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   How did soldiers get their army number in 1920?

   • In 1920, soldiers were given an army number from the number block allocated to the corps or regiment they were then serving in. For example, if they were serving with the Royal Army Service Corps, they were allotted a number from 1 to 294,000. These number blocks are shown in the table below.

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   When did WW1 regimental numbers become army service numbers?

   • Hi, The WW1 Regimental Number system was replaced by Army Service Numbers in 1920 and the block allocation of numbers to Army Regiments/Corps was introduced at that time. An Army service number was unique and remained with the soldier throughout his service even if he was transferred out of his Regiment of enlistment.

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   Did a soldier have a military number in 1921?

   • There is a good chance that he continued to serve after the vital 1921 cut-off date for records and that his service record is still held by the Ministry of Defence. Up to 1920 there was no such thing as an “army number”. men had numbers issued by their regiment or Corps.

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   What did Army Order 388 of 1920 do?

   • Army Order 388 of 1920 led to the “substitution of regimental numbers for army numbers” and I have transcribed the passage below. The process took many months to complete and the latest example of a substitution of a regimental number for an army number I have found is May 1921.

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   When did a 'regimental number' become a military number?

   • In 1920 the old method of allocating a 'Regimental Number' was scrapped for new recruits and the following numbering system of 'Army Number' was adopted as per Army Order 338. In 1942 the 'General Service Corps' were formed for the initial training of all new recruits.

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   Why did soldiers have a different army number?

   • In addition, there were often multiple men with the same regimental number in each regiment or corps. To simplify the system, after the war, the British Army allotted each officer a personal number and each soldier who served in the ranks an army number which was unique to them.

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   New British Army numbers issued in 1920 renumbering. Most men serving in the army got new numbers in 1920 and a great deal can be determined about their service from these numbers. This page should help you understand what it all means. Tip: did your soldier have a seven-digit number?

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   One administrative nightmare with soldiers of the British Army was the fact that the service numbers were not – to use a modern technological phrase – unique identifiers. It was therefore decided in 1920, following the demobilisations of 1919, that soldiers of the peacetime army would be renumbered.

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   In 1920, soldiers were given an army number from the number block allocated to the corps or regiment they were then serving in. For example, if they were serving with the Royal Army Service Corps, they were allotted a number from 1 to 294,000.

   Number Block	Regiment/corps
   1 to 294,000	Royal Army Service Corps
   294,001 to 304,000	The Life Guards
   304,001 to 309,000	Royal Horse Guards
   309,001 to 721,000	Cavalry of the Line

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   Jan 16, 2020 · The WW1 Regimental Number system was replaced by Army Service Numbers in 1920 and the block allocation of numbers to Army Regiments/Corps was introduced at that time. An Army service number was unique and remained with the soldier throughout his service even if he was transferred out of his Regiment of enlistment.

   • Welcome to the forum Bill. http://armyservicenumbers.blogspot.com/ I found this blog, written by forum member Paul Nixon, it might assist you. Mich...
   • As a quick and basic explanation (and in the army way, not always applied exactly like this) - each regiment had a range of numbers they used for t...
   • ... and the number may not have been issued on the day they enlisted, so they could join up in different cities and have consecutive numbers.
   • No real help to the OP but the case ran true when I enlisted in 1964. There were forty eight in my intake arriving at the Training Depot on the sam...
   • Many thanks for all these replies they have helped tremendously and have answered the question about how two men can enlist in different places but...

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   Army Numbers 1920 - 1942. In 1920 the old method of allocating a 'Regimental Number' was scrapped for new recruits and the following numbering system of 'Army Number' was adopted as per Army Order 338. In 1942 the 'General Service Corps' were formed for the initial training of all new recruits.

   Regiment, Corps Etc.	Regiment, Corps Etc.	Number Block	Number Block
   Royal Army Service Corps ..	Royal Army Service Corps ..	1	294,000
   Household Cavalry {	The Life Guards	294,001	304,000
   Household Cavalry {	Royal Horse Guards	304,001	309,000
   Cavalry of the Line N	Cavalry of the Line N	309,001	721,000

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   Jan 7, 2008 · For your corps or regiment, regular army only, what was the highest number allocated to a soldier up to the declaration of war? The number system started at 1 in 1881/2, and some regiments, particularly the 4 battalion ones, are thought to have 'started again' in the interim.

8. www.family-tree.co.uk › how-to-guidesUnderstanding World War II Army service numbers - Family Tree

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   Jul 25, 2019 · 1920-1942. A replacement system was introduced in 1920, under Army Order 388, and remained in place until 1942, with each regiment allocated its own block of numbers, allowing the family historian to find the regiment their ancestor was in. See the list below for the blocks of numbers.