Holy Grail Officers Service Number Allocation o AIR 76 ?

[paulmcmillan]

AIR 76/203/221

He has a code on the top 7/121 of AIR 76/203/221 i.e like Series 7 Number 121 - The dash is large and separate:

Robert HALL
DoB: 28 November 1883
DoD ?

This officer was a SSC October 1919 as F/O and then


The undermentioned Flying Officers are
transferred to the Reserve. 24th Oct.
1924: —
CLASS B.
Robert HALL

Flying Officer Robert HALL is
transferred from Class B to
Class C. 24th Oct. 1928.

Flying Officer Robert HALL is transferred
from class C to Class B. 24th Oct. 1933.


He the went on to Serve in WW2 look at his number!

RAFO
Flt. Lt. (temp.) granted the rank of Flt. Lt.
(war subs.): —
R. HALL (07121). 6th Mar. 1944

RAFO
Commission resigned.
Flt. Lt. R. HALL ( 07121.) retaining
the rank of Sqn. Ldr. 9th June 1945

I think there was a number of series - 1 2 3 etc and people were allocated a number in the Series based on something, like name or seniority and this numbering sequence became their service number so 7 /121 became 07121

[paulmcmillan]

PS Apparently first entry in AIR 76/203/221 is dated 1924 and final one 1935 but he was definitely serving in RAF in WW1

[paulmcmillan]

BINGO!!


07168 Norman William HUSTINGS
Died: "13" Sic April 1923
http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/england/hustings.php
"Post-war, Hustings was killed in an automobile accident. He was 24 years old."
-> Killed in motor accident April 1923 Information from Evening Standard 15/4/1923
Bingo
Norman William HUSTINGS

The undermentioned are transferred to
Reserve. 1st Nov. 1922:—
Class A*.
Flying Officer Norman William HUSTINGS.



Died: "13" April 1923" -> Wrong April 7th 1923!!
AIR-76-246-61

7/168 -> 07168!!!!

"shortly before midnight on Saturday in motor accident ..."##
Published: Friday 13 April 1923
Newspaper: Chelmsford Chronicle
F/O Trans to Class A 1.11.22 LG 31.10.22

[Jagan]

Hit or Miss? Tried two in 3000 series and one in 7000 series - did not have anything on them.
BEARDSWORTH, IVELAW-CHAPMAN AND GEMMEL HJ

[paulmcmillan]

Yes Very much hit and miss - But NOW I know what to look for and I will look - I think the 'Art' is a an WW1 officer who left the service in the Mid 1920's to early 1930 but after 1920/1921/1922

[paulmcmillan]

AULIFF Harry F/O 16.09.22 To Class C
Flying Officer Harry Auliff died while still in the Reserve on Sunday, 2nd September 1928; his funeral was held five days later

6/193 -- 06193 AIR-76-15-72

That Number fits approx. to where he should be


PROCKTER Henry William F/O 16.09.26 Relinquished

8/58 -- 80058 AIR 76/413/111

again a very good Approx of where he should be

[paulmcmillan]

Another one

http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/sho...057#post157057

PILKINGTON, Christopher, F/L, AFC (RAFO) - Died 29 August 1934 at Herts and Beds Hospital.

"Of Pneumonia" Source AIR 76/404/229

Service record 8/40 = Service Number 80040 which is a match for those around him...

[paulmcmillan]

Another one AIR 76/266/158 William JONES 7/187 = 07187 which makes him

John Whitworth JONES ( 07185)
???? 07186
William JONES (07187)
Owen John Frederick Jones-Lloyd ( 07188)

[paulmcmillan]

OK from 1922 Dec AFL I have looked at who could be 07186 and it is Kenneth Foxcroft Jones

I looked at all F/O and then the date of entry into RAF and RANK and made a educated guess - He was an F/O in April 1918 and then by Named Order - Not exact science but I think close


F/O Jones John Whitworth 244, 1522 01 Apr 1918, 18 Jun 1920 #07185
SSC F/O 18 Jun 1920

F/O Jones Kenneth Foxcroft 252, 1534 01 Apr 1918, 05 Dec 1919 #AIR 76/265/28 #07186


F/O Jones Thomas Percy Taylor 270, 1534 14 Sep 1919, 24 Oct 1919
O/O from P/O SSC 24 Oct 1919


F/O Jones William 250, 1520a 01 Apr 1918, 11 Nov 1919 #07187
SSC 11 Nov 1919
O/O Jones Walter George 273, 1549 01 Oct 1919
F/O Jones-Lloyd, Owen John Frederick 260, 1526 01 Apr 1918, 24 Oct 1919 #07188
SSC 24 Oct 1919