Hi, My late Grandfathers Service Number was 4819, served with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, I'am trying to find out when this number (year) was issued, this would enable me to know when he first joined s a young man. I hope somebody may be able to give me this information. In anticipation many thanks Yours, Gerard Carron.

Hello Gerard, I was on the Great War site at one time and on that site I was informed that 'Service Numbers' did not exist prior to 1917, Regimental Numbers were issued and re-issued when the number was vacant. My Grandfather joined the Royal West Kent Regt in 1914 with a Regimental No. G534 he was wounded and was sent to the East Kent Regt with a Regimental No. G15525. Colin ----- Original Message ----- From: Gerry Carron. <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 9:41 PM Subject: [BOER-WAR] Service No. > Hi, > My late Grandfathers Service Number was 4819, served with the Royal > Dublin Fusiliers, I'am trying to find out when this number (year) was > issued, this would enable me to know when he first joined s a young man. I > hope somebody may be able to give me this information. In anticipation many > thanks > Yours, > Gerard Carron. > > > ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== > Have you used Tree Tops? > The Free FAMILY TREE & WE'LL MEET AGAIN SERVICE > http://freespace.virgin.net/tree.tops > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >