31 PDC ... not a Personnel Detention Centre, I trust?
(Ah, it's a Personnel Despatch Centre. This was interesting, and indicative of the scale of things, although not specific in this case ...
Ground Units )
However ...
"31 PD (or PDC) was at Moncton" in '42, it seems? Presumably they moved 31PDC.
Form 543 RAF Service Records - Abbreviations
Search of "31PDC RCAF" on Mr Google's magnificent facility has several links. Including this one (4th paragraph on that page) >>>>
The Arnold Scheme: British Pilots, the American South, and the Allies ... - Gilbert Sumter Guinn - Google Books
Sheesh, it's complicated!
Oh, and ...
Originally Posted by Danny42C
Thanks for your interesting tale, but I'm bowing out soon.
... Nooooooooo!!