I have my grandfathers original records from WW1, not the entire set but demob papers, medical records, letters from his CO and that sort of thing. One thing that puzzles me though is his ID or serial number; it is only 5 digits. I would have thought that these numbers would be at least 7 or more digits owing to the number of men and women in the military at the time.
Is there another serial number in addition to this 5 digit number? Or am I looking at something that is not, in fact, his serial number?
Is there another serial number in addition to this 5 digit number? Or am I looking at something that is not, in fact, his serial number?
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