shetland Posted 29 December , 2014 Share Posted 29 December , 2014 Hi. How can I identify which RE company someone served in if the MIC dies not give any ifo. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 29 December , 2014 Share Posted 29 December , 2014 shetland Post his details. TR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetland Posted 29 December , 2014 Author Share Posted 29 December , 2014 Hi. Thanks for the reply. It was a general issue rather than one related to a specific individual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnboy Posted 30 December , 2014 Share Posted 30 December , 2014 His service record if it is available. If he has a prefix to his number it might indicate what he was employed as. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetland Posted 30 December , 2014 Author Share Posted 30 December , 2014 Thanks Johnboy. Is there a list of these prefixes anywhere please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnboy Posted 30 December , 2014 Share Posted 30 December , 2014 Go to Long Long Trail, top left of this page. You will find info on what RE did and if you put ' prefixes' in search box you should get a list of prefixes used by the army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetland Posted 30 December , 2014 Author Share Posted 30 December , 2014 Brilliant. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 30 December , 2014 Share Posted 30 December , 2014 shetland The only prefix for RE troops were for those classified as Transportation Troops. The WR prefix covered railway personnel, Inland Water Transport, to which Docks were later added, Road Construction troops and Quarrying troops. The WR prefix was introduced in March 1918. In any event this will not indicate immediately a specific company, just the branch of Transportation Troops. , but see below. A man's number may help identify a unit, for instance the Territorial Force was renumbered in early 1917 and block numbers issued to the Field Companies, but there are many anomalies. Field Companies and Army Troops Companies formed for the New Armies more often than not also were issued with numbers en-bloc.. Some railway construction units can also be traced this way. All this though requires checking runs of numbers against service records for confirmation, assuming they still exist of course, and this can be a long and often frustrating process but might sometimes produce results if you have the time and doggedness to pursue it. TR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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