-----Original Message----- From: patrick holland <lambeth@it.net.au> Sent Subject: [GREATWAR] Re MIC : 2 different men in different regiments with the same Army number. > I was given the following information from a soldier's record book : Pte > Charles Holland. RASC, Army number 20996. > When I did a search for his MIC to my surprise I found an entry for a > Pte. Charles Robinson. Northumberland Fusiliers, Army number 20996. > Is this a mistake or is there some other explanation. Patrick No mistake - in fact a quick search just on the number 20996 reveals 59 entries on the medal index card database. To put it in simple terms - in reality numbering is a tortuous subject - this is because during the period the number was allocated on a regimental rather than an army-wide basis. Identical numbers are therefore not uncommon. Regards Mike Shingleton