Can any one explain the diff in regimental numbers of VX......... and V....... I have been told that some one was issued with a V number rather than a VX when he enlisted in WW2. Did Militia members have the V before there numbers or what? Did militia regimental numbers then get converted to the AIF VX... format when they were accepted into the AIF? Cheers Craig Cook. Craig Cook

All is explained on http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-help/faq2.htm question No 86 Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Cook" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 12:42 AM Subject: AIF numbers. > Can any one explain the diff in regimental numbers of VX......... and V....... I have been told that some one was issued with a V number rather than a VX when he enlisted in WW2. Did Militia members have the V before there numbers or what? Did militia regimental numbers then get converted to the AIF VX... format when they were accepted into the AIF? > Cheers Craig Cook. > > Craig Cook > > ______________________________

Craig Just saw Val Harris's reply. He expresses it better as follows: The first letter indicated State of enlistment. V = Victoria, N = NSW, Q = Qld etc. (P as first letter indicated Papua) (NG indicated New Guinea) The second letter, if an X indicated that the soldier was AIF. The second letter, if a P indicated a member of the Permanent Military Force. No second letter indicated that the soldier was ACMF (Militia). Nurses has the letter F as a second letter, although those that served in Africa, Syria, Greece and Crete did not have the second letter. However I do not agree with the following: Men who were ACMF and later transferred to AIF had the X added to their existing number. All the instances that I have checked the soldier was allotted a new NX number. Anthony Staunton -----Original Message----- From: Val Harris [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, 01 May 2003 11:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: AIF numbers. All is explained on http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-help/faq2.htm question No 86 Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Cook" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 12:42 AM Subject: AIF numbers. > Can any one explain the diff in regimental numbers of VX......... and V....... I have been told that some one was issued with a V number rather than a VX when he enlisted in WW2. Did Militia members have the V before there numbers or what? Did militia regimental numbers then get converted to the AIF VX... format when they were accepted into the AIF? > Cheers Craig Cook. > > Craig Cook > > ______________________________ ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== The Military Historical Society of Australia http://www.pcug.org.au/~astaunto/mhsa.htm

Anthony Staunton appears to be correct in that ACMF soldiers who transferred to AIF got a NEW number that included the "X" I thank him for correcting the error An alteration has been made to the page Ted www.diggerhistory.info ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Staunton" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 1:50 PM Subject: WW2 - Australian Army service numbers > Craig > > Just saw Val Harris's reply. > > He expresses it better as follows: > > The first letter indicated State of enlistment. V = Victoria, N = NSW, Q = > Qld etc. (P as first letter indicated Papua) (NG indicated New Guinea) The > second letter, if an X indicated that the soldier was AIF. The second > letter, if a P indicated a member of the Permanent Military Force. No > second letter indicated that the soldier was ACMF (Militia). Nurses has > the letter F as a second letter, although those that served in Africa, > Syria, Greece and Crete did not have the second letter. > > However I do not agree with the following: > > Men who were ACMF and later transferred to AIF had the X added to their > existing number. > > All the instances that I have checked the soldier was allotted a new NX > number. > > Anthony Staunton > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Val Harris [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, 01 May 2003 11:21 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: AIF numbers. > > > All is explained on > > http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-help/faq2.htm > > question No 86 > > Ted > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Craig Cook" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 12:42 AM > Subject: AIF numbers. > > > > Can any one explain the diff in regimental numbers of VX......... and > V....... I have been told that some one was issued with a V number rather > than a VX when he enlisted in WW2. Did Militia members have the V before > there numbers or what? Did militia regimental numbers then get converted > to the AIF VX... format when they were accepted into the AIF? > > Cheers Craig Cook. > > > > Craig Cook > > > > ______________________________ > > > ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > The Military Historical Society of Australia > http://www.pcug.org.au/~astaunto/mhsa.htm > > ______________________________

Craig wrote Can any one explain the diff in regimental numbers of VX......... and V....... I have been told that some one was issued with a V number rather than a VX when he enlisted in WW2. Did Militia members have the V before there numbers or what? Did militia regimental numbers then get converted to the AIF VX... format when they were accepted into the AIF? Members of the AIF were allotted service numbers with there first letter indicating their state and the second letter X indicating the were a member of the 2nd AIF. Sometime later the CMF (Militia) allotted service numbers with the first letter indicating their state. A person who joined the CMF (Militia) and then transferred to the AIF received a new number. In other words someone with number V111111 would not have become VX111111. A good summary of all Australian service numbers in WW2 can be found in the various editions of Reg Williams Medals to Australians. An excellent reference book which all local libraries and genealogical societies should have. If yours does not why not recommend they get a copy. Anthony Staunton