Matlock1418 Posted 28 April , 2022 Share Posted 28 April , 2022 Please ... What does RCOS stand for? Image courtesy of WFA/Fold3 Christopher DEMPSEY, 2310042 I'm thinking potentially/surely: Royal Corps of Signals ?? [Dempsey's other/earlier unit was the Royal Munster Fusiliers - 6671, 4430, 9999] TIA M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 28 April , 2022 Share Posted 28 April , 2022 Is that a post-1921 seven digit number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 28 April , 2022 Author Share Posted 28 April , 2022 (edited) Just found a MIC for Christopher DEMPSEY, Royal Munster Fusiliers, 9999 and Royal Engineers 624428 Given the latter I am now convinced RCOS must be Royal Corps of Signals. M 2 minutes ago, Dai Bach y Sowldiwr said: Is that a post-1921 seven digit number? Yes, I reckon so and so think I have now clarified - must be Royal Corps of Signals Thanks for looking so quickly. M Edited 28 April , 2022 by Matlock1418 typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin RussT Posted 28 April , 2022 Admin Share Posted 28 April , 2022 28 minutes ago, Matlock1418 said: must be Royal Corps of Signals Agreed - from LLT on 1920 the re-numbering scheme: New British Army numbers issued in 1920 renumbering - The Long, Long Trail (longlongtrail.co.uk) Regards Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 28 April , 2022 Author Share Posted 28 April , 2022 5 minutes ago, RussT said: from LLT on 1920 the re-numbering scheme: New British Army numbers issued in 1920 renumbering - The Long, Long Trail (longlongtrail.co.uk) Thanks for confirming and for bringing the LLT coverage to my attention - I must try and mentally retain that LLT link as a go to. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 28 April , 2022 Share Posted 28 April , 2022 No surprise perhaps, but he doesn't appear in the MOD spreadsheets of retained records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 28 April , 2022 Author Share Posted 28 April , 2022 2 hours ago, Dai Bach y Sowldiwr said: No surprise perhaps, but he doesn't appear in the MOD spreadsheets of retained records. I wonder if he will turn up when the MoD records, apparently currently in transit, end up at TNA and are eventually released by them ?? M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 28 April , 2022 Share Posted 28 April , 2022 I assume what with several service numbers he must have been born 1900 or earlier , but that for some reason he isn't listed. The current MOD database doesn't list post 1900 men. The files being released to the NA include the 1901-1907 cohort, and will presumably be re-indexed, so maybe his file and others like him, might turn up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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