NPPHONETIC ALPHABETS USED POST FIRST  WORLD WAR 1917

1.  The ALPHABET used after the first world war - 1917'ish

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A

P

P

L

E

S

 B

U

T

T

E

R

 C

H

A

R

L

I

E

 D

U

F

F

 E

D

W

A

R

D

 F

R

E

D

D

Y

 G

E

O

R

G

E

 H

A

R

R

Y

 I

N

K

 J

O

H

N

N

I

E

 K

I

N

G

 L

O

N

D

O

N

 M

O

N

K

E

Y

 N

U

T

S

 O

R

A

N

G

E

 P

U

D

D

I

N

G

 Q

U

E

E

N

I

E

 R

O

B

E

R

T

 S

U

G

A

R

 T

O

M

M

Y

 U

N

C

L

E

 V

I

N

E

G

A

R

 W

I

L

L

I

A

M

 X

E

R

X

E

S

 Y

E

L

L

O

W

 Z

E

B

R

A

2.  The ALPHABET above used before the mid 1950's, and the one I spent hours learning whilst a boy at HMS Ganges in 1953 was :-

3.   Then, in the mid 1950's their Lordships decided to change to this, which is in current use today:-

I say 'this' but I won't insult your intelligence or waste space by showing you the ALFA BRAVO etc alphabet.

3.  BUT!! ....what about this?  This phonetic alphabet is taken from ALRS VOL 2 and dates from 1947, but it was used by merchant men before and during the war:-

    

Look specifically to the right hand page and to 3 [1] "when it is necessary to spell out..................."

AMAZING, dont you think?    Have you ever heard of this alphabet?