Pete Ashby Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 (edited) I'm doing some research for someone and have come across an entry in a soldiers pay book in the Medical Classification section of 'AFW' my question is what does AFW stand for? Many thanks Pete Edited April 11, 2012 by Pete Ashby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 poppypiesdad Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Should it not be AF(Army Form) (then a number ) then W(Wounded) and a description of the injury Might be completely wrong but Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 cmp Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 If I may add something to this pot, I have also been trying to decode some medical classifications. I came across this desription but what does it mean? where was it? 'Trans to D1: List. Pen Bullet wounds chest. No47 British (NWE) FFL D Station' This came from a RAC wound card. regards Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fv1609 Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Pete, is it possible to have a scan but omitting the details of identity? It is much more difficult trying to interpret entries out of context from the original document. I don't know whether the entry might be one of many & over a period of time or a blanket designation that covers the soldier for all his service. It's been suggested it might be something to do with an Army Form & being wounded. I'm not sure about that, but AFW followed by a number could refer to Army Form W***. In Army Forms "W" covers matters relating to war. Here we are dealing with a medical context, Army Forms relating to medical matters are in section "I" thus AFI***. But if there are no numbers this is not the explanation. It may relate to the soldier's health & capabilities. At the start of WW1 there was a classification of "A" to "E". The highest level "A" meant fit for service at home & abroad. AFW may have been a development from that. Rising to a high degree of complication with PULHEEMS - A Joint Service System of Medical Classification in 1951 which was to classify the medical & mental status of individuals & their suitability for work in various parts of the world. So AFW may be part of a system between these two extremes of classification. If the entry is in the context of an entry for a week or so I'm tempted to think it would be a purely medical abbreviation of something along the lines of say Acute Febrile Weakness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Pete Ashby Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 Clive thanks for the suggestions have a look at the second entry on the form attached Many thanks Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fv1609 Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Pete ah yes I see how that fits in although I'm afraid I can't explain A.F.W. A1 is obvious enough but it does have a specific meaning & it does show that format of categorising was still functional. This is all that I have for the "A" category: Able to march, see to shoot, hear well and stand active service conditions. Subcategories: Al Fit for dispatching overseas, as regards physical and mental health, and training A2 As Al, except for training A3 Returned Expeditionary Force men, ready except for physical condition A4 Men under 19 who would be Al or A2 when aged 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 gazzaw Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I wonder if it is a demob medical where soldiers whose services no longer required (perhaps due to a wound etc) on re-entering civilan life is Assessed Fit for Work (AFW) similar to the leaving medical soldiers get nowadays before they leave service. Might be totally wrong but with it being marked completed made me think it was a last medical gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 tim gray Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Clive thanks for the suggestions have a look at the second entry on the form attachedMany thanks Pete [ATTACH=CONFIG]60271[/ATTACH]Hi , entries are a little strange date wise, first entry on the card is dated 44, yet the second entry is dated 43........something out of sinc here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 11th Armoured Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 The 'Particulars of Training' page in my Dad's AB64 has the dates all over the place, too, so perhaps it's not that unusual. In his case, the dates (from top to bottom) are: 03/09/49 13/02/47 17/02/47 10/03/47 01/02/47 03/02/47 10/01/47 10/08/48 16/04/51 01/04/51 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 sjms Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 I know that this is a very old topic and question, however I thought for anyone else searching for an answer to this uestion, as I was, this is the information that I have managed to find; WW1 Following the armistice, each soldier who served overseas, or his next-of-kin, was due a war gratuity, the size of which reflected his time served and rank achieved. The entries on Registers may show that Army Form W5070 was sent This form was to obtain up-to-date details of surviving next-of-kin. I hope this is helpful somewhat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 PKS NED Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 On 4/11/2012 at 9:39 AM, Pete Ashby said: I'm doing some research for someone and have come across an entry in a soldiers pay book in the Medical Classification section of 'AFW' my question is what does AFW stand for? Many thanks Pete AFW stands for Army Field Workshops (list supplied to me by the MOD) Jan 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 john fox Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) On 1/4/2022 at 11:28 AM, PKS NED said: AFW stands for Army Field Workshops (list supplied to me by the MOD) Jan 2022 but not in the context of this thread which is very obviously a WW2 medical classification of "fitness". I have an inter war period RAMC manual somewhere and (if I find it!) it may shed some light Edited February 5, 2022 by john fox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I'm doing some research for someone and have come across an entry in a soldiers pay book in the Medical Classification section of 'AFW' my question is what does AFW stand for?
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