tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944079581687608453.post2541525134289700056..comments2024-03-18T18:08:58.999+00:00Comments on Army Service Numbers 1881-1918: Rifle Brigade - regular battalionsPaul Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12354531380984476532noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944079581687608453.post-15898156492857345482014-03-20T23:53:33.614+00:002014-03-20T23:53:33.614+00:00Jackie, thank you for the additional information w...Jackie, thank you for the additional information which I have posted on a new post dedicated to the 18th-24th Rifle Brigade battalions.<br /><br />PaulPaul Nixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12354531380984476532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944079581687608453.post-58560767537203670942014-03-19T22:39:39.074+00:002014-03-19T22:39:39.074+00:00Hello Jackie
The number belongs to one series whi...Hello Jackie<br /><br />The number belongs to one series which was shared between the 18th-25th Battalions of the RB inclusive but my evidence of numbers for these battalions is too scant to make assumptions. I would be interested to see what you have found and could then apply your research to my own to see if we can get any closer. So please do post and I'll pick this up again.<br /><br />Best wishes<br /><br />PaulPaul Nixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12354531380984476532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944079581687608453.post-15308604255949637982014-03-19T15:15:36.399+00:002014-03-19T15:15:36.399+00:00Hi Paul
not sure if this is the best place to pos...Hi Paul<br /><br />not sure if this is the best place to post this query as it most probably refers to the Territorial battalions of the Rifle Brigade<br /><br />I am currently researching a soldier from the Rifle Brigade but have found nothing that indicates his battalion. His medal card (Ancestry) is very plain and only shows the British War medal<br /><br />Ernest William BUSH 571 and 200530<br /><br />I have checked some of the numbers either side and they are sequential 567/200526 - 573/200532<br /><br />all are very plain cards except for one I found (earlier number) <br /><br />Eugene W BROWN 557/200518 whose card shows an entry date for India 25.11.15<br /><br />are you able to identify the battalion ??<br /><br />I have read that territorial batts went to India to replace some of the regular troops to free them up for fighting and that these terries were not eligible for the Victory medal (??)<br /><br />any help you may be able to provide would be much appreciated<br /><br />I have some further details ie names etc for the others in the sequences if it would be of interest to you<br /><br />all the best,<br /><br />JackieJackienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944079581687608453.post-34351180354795057382013-07-07T08:57:01.944+01:002013-07-07T08:57:01.944+01:00Thank you for your help.Thank you for your help.alain.grint@sfr.frnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944079581687608453.post-19745597904918468772013-07-05T22:52:45.135+01:002013-07-05T22:52:45.135+01:00Alain, you can rule out the regular enlistment in ...Alain, you can rule out the regular enlistment in 1909 because that was Frank Spain who arrived overseas in 1914 and was subsequently KiA. I'd therefore plump for a Sept 1914 enlistment but I'm afraid I can't suggest which battalion - or which number prefix, for that matter - he'd have been allocated.<br /><br />PaulPaul Nixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12354531380984476532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944079581687608453.post-5256154633581458482013-07-05T11:51:42.091+01:002013-07-05T11:51:42.091+01:00Thanks Paul for your reply. Joseph Aspin is the ma...Thanks Paul for your reply. Joseph Aspin is the man that is of interest.<br /><br />Thanks againalain.grint@sfr.frnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944079581687608453.post-29620035196024210332013-07-04T22:32:00.938+01:002013-07-04T22:32:00.938+01:00Hello Alain
Short answer would be that 3410 for t...Hello Alain<br /><br />Short answer would be that 3410 for the regular battalions would date to about the 20th February 1909. Bear in mind though that the same number also crops up for the regular battalions in September 1894 and again in 1878. I'm sure you could discount the two earlier dates but the fact of the matter is that the Rifle Brigade regulars went through the number series at a rate of knots.<br /><br />Then again, the number you're looking at could belong to a service battalion and, broadly speaking, could have been issued in September 1914. What's the name of the man you're looking for? There are four candidates that I can see: Joseph Aspin, W Rooney, Frank Spain and Cecil Wilkinson. All of these men had 3410 as their regimental number.Paul Nixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12354531380984476532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944079581687608453.post-13235967406604303662013-07-03T16:50:45.788+01:002013-07-03T16:50:45.788+01:00Good day Paul
I am looking at a number of 3410 in...Good day Paul<br /><br />I am looking at a number of 3410 in the Rifle Brigade<br />I am right in believing that this number corresponds to a enlistment date sometime in the middle of 1909alain.grint@sfr.frnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944079581687608453.post-69917720270354123942013-02-12T22:22:22.177+00:002013-02-12T22:22:22.177+00:00Hello Roger
I'd have said that he joined in O...Hello Roger<br /><br />I'd have said that he joined in October 1915 but difficult to pinpoint a Bn I'm afraid.<br /><br />Paul<br /><br /><br />Paul Nixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12354531380984476532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944079581687608453.post-44933130235804249062013-02-06T05:41:48.864+00:002013-02-06T05:41:48.864+00:00Paul I have a John Blencowe unknown origins who wa...Paul I have a John Blencowe unknown origins who was Private S 13914 qualified for the Star 12/12/1915 . I guessing 1915 enlistment can you pin point closer. Any like region that he would have joined in?<br />Thanks<br />Roger Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07507401400341131308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944079581687608453.post-46577042490137066992010-09-17T06:15:07.633+01:002010-09-17T06:15:07.633+01:00If you're referring to the FREE search on Ance...If you're referring to the FREE search on Ancestry, it's not misleading. It is a FREE search for two weeks. You just have to remember to be proactive and terminate your account before that two weeks is up.Paul Nixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12354531380984476532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944079581687608453.post-32705099073279268622010-09-16T20:47:12.098+01:002010-09-16T20:47:12.098+01:00This is misleading. At first it states and implie...This is misleading. At first it states and implies that all searches are free but as one gets into the search one finds that to continue, one has to register and agree to pay a fee to get the information one is searhing for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com