hmsk212 Posted 6 October , 2004 Share Posted 6 October , 2004 Hi Being completely ignorant on the Northumberland Fusiliers I wonder if is it possible to tell to which Battalion a Private first belonged just by his Service Number? I have a Silver War Badge to a Private in the Machine Gun Corps who originally served with the Northumberland Fusiliers. His service number with the Fusiliers was 22225 (Private Thomas Collins Sutcliffe). He enlisted on 21/05/1915 but was only entitled to the British War & Victory Medals. He later joined the MGC as Private 5883, quite an early number in the scheme of things MGC. He was 42years of age when he was discharged due to sickness on 08/11/1917. As his Service Records no longer exist I thought that the vast knowledge of the Pals may help me fill in a few of the blanks in my research into his career. Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
channelhopper Posted 7 October , 2004 Share Posted 7 October , 2004 Steve Judging by his number I would suggested that your man enlisted with the 12th battalion. I'm afraid I have no documentary evidence to support this at present but I will however see if I can find any further info and get back to you. Kind Regards Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmsk212 Posted 8 October , 2004 Author Share Posted 8 October , 2004 Hi Peter Many thanks for your reply Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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