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Translation of Polish formation/unit titles inscribed on the headstones |
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Polish Abbreviation |
English equivalent |
Polish Abbreviation |
English equivalent |
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art |
Artillery |
Ośr Szk Woj |
Military Training School |
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BKP, Bryg Kaw Panc |
Armoured Cavalry Brigade |
Ośr Wysl Żołn |
Old Soldiers’ Retirement Centre |
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C Zaop Mat (CZM) |
Materiel Supply Depot |
Ośr Zap |
Reserve Centre |
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ckm |
Machine-Gun |
Ośr Zap Br Panc |
Armoured Troops Reserve Centre |
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CW Art |
Central School Of Artillery |
Ośr Zap Jedn Dysp |
General Army Reserve Centre |
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CW Gr Tech |
Technical Group Training Centre |
Ofic |
Officer |
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CW Piech |
Central School Of Infantry |
OR |
Reconnaissance Unit |
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CW Sap |
Military Engineering School |
ORP |
Ship of the Republic of Poland |
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CW Sł i Etap |
Training Centre for Services and Rear Echelon Establishments |
pac |
Medium Artillery Regiment |
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CW Sł Zdr |
Central School Of Medical Services |
pal |
Light Artillery Regiment (Brit Fd Regt) |
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CW Łącz |
Central School Of Signals |
pam |
Motorised Artillery Regiment |
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CW Zarz Woj |
Military Government Training Centre |
panc |
Armoured |
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CZM |
Materiel Supply Depot |
Panc Gren |
Armoured Grenadier |
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czołg |
Tank |
park |
Park |
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dac |
equivalent to a British Medium Artillery Battery |
park int |
Supply Park |
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drag |
Dragoon |
park uzb |
Ordnance Park |
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dtwo Jedn Etap |
Headquarters Rear Area Forces |
p art pomiar |
Ranging Artillery Regiment |
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dtwo Sił Pow |
Headquarters Polish Air Force |
piech |
Infantry |
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etap |
Rear Echelon |
plot |
Anti-Aircraft |
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ewak |
Evacuation |
podh |
Highland |
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Gr W Wsp |
Army Support Group |
pol |
Field |
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JWŚW |
Polish Forces in the Middle-East |
pozn |
Poznań |
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JWWB |
Polish Forces in Gt Britain |
przejśc |
Transit, Holding |
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kadr |
Cadre |
PWSK |
Womens Army Auxiliary Service (Polish ATS) |
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karp |
Carpathian |
reg ruchu |
Traffic Control |
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kaw |
Cavalry |
rozp, rozpoz |
Reconnaissance |
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KE Ofic |
Detachment of Officer of the Rolls, Officers’ Record Office,Officers’ Depot |
rob |
Labour (pioneer) |
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kmda miasta |
Town Major |
sąd |
Court |
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Kom Reg |
Regulation Commission (Publishing Board) |
sam |
Independent |
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kon |
Mounted, Horsed |
san |
Medical |
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KU nr 1 |
Variously referred to by the British as Recruiting and Record Office No 1, Replacement Bureau No 1, Clearing Centre No 1 |
sap |
Engineer |
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kw gł |
Headquarters |
spad |
Parachute |
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l |
Light |
St Zb Ofic |
Officers’ Holding Station |
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Łącz |
Signal |
strz |
Rifle |
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mat |
Materiel |
szp |
Hospital |
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małop |
Małopolski |
sł |
Service |
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moźdz |
Mortar |
uł |
Lancer |
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mot |
Motorised |
WS Woj |
Higher Military School (Staff College) |
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O Zb KU 1 |
Holding Unit of Replacement Bureau Nr 1 |
warszt |
Workshop |
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Ob |
Camp |
wart |
Guard |
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Ob Rep |
Repatriation Camp |
Woj |
Military |
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Ośr Inw |
Invalid Centre |
Woj Tr Orz |
Military Adjudication Tribunal |
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Ożr Pr Okup |
Study Centre for (Military) Occupation |
zaop |
Supply |
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Ośr Segr Lek |
Medical Classification Centre |
zw |
counter |
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Żand |
Military Police |
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© R Ostrycharz 2012 |
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Prepared/Revised 10 Sep 2012 |