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British Army Numbers - letter prefix 1920 onwards
« on: Sunday 15 May 16 11:01 BST (UK) »
In 1920, the army introduced a new system of issuing numbers. Sometimes this
included letter prefixes. More info here:


http://www.1914-1918.net/prefixes.html

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McBride (Monaghan, Manchester), Derbyshire (Bollington,Cheshire), Knight (Newcastle,Staffs), Smith (Chorley, Lancs & Ireland), Tipladay (Manchester & Yorkshire) ,Steadman (Madeley,Shropshire), Steele (Manchester,Glasgow), Parkinson (Wigan, Lancashire), Lovatt, Cornes & Turner (Staffs) Stott (Oldham, Lancs). All ended up Ardwick, Manchester
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Re: British Army Numbers - letter prefix 1920 onwards
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 15 May 16 11:51 BST (UK) »
However,  by 1940  it appears that it was the RASC which was the main user of the S  prefix for Supply side    and T prefix  for Transport  or MT  side.
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Re: British Army Numbers - letter prefix 1920 onwards
« Reply #2 on: Friday 14 October 16 13:46 BST (UK) »
Quote from: ScouseBoy on Sunday 15 May 16 11:51 BST (UK)
However,  by 1940  it appears that it was the RASC which was the main user of the S  prefix for Supply side    and T prefix  for Transport  or MT  side.
And  if you were in the RASC and did not have a prefix letter then you were probably in RASC / EFI. During WW2
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