British army service numbers, that were in use until fairly recently, were introduced post WWI in August 1920 (Army Order 338). After training, they were allocated to their new cap badge, with this same training centre allocated service number. Prior to this time army personnel would have a number unique to their Regiment with a prefix. Numbers were then a maximu… Prior to 1920, each regiment issued their own service numbers which were unique only within that regiment, so the same number could be issued many times in different regiments. 25232301. Pre-1920 Below is a page from Martin Thomas’ Army Book 64 Soldier’s Service and Pay Book, a …

This has been compiled from original sources, principally WO 363, WO 364, WO 96, WO 97 and WO 372 at the National Archives in London.
Soldiers in the British Army are given an eight-digit number, e.g. For other ranks this was originally a seven digit number and then increased to eight. For example the Royal Army Medical Corps had "WE". The modern system was introduced by Army Order 338 in August 1920. The Army Service Numbers database is a database of British Army regimental numbers. Commissioned officers did not have service numbers until 1920.
When a serviceman moved, he would be given a new service number by his new regiment. Instead, from 1942, recruits were allocated true Army (as opposed to regimental) ‘service numbers’, and thus, one cannot identify a soldier’s cap badge using their number, only that they had joined from 1942 onwards. WO 97 – Chelsea: pensioners British Army service records 1760-1913 These records were collected and recorded to determine a person’s eligibility for a pension from the Royal Chelsea Hospital. They recorded an individual’s rank and regiment, service number, birth place, occupation, attestation date …

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