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Why 2 Service Nos. for WWI?
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Sue | Report | 7 Sep 2005 18:09 |
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I have just obtained my Great Great Uncle's medal card from the National Archieves who died in WWI. However, it appears to have two Service Nos for him. The 2nd one is what he died with, but the 1st one is completely different. I could understand this is had change regiments but both are listed as the Lincolnshire Regiment. Any ideas much appreciated Kind regards Sue |
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KathleenBell | Report | 7 Sep 2005 18:19 |
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I've just been and had a look at my father-in-law's army records because I remembered seeing two numbers on them. One says 'army number' and the other 'regimental number'. I don't know what the difference is, but perhaps it's the same for your relative. Hopefully someone else can come up with an answer for you. Kath. x |
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Sue | Report | 7 Sep 2005 18:24 |
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Kath thank you for your response - this is the only medal card for any of my relatives where I have seen two service numbers. The entries are: Lincolnshire Regiment, Private, Service No. 5991 and Lincolnshire Regiment, Private, Service No. 40186 The second one is what his death was registered under - although I cannot get a certificate as he has no known grave. I am just about to put in a request for a copy of his service record, so would like a little clarification before I do, i.e. if I just give the last number am I losing information that might be connected to first number? |
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KathleenBell | Report | 7 Sep 2005 18:34 |
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I shouldn't think so Susan. If he did have two numbers for some reason, the army should know why and all information about him will be together in his file, so you should still get copies of everything they have. Be prepared for a long wait though - it can take many months to get copies of army records. Kath. x |
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Louise2212 | Report | 7 Sep 2005 19:28 |
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just a hint - if you go to http://www.cwgc.org they might be able to tell you where he is buried |
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Christine in Herts | Report | 7 Sep 2005 19:39 |
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CWGC may not be able to tell you where he's buried if there's no known grave, but they will be able to tell you where his memorial is - very probably Thiepval, if he was killed in France. Christine |
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Sue | Report | 7 Sep 2005 21:25 |
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Thank you for all your replies. He is mentioned on the Thievpal Memorial as a member of the the Lincolnshire Regiment, and is confirmed by the names of his parents' address given on CWGC so know i have the right one - still confused about the first number seeing as though it is the same regiment, so no swap there. Will just have to make a request under both numbers and hope something comes up - fingers crossed one of the records have survied. Again thanks for all your comments Kind regards Sue |
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