Help requested regarding prefix letter "S"

[Brian Wolfe]

Hello Everyone,

For the past three evenings I have been searching the GMIC posts for information on the prefix "S" before the regimental number without any luck. I am sure I have seen this before but darned if I can find it.

The medal is the WW I British War Medal named as follows:

S-16522 PTE. W.M. HUME, GORDONS

Does anyone know what the prefix "S" stands for?

Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.

Regards

Brian

[censlenov]

Ask an Yea shall receive Brian

S- when referencing the Gordons (or any of the Scottish Highland Regiments) indicates a wartime enlistment. Had it been a S- prefix on other units it would mean something different.

Cheers

Chris

[FrontlineAntiques]

Hi Brian, great question.

Chris is exactly right, S on a medal to Scottish regiments denotes war time enlistment.

Below are the other S prefixes -

S - Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Sussex Division

S - Army Service Corps Supply Branch

S - Scottish Regiments Wartime Enlistment

S - Army Service Corps Supply Branch

S - Royal Army Medical Corps

S - Royal Artillery

S - Highland Regiments Wartime Enlistment

S - Home Counties Regiments 3rd Battalion

S - Rifle Brigade

S - Royal Munster Fusiliers

S - Army Ordnance Corps

S - Dorset Regiment

Cheers, Dan

[leigh kitchen]

William M. Hume,

BWM & VM Medal Roll:

G/101B12

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Edited November 11, 2009 by leigh kitchen

[Brian Wolfe]

Thanks fellows, this has been a great help.

I'm sure I have read this before somewhere so I have made a hard copy of this post for future reference, I know I'll need it. It's probably a sign of age but I need to make more hard copies all of the time to back up my memory. My wife says my brain is truly becoming "software"; funny woman!

Thanks again.

Brian