Once again I would like to thank David and Peter of the Old sweats for their prompt answer to my query about William Hodgson’s service numbers. The number at the top of the attestation form (24836), was issued when he enlisted into the 11^th (2^nd Reserve) Battalion of the Loyal North Lancs Regt. The number on his medals (34870) would have been issued when he was transferred to the 9^th Battalion of the East Lancs regiment. The third number (M/280525) was issued when he transferred to 801 company A.S.C MT. The medals were issued with the number and regiment that the soldier had when first entering the theatre of war.