Enrolment numbers and kit - Sheffield and Grimsby

[delgirl]

If you lived in Grimsby or Sheffield which army regiment would you have likely joined?
I have a knife issued to John (Jack) Brannon number on it 963058, who I think lived in Sheffield area, and a pair of woolly underpants issued to a man surname Shaw from Grimsby number 1144302.
Were the numbers consecutive to the individual regiment, or nationwide?

[mmm45]

I think we are talking WW2 era here?
Its pretty impossible to guess as records are still held by MOD for these guys BUT you can request a search and copy of records(£30 each) for them you would have to have a death cert unless Next Of Kin
You have basic info as in Service number


The Veterans Agency website has the forms.

Ady

[delgirl]

I was after WW1 info - will that be the same?

[mmm45]

The Service number for the second guy looks more like a ww2 Army number the 1st one Could be Great War but the Medal Index Cards show no-one with that number.

Regiments could be East Yorkshire,York and Lancaster,West Yorkshire,Lincolnshir Regiment  or if they were conscripted any Regiment.

There arent any / between the numbers are there?

Ady

[forester]

963058 has two possibilities. The least likely is that it is from the 1917 re-numbering of the Territorials, as it would fall in the batch allotted to 1/7 and 2/7 London Brigades RFA (later known as 237 and 302 Brigades).

The more likely scenario is that they are from the batch allotted to the Royal Horse & Royal Field Artillery, when the whole system was changed in 1920. I can't tell you though when and where they were issued.

Phil

[mmm45]

Two Brannons on 1918 RAF nominals none fit.

Ady

[delgirl]

I can see it's not going to be easy............I will try and dig a bit with the info you have all supplied.
Thanks very much
Adela