Meaning of Irish army abbreviations, 1960
- Waleed Y. Majeed
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Meaning of Irish army abbreviations, 1960
Hello, while searching info on a member of the Irish UN force sent to the Congo in 1960 I found a list. Now, for a 1960’s Irish infantry battalion (in this case as part of the UN force, Congo) there’s a mention of a “Q”-section. They appear as no. 2 between “A”-platoon and the Int-section. What exactly does the “Q” stand for?
Each member of the battalion is mentioned as follows
“Serial-no -|- SS -|- Name -|- 2 Comp Mre Inlr”
What does the “SS” stand for?
2 comp I presume is 2nd. Company but then I’m lost again with the “MRE lNLR”?
Any help in answering my questions are greatly appreciated.
Waleed
Each member of the battalion is mentioned as follows
“Serial-no -|- SS -|- Name -|- 2 Comp Mre Inlr”
What does the “SS” stand for?
2 comp I presume is 2nd. Company but then I’m lost again with the “MRE lNLR”?
Any help in answering my questions are greatly appreciated.
Waleed
Re: Meaning of Irish army abbreviations, 1960
Hi Waleed,
what do you think about Q section = Quartermaster section of the Battalion with logistic and technical support? In British and Commonwealth armies a staff is structured this way
In addition I found a list of UK MOD acronyms and abbreviations and MRE is given as Management Radio Equipment (MRE). Does this makes sense to you in this context?
I'm not sure.
Best regards
Robert
what do you think about Q section = Quartermaster section of the Battalion with logistic and technical support? In British and Commonwealth armies a staff is structured this way
In addition I found a list of UK MOD acronyms and abbreviations and MRE is given as Management Radio Equipment (MRE). Does this makes sense to you in this context?
I'm not sure.
Best regards
Robert
Re: Meaning of Irish army abbreviations, 1960
Rank OR-7 has a Squadron Sergeant (SS).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_D ... k_insignia
Best regards
Robert
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_D ... k_insignia
Best regards
Robert
Re: Meaning of Irish army abbreviations, 1960
SS stands also possibly for Staff Section.
InIr = possibly Infantry Ireland?
MRE = Maintenance Repair Equipment ???
InIr = possibly Infantry Ireland?
MRE = Maintenance Repair Equipment ???
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Re: Meaning of Irish army abbreviations, 1960
Thanks Robert.
For the “SS”, we know he was a private and your suggestion would also make just about all of the men on the list sergeants. Staff section sounds possible but again almost all again. I’m also sure it’s (capital i and lowercase L) Inlr. Here’s an example. I have hidden names and serial no. as these have no relevance right now.
Waleed
For the “SS”, we know he was a private and your suggestion would also make just about all of the men on the list sergeants. Staff section sounds possible but again almost all again. I’m also sure it’s (capital i and lowercase L) Inlr. Here’s an example. I have hidden names and serial no. as these have no relevance right now.
Waleed
Re: Meaning of Irish army abbreviations, 1960
Hi Waleed,
your explaination about the term "SS' is totally plausible.
I have found this homepage where you can find reports about Irish army's Congo deployments:
https://www.militaryarchives.ie/en/coll ... -histories
In my opinion "Mre Inlr" is not a English-speaking military term but a short version of a Gaelic name or unit's name because there are also "Mre Corí" and other Gaelic terms behind the different soldiers listed.
Unfortunately I have no clue for what does this stands for.
Best regards
Robert
your explaination about the term "SS' is totally plausible.
I have found this homepage where you can find reports about Irish army's Congo deployments:
https://www.militaryarchives.ie/en/coll ... -histories
In my opinion "Mre Inlr" is not a English-speaking military term but a short version of a Gaelic name or unit's name because there are also "Mre Corí" and other Gaelic terms behind the different soldiers listed.
Unfortunately I have no clue for what does this stands for.
Best regards
Robert