I obtained a copy of my grandad's service record, which I'm finding difficult to decipher with all the abbreviations and poor handwriting! Anyway, it shows that he had malaria twice and then went back to his unit in November 1918. In March 1919 it looks like he went to Constantinople and in April 1919 it says "28th CCS" (which I think is Casualty Clearing Station), "admitted NYP (P)" - don't know what that means but in June 1919 he is "invalided to UK "Y" Scheme".

I've searched on the internet but can't find anything about the Y Scheme. Does anyone know anything about it?

Thanks.

Don't know about the Y Scheme, but could NYP be NYD ? Not yet diagnosed?

Welcome to the Forum Bex.

Have a look at this thread http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...ic=17250&hl

Are you sure it is not NYD. That was medic-speak for Not Yet Diagnosed. P could possibly be piorrhea, though that is only a guess.

Hello, Bex: As Kate leads you in her recommended thread, the "Y Scheme" was established by the War Office, to which Sir Ronald Ross, Nobel Laureate, was a consultant on tropical diseases, mainly malaria. It was intended to remove infected men from the Dardanelles area to a less malaria-friendly environment like the European theatre. As it was not intended to remove the men from service altogether, it is possible that the War Office decided that malarial men were to be placed in a temporary Army Reserve category (see "P", "Z", etc) and "Y" was simply the letter designated according to War Office logic at the time. Antony

Thanks very much for your replies, it's very helpful. Also thanks Kate for directing me to the other thread as it solved another deciphering mystery - I couldn't make out where he disembarked in 1918 but I now see it is Itea.

Not yet diagnosed would certainly make sense although it does look very much like P, however it's at the bottom of the page so maybe his pen slipped! Further up the page it says NYDPR, so now I know part of it is Not Yet Diagnosed, does anyone know what the PR bit would be?

Thanks.

Most likely Pyrexia (Trench fever). I can't tell whether this "NYD" was later changed to malaria (hence his inclusion in the Y Scheme) or whether he contracted both but the sudden onset fever of either disease could well be confused under field conditions. Antony