Service number=year of enlistment??

[goggy]

Me Again!
Before I go a wandering off in search of more Family History.
Would this number indicate when my rellie;s joined up?
This would give me another lead to event's that presently are a bit of a puzzle.
   Thank you in advance for any help.
                 Goggy.

[Wendi]

Greetings Goggy

Oh if it were that easy 

Have you got a name, number and regiment? if so posting may help

Wendi 

[Blunny]

Hi,
Sa far as I know, numbers were issued in blocks to each regiment or corp. This was the case post WWII. I should imagine the same before the wars. It would have been a logistic nightmare to issue the numbers individually. So a block could last up to months or even years depending on ammount joining up. Hope this helps
Peter

[goggy]

Wendi,Peter.
Thank you both for your replie's.
Should have known,'Life' wasn't meant to be easy,good job we've got Rootschat to grease the wheel's!!
                  Goggy.

[harribobs]

Hi,
Sa far as I know, numbers were issued in blocks to each regiment or corp. This was the case post WWII. I should imagine the same before the wars.
Peter

no this wasn't the same in the years previous

before WW1 regular and territorial army regiments used 1-9999 and recycled them when they reached 9999

along with the new army units in WW1, they used batches of 5 figures numbers, but these would be duplicated in other regiments

in 1917 the territorial army battalions were re-numbered in an exercise that allocated blocks of 6 figure numbers to each regiment, which then were sub divided into battalions, this is one of the first time that you can identify a soldier's battalion by his s/n ( but not his regiment)

cheers

chris

[goggy]

Chris!
Humble apologie's for my late reply,too many iron's in a very small fire.
Those detail's should get me a bit further on in my search.
Thank you,
                 Goggy.