Service Number Prefixes

[rexmundi]

Thanks Ade, I'm currently researching a lot of letters from a L/Cpl in 240 coy RASC. He writes about a MID he received. Is it possible to find this in a gazette or archive?

[Adrian Stevenson]

I think you might struggle to find any info I am not sure where to advise you to look? Tony night be able to help you on this one?

Cheers, Ade.

[Reaper2108]

Could someone tell me more about this Canadian Nr? Maybe a para?

K48819

the service number K 48819 is within the block of service number alloted to the Westminster Regiment (MG) a Regiment of the 5th Armoured Brigade of the Canadian 5th Armoured Division, during WWII

[JamesM]

Hi Guys,

I have an item with a written name and service number. It is difficult to read, but my best guess is:

D. Gree(ne)? the last few letters are hard to make out.
11450655 (or maybe 1450655)
C. Coy.

Any thoughts or suggestions? I have no idea how to proceed with researching this and until I saw this thread hadn't even considered it an option. Any help is greatly appreciated.

- James

[leigh kitchen]

Hi Guys,

I have an item with a written name and service number. It is difficult to read, but my best guess is:

D. Gree(ne)? the last few letters are hard to make out.
11450655 (or maybe 1450655)
C. Coy.

Any thoughts or suggestions? I have no idea how to proceed with researching this and until I saw this thread hadn't even considered it an option. Any help is greatly appreciated.

- James

If we're talking WWII period, the 7 digit number falls within the block allocated to the Royal Army Service Corps, the 8 digit number within that to the Royal Artiilery (Coast Defence & Anti Aircraft Branch).

[JamesM]

Hi Leigh,

Thanks for taking the time to look up that information, I appreciate it.

- James

[leigh kitchen]

Could the first 2 be "C2" rather than "CZ"?
C" was the prefix for RNVR, which this man clearly was from the remainder of the details.....?

[aussie jason]

Sorry ive only just read through this whole thread.

Here are both your aussies

http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/vet...teranID=738913

http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/vet...teranID=738961

These guys both enlisted within about 20Kms of each other within a hours srive of where i live

Cheers
Jason

[leigh kitchen]

No, its definately a 'Z'.

Got it - the CZ prefix signifies the Clyde Division of the RNVR.

[AB64]

Some other prefixes I have noticed in WW2 paybooks

PAL/ Men who enslisted in Palestine
W/PAL/ Women who enlisted in Palestine
W/ME/ women who enlisted in the Middle East?

Alistair

[Brandenburger]

Hi,

I have just bought a set of Australian Vietnam medals and his service number has no prefix (it is just: '218876'). Is this unusual? I'm not very up on Aussie medals.

Also his records are heavily 'expunged' and it says he served with "Det 152 Sig Sqn", can anyone shed any light on this group? He went on to serve with the SASR, are they perhaps connected?

Regards Tom

[Tony Farrell]

They certainly are connected. 152 sqn are the SASR's signals component - the Aussie equivalent of the UK's 264 sqn. Quite a few scaleys go for the blade and get badged up as SAS (rather than Sigs), so it's certainly plausible. As for his lack of prefix? The Australian Army don't use them (the RAAF do apparently); and the unit isn't recorded either - just number, rank and name.

[Brandenburger]

Hi Tony,

Thanks for the info as regards 152 Sig Sqn and his S/N, it has been really helpful.

As noted his Vietnam records have been heavily expunged, so I am rather lost as to how to find out more on him. I will have to wait for his papers to be fully de-classified.

Thanks again,
Tom

[pete]

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On the topic of british service number prefixs, Just because a faker trying to cash in on our islands famous history in he Uk forces and small number of population (rarity) pissed me off one bay!! And our collective knowledge!! I know for a fact RN Naval prefixes for newfoundlanders were the JX designation. My Uncle told me that one. Ive already seen one fake RNVR Redal sold on ebay marked to a Newfoundlander with an obvious wrong prefix, and sold as such at a high price with many bids, but of course with a private bid history.Ive seen all my uncles marked medals and how they were scripted and prefixed.And the most blatent one I ever saw on ebay so far was another medal a Cdn Volunteer service medal, marked to a "supposed" newfoundlander navy veteran. Seller Not realizing that our guys didnt get and were not eligible for the CVSM. The prefixs for Newfoundlanders the army specidically the 59th Heavy regiment are designated starting with 970XXX, 971XXX although there are some with 115XXXX, 108XXXX. For first world war it starts with 0001 for the 1st Nfld Regt. You can find all other lists of nominal roles and service numbers for all Newfoundlanders in the RAF, 166th Nfld etc etc, KIA and nominal rles, all awards including foreign all at:

http://ngb.chebucto.org/NFREG/index_main.shtml No linking is allowed , here is the URL.

[Ken MacLean]

Hello Tony, brilliant thread,thank you.

Can you help with this one please? F.X 93118 - details are taken off an I.D disc - could be E.X but I don't think so, it's a bit of a bad striking, hope ya can help, best wishes, Michael.

Michael,

I have seen casualty lists showing three FAA men killed while undergoing flying training in Canada.

FX81464 W. McCulloch, June 41
FX88430 W.H. Riddett, Feb 42
FX87490 C.A. Treble, Feb 42

They are described in the casualty lists as "acting leading naval aircraftmen".

Ken