tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944079581687608453.post8361595853276830749..comments2024-03-18T18:08:58.999+00:00Comments on Army Service Numbers 1881-1918: The Mavericks - Territorial Force infantryPaul Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12354531380984476532noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944079581687608453.post-66620979449792673222010-02-04T06:45:22.271+00:002010-02-04T06:45:22.271+00:00Just checked that on Abe Books, Graham. There are...Just checked that on Abe Books, Graham. There are a couple up for grabs, the cheaper of these at around 40 quid. Another one for the Wants' List. Thanks for the tip though.Paul Nixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12354531380984476532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944079581687608453.post-21599871253287345382010-02-04T06:26:58.473+00:002010-02-04T06:26:58.473+00:00One valuable source regarding the administration o...One valuable source regarding the administration of certain units would be the "Territorial Year Book", which I believe first made it's appearance in 1909 and lists the units administered by each County Association.<br /><br />Reprints of the original 1909 copy, reprinted by Ray Westlake, may still be available and may be a valuable source for your work.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03792286296536249814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944079581687608453.post-7853331337526718022010-01-31T01:15:25.680+00:002010-01-31T01:15:25.680+00:00Hello Graham
I'm currently working my way thr...Hello Graham<br /><br />I'm currently working my way through the County Associations and noting for each, the different TF units they administered. Already, I'm quite surprised at just how many infantry and yeomanry regiments were administered by more than one CA. The 5th Beds, for instance, was administered by County Associations for Bedfordshire and Huntingdon and with an HQ in neither county.<br /><br />The picture generally becomes clearer, the more data I have, and that's always an ongoing exercise.<br /><br />The Scottish numbering by Company would seem to make sense for the reasons that you give although I've not identified any such idiosyncracies - yet.Paul Nixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12354531380984476532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944079581687608453.post-417253906581600202010-01-30T17:42:26.565+00:002010-01-30T17:42:26.565+00:00One outstanding feature of the first copy of Terri...One outstanding feature of the first copy of Territorial Regulations dated 1908, is that it gives no regulation covering the numbering of individuals. This in itself may have caused confusion throughtout the TF world, resulting in strange numbering patterns.<br />It wasn't until the new edition in 1912 where the regulation for numbering TF personnel is clearly laid out, but by then some units may have been too far down the road of continuous numbering to turn back.<br />It is also recorded by some regimental researchers that certain Scottish TF units seemed to issue their mens numbers by Company, rather than from the Battalion H.Q.. Why this should be is uncertain, but it may be the fact that some were very rural in their organisation and it was easier to issue them by block to a Company!!!Graham Stewartnoreply@blogger.com