Service numbers

[Roy Nixon]

Good morning all,
Could anyone please help me, Army personnel transferred to RAF. In the batch 655000 to 679889 from January 1939. Were they RAF or RAFVR.
I have never seen if it is possible to trace their previous Army unit.
Thanks,
Roy

[Resmoroh]

Roy, Hi,
This might be a clue? Commissioning.

LG 8 Dec 1942
ROYAL AIR FORCE VOLUNTEER RESERVE.
GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH.
Sgts.
8th Nov. 1941.
655009 Thomas Armitage WALLER (133070).

HTH
Peter Davies

[Roy Nixon]

Hi Peter,
You are a star, thank you for confirming my thoughts. These Army personnel had volunteered to join the RAF to become pilots so I assume they were treated as VR's.
Thank you,
Roy

[Resmoroh]

This was - presumably - quite distinct from those transfers from the Army to become the Fearsome SNCOs of the RAF Regt? Later in my career on RAF Stations I was to come across such! The SWO on one Station I served on was ex-Guards! Part of the Job Description of Warrant Officers in the RAF is ". . . and the continuing training of Junior Officers.". The mention of "W/O Jack Holt" will, probably, bring shivers of apprehension to many!!
HTH
Peter Davies