EAST AFRICAN PIONEER FORCES IN PALESTINE.

[Ross Debenham]

Iattach 2 scans of a recent purchase, an air letter post marked at FPO 148 on 14 September, 1944. As in the return address it apparently has been sent from a British service man attached to 666 Company, East African Army Service Corp. (Gen. Transport).My 2 queries are, would I be right in assuming He was a British Serviceman seconded to the EAASC and what does the T prefix on the service number denote?

[Chris Grimshaw]

Could the 'T' represent a territorial? or possibly a Tradesman?

Chris

[Alan Baker]

I have found him on Ancestry -

Eric Frank Wilday, born 7th April 1916, Coventry Warwickshire UK, T/184445 Pte EF Wilday, 666 General Transport Company, EA ASC, Middle East Forces 1944, died April 1990, Warwickshire.

Not sure what the "T" stands for

[Michael Dobbs]

In searching for "Army Numbers WW2" I cam across the following website:

http://www.researchingww2.co.uk/army-numbers-british-army-ww2/

This shows that the Army number concerned (184445) was in the block assigned to the Royal Army Service Corps and that 'T' stood for Transport - please see attached Word document.

The use of Army Numbers to replace Regimental Numbers came in as a result of Army Order 388 of 1920.

Mike