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PTE

American  

abbreviation

  1. part-time employee; part-time employment.

  2. pass-through entity.


Pte British  

abbreviation

  1. private

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Ms Brown located Pte Neville's great-nephew, Herbie Neville, by searching for the soldier's name and the town he was from online, as his mother's address was included in the note.

From BBC

Mr Neville told ABC News the experience had been "unbelievable" for his family, especially for 101-year-old Marian Davies - Pte Neville's niece - who remembers her uncle leaving to go to war and never returning.

From BBC

The second letter, written by Pte William Harley, was addressed simply to whoever found the bottle.

From BBC

Pte Harley's granddaughter, Ann Turner, told ABC she and the soldier's four other surviving grandchildren were "absolutely stunned" by the message.

From BBC

The bottle was thrown overboard "somewhere in the Bight", Pte Harley's letter said, referring to the Great Australian Bight off the country's southern coast.

From BBC