Possibly asked before?

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Originally Posted by Mike Hall

When i was in the process of collecting names for putting on our flag,i came across several variations.
I have made a chart with all those variations,please see below.


To help with the "S".
"R" is followed by six numbers.

I hope this helps.
MIKE.

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Not always Mike, my fathers number was R96096, only 5 numbers (issued 1927)

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Originally Posted by Mike Hall

To help with the "S".
This letter is normally followed by five numbers and the "R" is followed by six numbers.
This would suggest that the S came first then the R and then of course the UK.
MIKE.

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Not strictly true I am afraid.

The 'S' prefix has never come before the 'R' prefix and is not limited to 5 numbers. The 'R' prefix has never been just 6 numbers.
When the Continious Certificate of Discharge (Dis. A book) was introduced in 1900 there were no prefixes, purely numerical, and by mid 20s had reached 7 numbers.
In 1925, I believe the first Dis. A of the 'R' series was struck i.e. R1. I am working on this now.

Regards
Hugh

Thank you for that Chart Mike it will come in handy!

And thanks to Hugh too for the info
Cheers