R.a.f id discs help please

[grandads-kitbag]

HI bought a box of bits today all W.W.2 RAF in side were two sets of fibre ID discs same name N.JACKSON but two completely different serial numbers ( one set marked up OFFR ... officer ? ),

At first i thought two members of the same familly , my question is : if N. Jackson had joined the RAF as a say an Airman if .......... he was given a promotion to officer did they get another serial number ?? or is it two seperate blokes ???

any help will be great

[the hoarder]

Hi
Yes you are given new numbers as a officer i have seen this before yuo are discharged as a OR then commisioned as a officer
Russ

[grandads-kitbag]

Russ , thank you for your help

[skypilot]

Hi
Yes you are given new numbers as a officer i have seen this before yuo are discharged as a OR then commisioned as a officer
Russ

Not any longer. The same service number is retained throughout ones career nowadays.

G'dad's kitbag - see my PM. Your chap was indeed an OR and was commissioned in Jan 1945 into "General Duties" - normally this means as aircrew and judging by his senior NCO rank on commissioning, I would suggest he was aircrew prior to commissioning too, although it will be tough to prove which role he had e.g. Pilot, nav etc.

[grandads-kitbag]

Many many thanks gents ,going by the badges in the lot he was aircrew sgt from early war period ( Observers ) brevit then Navigator , thank you all