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Title: British Army Numbers - letter prefix 1920 onwards
Post by: millymcb 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

Milly

Title: Re: British Army Numbers - letter prefix 1920 onwards
Post by: 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.

Title: Re: British Army Numbers - letter prefix 1920 onwards
Post by: ScouseBoy 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