION

Rank: Pte(A/Cpl)Trade: Cook "C"

Date: 16 Mar 43

Taken On Strength(TOS)

Rank: Pte(A/Cpl)Trade: Cook Group "C"Sqn: C

Date: 02 Apr 43

PROMOTION

Rank: Pte(A/Cpl)Trade: Cook "C"

Date: 03 Apr 43

Rank: Pte(A/Cpl)Trade: Cook "C"

Date: 26 May 43

Rank: Pte(A/Cpl)Trade: Cook "C"

Date: 23 Jun 43

Rank: Pte(A/Cpl)

Date: 23 Jun 43

PROMOTION

Rank: CplTrade: RCASC Cook Gp "C"

Date: 03 Jul 43

AWARD

Rank: Cpl

Date: 15 Jan 44

OFFENCE

Rank: CplTrade: RCASC

Date: 14 May 44

NORMANDY

Rank: CplSqn: HQ

Date: 02 Jul 44

QUALIFICATION

Rank: CplTrade: Cook Gp "B"

Date: 15 Sep 44

Stricken Off Strength(SOS)

Rank: CplTrade: Cook "B"

Date: 03 Jan 45

Taken On Strength(TOS)

Rank: CplTrade: Cook "B"

Date: 15 Feb 45

Stricken Off Strength(SOS)

Rank: CplTrade: Cook "B"

Date: 15 Apr 45

Stricken Off Strength(SOS)

Rank: Cpl

Date: 17 Apr 45

Glossary

Commonly Used Military Abbreviations First Hussars 1939-1946

Codes

TOS & SOS STRENGTH CODES First Hussars 1939-1946

Rank: Tpr
Sqn: C

Rank: Tpr
Trade: Cook Grp "C"

Rank: Tpr(A/Cpl)
Sqn: C

Rank: Tpr(A/Cpl)
Trade: Cook Gp "C"

Rank: Pte(A/Cpl)
Trade: RCASC/Cook

Rank: Pte(A/Cpl)
Trade: Cook "C"

Rank: Pte(A/Cpl)
Trade: Cook Group "C"
Sqn: C

Rank: Pte(A/Cpl)
Trade: Cook "C"

Rank: Pte(A/Cpl)
Trade: Cook "C"

Rank: Pte(A/Cpl)
Trade: Cook "C"

Rank: Cpl
Trade: RCASC Cook Gp "C"

Rank: Cpl
Trade: RCASC

Rank: Cpl
Sqn: HQ

Rank: Cpl
Trade: Cook Gp "B"

Rank: Cpl
Trade: Cook "B"

Rank: Cpl
Trade: Cook "B"

Rank: Cpl
Trade: Cook "B"

Commonly Used Military Abbreviations
First Hussars 1939-1946

TOS & SOS STRENGTH CODES
First Hussars 1939-1946