G.s.p.

[mal.b]

Hello people ,please be patient this is my first time in any kind of forum. I`ve come across some papers concerning my granddad, he was gassed in ww1 luckly he survived. On one of the papers beside the heading "wounded" are the letters G.S.P. Has anyone come across this or have any ideas?

[SueNSW]

Hi Mal

Welcome to the wonderful world of forum-ing

Could it be GSW - this abbreviation for gunshot wound is often used in soldiers papers - are they on Ancestry (if he was British) for others to have a quick look - or if they are original papers of some sort could you scan the relevant section

I'm sorry but as a 'dog' person I can't get my head any further than the (obviously impossible) German Shorthaired Pointer for the possible GSP abbreviation - and can't think of anything else - but if it is that for sure - someone will no doubt come up with it

Cheers
Sue

[Christine in Herts]

Welcome to FTF, Mal!

I suspect that the most efficient way of finding out info like this is to join another (specialist) forum: http://www.1914-1918.net/

Have a look on that site - there are lots of WW1 experts. We don't want you to go away from here, but that's such a valuable site - many of us have it in our Favourites/Bookmarks.

Christine

[Kit]

Welcome to FTF.

If you do find out please come back and tell us!!

[Kit]

I found this : GSP - Government Security Policy on http://www.heritagecharlotte.com/doc...reviations.pdf

Not sure if it works in this case though.

[Kit]

It may be a pistol??

The first GSP pistols were made exclusively for Gunsite students or .... was asked where I got the 1911 I told them I had carried it in WW1. ...

https://www.thehighroad.org/archive/index.php/t-259487.html

[mal.b]

Thank all sofar.
What a laugh trying to get back to this thread. The guy next to me knows even less than i do, the blind leading the blind is a total understatement. Back to buisness. I think he was gassed in France and as he did`nt get a 1914 star or a 1914/15 star i think G.S.P might stand for Ground Support Position, still a grim place to be.

[Anne in Carlisle]

Mal - a quick way to find any thread you have written on is to look at the top of the page, click on 'Quick Links' and choose 'Subscribed Threads' from the drop down menu. You will get a list of all the threads you have added to.

Also, if there are new answers it will be in dark blue. So you know at a glance if its worth looking!

Anne

[Matt Muir]

In a dictionary of abbreviations G.S.P. stands for Good Service Pension. I would assume that this would fit in with him being wounded.
Matt