Also, if the soldier was conscripted as a Militiaman pre-war, their Militia army number was replaced by an army number from the first regiment or corps they were subsequently posted to. 3,902,001 to 3,947,000The South Wales Borderers Guardsmen federalized from Hawaii were issued service numbers beginning with 20 01 while 20 02 was used by men from Puerto Rico. The Army also created an F prefix for those who had served as World War I field clerks. Number” and the number already recorded, and insert instead the words “Army Number” and the new number allotted. 7,681,001 to 7,717,000Corps of Military Police The last Regular Army service number was somewhere in the 130 000 to 140 000 range. Officers i/c records will allot army numbers to all soldiers who have already joined the new Territorial Force, and whose attestations they hold. In 1920, a year after the close of World War I, the Army introduced the first "service number prefix" which was intended to be a letter placed in front of the service number to provide additional information about the veteran. *Required Field. For other ranks this was originally a seven digit number and then increased to eight. Army and personal numbers were brought in following the First World War to help simplify army administration. FindmyPast has digitized a large number of useful records for the British Army during the war, primarily relating to. (c) Officers commanding regular units will publish in Part II Orders particulars of army numbers allotted. 5,373,001 to 5,429,000The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 7. Such orders will show both regimental and army numbers. 4,848,001 to 4,904,000The Leicestershire Regiment4,860,142 joined on 16 October 1939 and 4,865,511 on 17 October 1940 I have encountered a few WWII Army service numbers over the years that are only 7 digits. Author Topic: WW2 Service Numbers (Read 3428 times) davierj. He served in the Philippines, 42-46. For a comprehensive overview, see: Selected Finding Aids Related to NARA's World War II Holdings African Americans Records of Military Agencies Relating to African Americans from the Post-World War I Period to the Korean War , Reference Information Paper Casualty Lists and Missing Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs) World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air 5,942,001 to 5,998,000The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment5,950,654 joined on 17 January 1940. In 1942 the 'General Service Corps' were formed for the initial training of all new recruits. The Marine Corps and Coast Guard were also relatively small organizations without the need for a service number system to track personnel. Post queries on the "Military Search Bulletin Board" at http://tracksomebody.com/?tag=military-search-bulletin-board or at http://boards.ancestry.com/topics.military.wwii/mb.ashx . With 999,999 service numbers available in this range, the Regular Army was able to issue service numbers to extra-US enlistees, without repeating numbers, until the disestablishment of service numbers in 1969. During his service, the number was changed to WR/289706. The forty million series numbers were discontinued after World War II and never reused. In December 2015, a U.S. Army press release announced that the Army was phasing out the use of soldiers' Social Security numbers on their dog tags. It was also declared that the three million numbers (3 000 000 – 3 999 999) would only be issued to warrant officers. (c) To all recruits who may in future enlist into the Regular Army, the Militia, Special Reserve, and the Territorial Force. The Wiltshire Regiment5,556,871 joined on 23 December 1937 (e) To all soldiers who may be transferred from the Royal Marines. 7,657,001 to 7,681,000Royal Army Pay Corps During the Second World War, each British Army officer had a unique personal number and each soldier serving in the ranks a unique army number. 2. Birth, Marriage & Death ; Census, Land & Substitutes; Immigration & Travel ; Institutes & Organizations; Military Service & Conflict; Newspapers & Periodicals; Records in this collection. 2,730,001 to 2,744,000Welsh Guards2,737,083 joined on 18 July 1940 Army Number Search Tool. Unfortunately, there are few records available online and except for an officer, a search will often yield no results. The second number was determined by what group of states a person was recruited from, the next six were an identifying number for the service member; thus, for each geographical area there was an available range of 999,999 service numbers. World War II Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File This database contains records of aboout 9 million men and women who enlisted in the United States Army, including the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC, later WAC). In 1935, the Army extended the service numbers to 499 999 and, in 1942, officer service numbers were extended again to 3 000 000. In 1920, soldiers were given an army number from the number block allocated to the corps or regiment they were then serving in. Enlisted service numbers continued in a similar fashion with enlisted numbers picking up where the World War I numbers had left off; between 1919 and 1940 the numbers ranged from 6 000 000 to 7 099 999. There are no duplicates of those records. However, a soldier could be transferred very quickly after joining a corps or regiment. The Regular Army, which had issued service numbers by geographical codes since World War II, had several numbers which could be interpreted as the final service number of the 10–19 million series. Copies of the rolls will be forwarded by them to officers commanding regular units and regimental paymasters. 5,662,001 to 5,718,000The Somerset Light Infantry This page looks at why the numbers are so important and how they can help you to research those who served in the British Army. As the strength of the National Army rose into the millions, this old method of musters and rosters became outdated and a new system had to be developed. 3,377,001 to 3,433,000The East Lancashire Regiment 5,718,001 to 5,763,000The Dorsetshire Regiment 2,921,001 to 2,966,000The Cameron Highlanders From then on the new recruits were allocated a number in a series beginning 14,000,000. 5,562,001 to 5,608,000 As with the older 30 million numbers, the first two numbers were determined by the geographical region from which a soldier was drafted or had enlisted. Appendix I to this Army Order contains particulars of the blocks of army numbers which are allotted to corps. 2,865,001 to 2,921,000The Gordon Highlanders 7,075,001 to 7,109,000Royal Dublin Fusiliers 6,802,501 to 6,814,000The Inns of Court Regiment (b) In the case of undermentioned corps officers commanding regular units will, on receipt of this Army Order, render to officers 1/c records nominal rolls, in the form prescribed in the Appendix III to this Army Order, of all soldiers borne on the strength of their units (including detached men): Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery. The history of the British army service numbers and the P and Q prefix for the QAIMNS and QARANC British army service numbers, that were in use until fairly recently, were introduced post WWI in August 1920 (Army Order 338). As with Regular Army or Army of the United States voluntary enlistee service numbers, the second number corresponded to a geographical area where a person had been drafted and the last six were a personal identifier. 1,842,001 to 2,303,000Royal Engineers1,918,116 joined on 9 January 1940, 2,013,314 on 16 May 1940 and 2,148,295 on 15 May 1941 A comparison of the state codes between the Regular Army, World War II draft force, and Korea/Vietnam draft force is as follows: In 1940, when the United States Army expanded its service numbers beyond ten million, the range of 10 000 000 to 10 999 999 was reserved for Regular Army enlisted personnel who joined from recruiting stations outside the United States. 2,809,001 to 2,865,000The Seaforth Highlanders2,820,762 joined on 20 January 1937 The 11 000 000 through 19 999 999 series were issued to enlisted personnel who had enlisted within the boundaries of the 48 contiguous states and the territory of Alaska after 1 July 1940. In all, the following prefixes were used during World War II. Online World War II Indexes and Records - USA A Genealogy Guide Online World War II Indexes and Records - USA. The 30 million series was used for World War II draftees and the 50 million for the Korean War and early Vietnam. Diese Seite wurde zuletzt am 29. The London Regiment will be considered a corps for the purpose of this Army Order. To that end, conscription had been introduced and the Army of the United States was activated as an augmentation force to serve in the coming war. The Regular Army service number system, ranging from 10 to 19 million, remained unchanged. In 1942, the Army expanded the enlisted conscript service numbers and created the forty million service number series {40 000 000 to 49 999 999). Enlisted service numbers during this post-Korea/pre-Vietnam era remained unchanged with the Regular Army continuing to cycle through the 10 - 19 million series while the draft force was assigned service numbers in the 50 to 59 million range. 14,649,782 joined on 15 July 1943 and 14,797,015 on 29 June 1944 To that end, conscription had been introduced and the Army of the United States was activated as an augmentation force to serve in the coming war. The highest Army officer service numbers were issued slightly above 05 850 999 although there are no clear records of who held these final numbers, again due to Social Security numbers being used for record keeping instead of service numbers. Officer service numbers remained unchanged. The 60 million series of the late Vietnam War was issued without restriction. Following the fire, NPRC st… The geographical codes were 10 1 (for Hawaii), 10 2 (for Panama), 10 3 (for the Philippines) and 10 4 (for Puerto Rico). I have broken the numbers up with commas to make them easier to read. These numbers would range from 50 000 000 to 59 999 999 and would be assigned to personnel who were either drafted into the Army of the United States or who enlisted into the Army Reserve. State Geographical Codes were used as the first two numbers of an Army or Air Force enlisted service number to indicate where a soldier had entered the U.S. military. By the end of the 1940s, the 3,000,000 service number cap for officers had yet to be reached. At the same time, there were still a wide variety of older enlisted numbers still active, ranging back to the thirty million series used during World War II. [2] In 1935, the Army created a second officer prefix, AO, intended for Regular Army officers who were aviators in the Army Air Corps. During the First World War, British Army officers didn’t have a number and other ranks had a regimental number. 6,905,001 to 6,972,000The Rifle Brigade6,968,297 joined on 23 March 1938 I have written a separate article on ordering a service record here: A Guide to Ordering a British Army Service Record. In 1968, the Army activated the seventy million series and in 1969 created eighty million numbers as well. Contact: William L. (Bill) Beigel, M.A. 4,379,001 to 4,435,000 6,837,001 to 6,905,000The King's Royal Rifle Corps All officer service numbers by this point were preceded by a zero. Royal Army Service Corps. The conscripted force of the Army of the United States were issued service numbers in the 30 million range. The fire destroyed approximately 1618 million Official Military Personnel Files, including the records of approximately 80 percent of U.S. Army personnel discharged between November 1, 1912, and January 1, 1960. ww2 steht für: Internet-Subdomain zusätzlich zu www, siehe WWW2; Siehe auch: WWI; WWII; WW II; Dies ist eine Begriffsklärungsseite zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe. (f) To all deserters who may rejoin, and who have not already been allotted an army number. We got your email! The extra-US draft codes which were established were 30 1 (Hawaii), 30 2 (Panama), 30 3 (the Philippines), and 30 4 (Puerto Rico). The Green Howards We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. 6,972,001 to 7,006,000The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1 to 294,000Royal Army Service Corps100,694 joined on 27 October 1939 Finding service records, however, can be tricky or impossible in some cases. The change would not happen all at once; it was being implemented "on an as-needed basis."[3]. The process took many months to complete and the latest example of a substitution of a regimental number for an army number I have found is May 1921. 5,172,001 to 5,239,000The Worcestershire Regiment 304,001 to 309,000Royal Horse Guards Get promotional texts at the above phone number . These compiled military service records are now held at the National Archives and you can ei 7,539,001 to 7,560,000Royal Guernsey Militia and Royal Alderney Artillery Militia The Army, however, chose a more complicated design with new numbers beginning at 10 000 000. The Buffs Thank you - … Every avenue I’ve tried asks for his service number and I don’t have it. Army officers continued to be assigned service numbers based on when they joined the officer corps with a service number range of 1 to 20 000. Applying for a service record if you are not the next of kin or do not have their permission follows the same steps as above. I know he was a P.O.W.and escaped . Pershing held officer service number 1 with the prefix O, making his service number O-1. Ive been trying to look up my fathers Naval service records to find out if any medals were due to him and basically find out what he did in WW-2. 3,299,001 to 3,377,000The Highland Light Infantry Numbers beginning with "50" specified an entry location outside the United States with 50 0 reserved for Hawaii, 50 1 reserved for Panama and Puerto Rico, and 50 2 reserved for Alaska. The first soldier to receive an Army service number during the First World War was Master Sergeant Arthur Crean who was designated to hold service number 1 in the National Army in February 1918. What was an army number or personal number? 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