Dear List Help needed? My Grandfather was in both First and Second then live till he was 86. I have always been meaning to track down his war records, but really haven't a clue how to go about it, British Army both times and then in the Irish upraising Black & Tans so my father says. Was also stationed overseas in India my Grandmother & Aunt was also with him Aunt said she was two so it would have been 1922 -23 I don't know. I have access to a dog tag with numbers 1041352 c e on the second line bottom line Hillier W What and how do I get something from this info. Cheers Steve

Steve, may not be much help, but the "c e" was most likely his religious denomination. The number: either army number or regimental number. As there was no blood type information, I would guess a WW1 tag. As far as I know the "Black & Tans" were supporting the British side - I don't think they were regulars. Regards, Dave Steve Hillier wrote: > Dear List Help needed? > My Grandfather was in both First and Second then live till he was 86. I have > always been meaning to track down his war records, but really haven't a clue > how to go about it, British Army both times and then in the Irish upraising > Black & Tans so my father says. Was also stationed overseas in India my > Grandmother & Aunt was also with him Aunt said she was two so it would have > been 1922 -23 I don't know. > > I have access to a dog tag with numbers 1041352 c e on the second line > bottom line Hillier W > > What and how do I get something from this info. > > Cheers > > Steve > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Steve, In the First War the "dog=tags" had the regiment and the regimental number. At some time in the 1930s all soldiers were given an army number and the regimental numbers were discontinued. The RN went through the same process, up to then each man had a ship's book number which he acquired on joining a ship. For admin purposes the RN ship continued to use the Ship's book number as well as the service number. My guess looking at the number, is that your grandfather was a regular soldier and was serving at the time of the conversion. The most useful bit of info would be the name of the regiment he served with. Regards Jim -----Original Message----- From: greatwar-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:greatwar-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of David Dixon Sent: 18 April 2007 05:03 To: greatwar@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GREATWAR] Meaning of WW I Dog Tag Issue Steve, may not be much help, but the "c e" was most likely his religious denomination. The number: either army number or regimental number. As there was no blood type information, I would guess a WW1 tag. As far as I know the "Black & Tans" were supporting the British side - I don't think they were regulars. Regards, Dave Steve Hillier wrote: > Dear List Help needed? > My Grandfather was in both First and Second then live till he was 86. I have > always been meaning to track down his war records, but really haven't a clue > how to go about it, British Army both times and then in the Irish upraising > Black & Tans so my father says. Was also stationed overseas in India my > Grandmother & Aunt was also with him Aunt said she was two so it would have > been 1922 -23 I don't know. > > I have access to a dog tag with numbers 1041352 c e on the second line > bottom line Hillier W > > What and how do I get something from this info. > > Cheers > > Steve > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Jim thanks, How do I know what regiment he served with this number? Cheers Steve -----Original Message----- From: greatwar-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:greatwar-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of J L Flemington Sent: Wednesday, 18 April 2007 5:05 PM To: greatwar@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GREATWAR] Meaning of WW I Dog Tag Issue Steve, In the First War the "dog=tags" had the regiment and the regimental number. At some time in the 1930s all soldiers were given an army number and the regimental numbers were discontinued. The RN went through the same process, up to then each man had a ship's book number which he acquired on joining a ship. For admin purposes the RN ship continued to use the Ship's book number as well as the service number. My guess looking at the number, is that your grandfather was a regular soldier and was serving at the time of the conversion. The most useful bit of info would be the name of the regiment he served with. Regards Jim -----Original Message----- From: greatwar-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:greatwar-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of David Dixon Sent: 18 April 2007 05:03 To: greatwar@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GREATWAR] Meaning of WW I Dog Tag Issue Steve, may not be much help, but the "c e" was most likely his religious denomination. The number: either army number or regimental number. As there was no blood type information, I would guess a WW1 tag. As far as I know the "Black & Tans" were supporting the British side - I don't think they were regulars. Regards, Dave Steve Hillier wrote: > Dear List Help needed? > My Grandfather was in both First and Second then live till he was 86. I have > always been meaning to track down his war records, but really haven't a clue > how to go about it, British Army both times and then in the Irish upraising > Black & Tans so my father says. Was also stationed overseas in India my > Grandmother & Aunt was also with him Aunt said she was two so it would have > been 1922 -23 I don't know. > > I have access to a dog tag with numbers 1041352 c e on the second line > bottom line Hillier W > > What and how do I get something from this info. > > Cheers > > Steve > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message