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Military Abbreviations help plz

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*stinkermurdock*

*stinkermurdock* Report 25 Nov 2009 11:24

Hi

I have finally found my great grandads army service records, quite badly damaged but enough to know he was a bit of a scoundral with poor behaviour. On his records when he has been punished he has been given 7 day CB or loss of pay. Can someone please tell me what the CB stands for, as I am at a loss, and googling is not turning up anything.

Thanks
Tracie.

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 25 Nov 2009 11:26

Don't know for certain but it probably means confined to barracks.

Kath. x

*stinkermurdock*

*stinkermurdock* Report 25 Nov 2009 11:32

Thanks Kath, makes sense now, been racking my brains all night lol.

Thank you :-0)

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 25 Nov 2009 11:34

I've just googled and come up with this site giving abbreviations (looks like I was probably right):-

http://www.1914-1918.net/abbrev.htm

Kath. x

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 25 Nov 2009 11:51

Yes it is confined to barracks.

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

*stinkermurdock*

*stinkermurdock* Report 25 Nov 2009 12:01

Thanks everyone so much another puzzle solved, and another opened lol. Looks like my great gramps was married before he married my great nan even though on his marriage cert he is down as a bachelor lol, think it was after he enlisted as it is scribbled on the side next of kin wife and her name and address, because on the enlistment papers his next of kin is his dad. lol, oh well here I go again would be Smith too lol.

Thanks again :-0)

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 25 Nov 2009 20:10

CB was a mild form of punishment,
"Jankers" was a bit more serious.........

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960