23rd Field Regiment, RCA, 83rd Artillery Division

[John McGillivray]

BSM = Battery Sergeant Major

ACPO = Assistant Command Post Officer

BC = Battery Commander

CRA = Commander Royal Artillery (the artillery commander at the divisional level)

OR = Orderly Room (or Other Ranks depending on the context)

CMO = Counter Mortar Office

GPO = Gun Position officer - PA = Personal Assistant

NDHQ = National Defence Headquarters

MT = Motor Transport

AGRA = Army Group Royal Artillery

RCCS = Royal Canadian Corps of Signals

NAAFI = Navy Army and Air Force Institute

IG = Instrustor Gunnery

CIB = Canadian Infantry Brigade (i.e. 10CIB)

WAAF = Womens Auxiliary Air Force

2) The 23rd Fd Regt. consisted of the 31st, 36th and 83rd Btys. The Regiment would move people around to wherever they are needed so there is nothing unusual about this.

3) A signaller is a radio operator. It is one of the most important positions in an artillery Regiment. All of the Command and control depends on good signals.