Irish Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 On a Canadian Queens Korea Medal what would the prefix SK stand for. this would appear before the serial number. I have been told that S is for an NCO. The next letter was place of enlistment? The Letter K would stand for what location. Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacHel Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 My money would be on SK = Saskatchewan Can we see the compete inscription? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 (edited) The inscription appears on both the Queens Canadian Korea Medal and the U.N. Medal. SK-13816 L.J. Browne. There is also a Canadian Korea volunteer medal that has no rim inscription. thanks for any help on this as Canadian items do not show up much here in Central Illinois Edited July 25, 2012 by Irish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 The inscription appears on both the Queens Canadian Korea Medal and the U.N. Medal. SK-13816 L.J. Browne. There is also a Canadian Korea volunteer medal that has no rim inscription. thanks for any help on this as Canadian items do not show up much here in Central Illinois Hello Irish....... Browne's regimental number during World War Two was K-13816, he volunteered to serve in Korea and given his old number with the letter "S" in front....... The K stands for the Military District, I'm not sure which one is K that he enlisted in during WW2..... I know Calgary where I am was Military District 13 and letter "M"..... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Posted July 26, 2012 Author Share Posted July 26, 2012 Thank you Mike, So he was a 2 war veteran. That would explain the WW2 rack of medals that were with this group in the shop where these were found.. None of the WW2 medals were named so I left them behind. I will continue to try and determine what the K represents. Any way to research this veteran's service? Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 (edited) Found it with a little help from some friends....... Militia District 11 - Prefix K - British Columbia and Yukon Territory 9th Armoured Regiment 1 - 3200 British Columbia Regiment 37001 - 42000 Rocky Mountain Rangers 42001 - 47000 Westminster Regiment 47001 - 52000 Seaforth Highlanders 52001 - 57000 Canadian Scottish Regiment 57001 - 59500 Canadian Scottish Regiment 62001 - 67000 Irish Rifles 67001 - 72000 Edited July 26, 2012 by QSAMIKE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Again with a lot of help from my friends...... Thanks Adam...... For other forum members who might be looking for Regimental Numbers by Military Districts: http://www.canadaatwar.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=3172 Following is a list of the number blocks assigned the various units and services of the Canadian Army and a List of Militia Districts and Areas. Please note that this is a heavily edited list, only showing some of the major armoured units and infantry regiments. A complete list, and full explanation of the Regimental Numbers, is available in Clive Law's Regimental Numbers of the Canadian Army, 1936-1960. Militia District 1 - Prefix A - Toronto area 1st Hussars (6th Armoured Regiment) 1 - 1999 Royal Canadian Regiment 3000 - 3999 Perth Regiment 11000 - 16999 Essex Scottish Regiment 21100 - 26999 Highland Light Infantry of Canada (Galt) 37175 - 37999 Highland Light Infantry of Canada (Kitchener) 38000 - 41999 Elgin Regiment 42000 - 46999 Kent Regiment 49500 - 54499 Militia District 2 - Prefix B - Central Ontario Royal Canadian Dragoons 1 - 100 Scots Fusiliers 24901 - 24999 Royal Hamilton Light Infantry 36500 - 38240 Lincoln & Welland Regiment 40500 - 41576 2nd/10th Dragoons 41601 - 42999 Dufferin & Haldemand Rifles 43000 - 43481 Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 45500 - 46654 Lorne Scots (Defence Platoon) 46801 - 47150 Lorne Scots (Defence Platoon) 51600 - 52202 Grey & Simcoe Foresters 49250 - 49550 Grey & Simcoe Foresters 50000 - 50161 Grey & Simcoe Foresters 50750 - 50920 Algonquin Regiment 54500 - 55649 Sault Ste Marie and Sudbury Regiment 59000 - 60499 Queen's Own Rifles 63500 - 64441 Royal Regiment of Canada 66500 - 68013 3rd Armoured Regiment 69500 - 70160 Queens York Rangers 70161 - 71000 Prince of Wales Rangers 71001 71099 48th Highlanders of Canada 72500 - 74849 Toronto Scottish Regiment 75500 - 77058 Irish Regiment of Canada 78500 - 79539 Militia District 3 - Prefix C - Eastern Ontario and South-Western Quebec Hastings & Prince Edward Regiment 4001 - 9000 Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa 20501 - 25500 Midland Regiment 40501 - 40750 Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Highlanders 40751 - 41250 Lanark & Renfrew Scottish Regiment 42301 - 42310 Lanark & Renfrew Scottish Regiment 79000 - 79415 Regiment de Hull (Active Force) 42501 - 42700 Regiment de Hull (Active Force) 43501 - 43618 Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Highlanders (Active Force) 53000 - 57498 Governor General's Foot Guards (Active Force) 58000 - 62999 1st Bn. Midland Regiment (Active Force) 65000 - 69999 Prince of Wales Rangers 78000 - 78234 Brockville Rifles (Active Force) 80000 - 80999 Militia District 4 - Prefix D - Western Quebec 1st Armored Car Regiment 1500 - 2999 7th Recconnaisance Bn. 3000 - 5999 22nd Armoured Regiment 26000 - 30999 Regiment de St. Hyacinthe 41000 - 45999 27th Armoured Regiment (Sherbrooke Fusiliers) 46000 - 50999 Regiment de Chateauguay 51000 - 55999 Regiment de Maisonneuve 56000 - 60999 Fusiliers de Mont-Royal 61000 - 65999 Regiment de Joliette 66000 - 70999 Victoria Rifles of Canada 71000 - 75999 Royal Montreal Regiment 76000 - 80999 Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada 81000 - 90999 Royal 22nd Regiment 106000 - 106499 Royal 22nd Regiment 124700 - 124899 Canadian Armoured Corps (Reinforcements) 131000 - 131999 Fusiliers de Sherbrooke Regiment 150000 - 154999 Regiment de Maisonneuve 160000 - 162999 Fusiliers de Mont-Royal 163300 - 165999 Militia District 5 - Prefix E - Eastern Quebec and Western Newfoundland Royal 22e Regiment 4001 - 7500 Regiment de la Chaudiere 9001 - 14000 Royal Rifles of Canada 22801 - 23300 Royal Rifles of Canada 29801 - 34800 Voltigeurs de Quebec 23301 - 23800 Voltigeurs de Quebec 41901 - 46900 Regiment de Levis 23801 - 24300 Regiment de Quebec 24301 - 24800 Regiment de Quebec 63001 - 68000 Fusiliers du St. Laurent 25301 - 25800 Fusiliers du St. Laurent 57601 - 62600 Canadian Armoured Corps 40401 - 40900 Regiment de Montmagny 68001 - 73000 Militia District 6 - Prefix F - Nova Scotia Halifax Rifles 29550 - 30599 The West Nova Scotia Regiment 39550 - 43699 Pictou Highlanders 44600 - 45799 North Nova Scotia Highlanders 49600 - 50999 The Cape Breton Highlanders 54600 - 55725 Prince Edward Island Highlanders 59600 - 63700 Militia District 7 - Prefix G - New Brunswick 5th Armoured Regiment 1 - 3000 Carleton & York Regiment 17001 - 21500 North Shore Regiment 22001 - 25000 New Brunswick Rangers 27000 - 32000 St. John Fusiliers 32001 - 34000 Militia District 10 - Prefix H - Manitoba and Western Ontario Lord Strathcona's Horse 1 - 999 Winnipeg Light Infantry 3501 - 3600 Winnipeg Grenadiers 6001 - 7999 Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry 16001 - 17999 Fort Garry Horse 26001 - 26999 Royal Winnipeg Rifles 40501 - 42999 Lake Superior Regiment 45501 - 46999 18th Armoured Car Regiment 77001 - 77999 Winnipeg Light Infantry 200000 - 202999 2nd Bn Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada (Reserve Force) 433000 - 436999 Militia District 11 - Prefix K - British Columbia and Yukon Territory 9th Armoured Regiment 1 - 3200 British Columbia Regiment 37001 - 42000 Rocky Mountain Rangers 42001 - 47000 Westminster Regiment 47001 - 52000 Seaforth Highlanders 52001 - 57000 Canadian Scottish Regiment 57001 - 59500 Canadian Scottish Regiment 62001 - 67000 Irish Rifles 67001 - 72000 Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry 85201 - 87700 Militia District 12 - Prefix L - Saskatchewan Saskatoon Light Infantry 1001 - 6000 South Saskatchewan Regiment 12001- 17000 Regina Rifles Regiment 23001 - 24000 Prince Albert & Battleford Volunteers 24001 - 25000 Regina Rifles Regiment 27001 - 32000 16/22 Saskatchewan Horse 36001 - 41000 14th Canadian Hussars 53201 - 55200 Canadian Armoured Corps 58601 - 59600 King's Own Rifles of Canada 84501 - 85500 Prince Albert & Battleford Volunteers 86501 - 91500 Regina Rifles Regiment 93601 - 95600 Militia District 13 - Prefix M - Alberta and the Northwest Territories Calgary Highlanders 10501 - 12500 Edmonton Fusiliers 12501 - 15500 Edmonton Regiment 15501 - 20500 Edmonton Fusiliers 30801 - 33900 Lord Strathcona's Horse 37401 - 37450 South Alberta Regiment 44751 - 49750 31st (Alberta) Reconnaissance Regiment 51001 - 51500 31st (Alberta) Reconnaissance Regiment 52001 - 52800 Permanent Force Joining the CASF - Prefix P Royal Canadian Dragoons 1 - 2000 Lord Strathcona's Horse 2001 - 4000 Royal Canadian Regiment 12001 - 20000 Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry 20001 - 27000 Royal 22e Regiment 48001 - 52000 Later after the war the letter "S" preceded the letters listed above but the area stayed the same. Example SG was from New Brunswick, SF from Nova Scotia, SN from Newfoundland etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Irish...... I would go back and buy those WW2 medals to complete the set...... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Posted July 26, 2012 Author Share Posted July 26, 2012 Mike, many thanks. that is very helpful. Your efforts on behalf of this thread are quite commendable. I have just doubled my knowledge of Canadian Medals. Best John I will go back and get the other medals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Posted July 26, 2012 Author Share Posted July 26, 2012 (edited) As I start to compare numbers and prefixes their looks to be a difference in unit and location. K which the medal in question has would denote B.C and Yukon Terr, District # 11. The serial number of 13816 would denote Regiment de la Chaudiere 9001 - 14000. Which is located in Militia District 5 - Prefix E - Eastern Quebec and Western Newfoundland. Assuming this serial number was his WW2 issue. Am I looking at this in to precise of an interpretation?? Could there be differences like this??. I am assuming that the block of serial numbers would be unique and allocated only once to one unit? However I just noticed that this serial number could have been repeated in the Royal Canadian Regiment 12001 - 20000 which had a prefix of Permanent Force Joining the CASF - Prefix P. Different prefix letter though Thanks Edited July 26, 2012 by Irish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 (edited) As I start to compare numbers and prefixes their looks to be a difference in unit and location. K which the medal in question has would denote B.C and Yukon Terr, District # 11. The serial number of 13816 would denote Regiment de la Chaudiere 9001 - 14000. Which is located in Militia District 5 - Prefix E - Eastern Quebec and Western Newfoundland. Assuming this serial number was his WW2 issue. Am I looking at this in to precise of an interpretation?? Could there be differences like this??. I am assuming that the block of serial numbers would be unique and allocated only once to one unit? However I just noticed that this serial number could have been repeated in the Royal Canadian Regiment 12001 - 20000 which had a prefix of Permanent Force Joining the CASF - Prefix P. Different prefix letter though Thanks Hello John....... No he was definately from District K, BC and Yukon...... Note I mentioned this...... Please note that this is a heavily edited list, only showing some of the major armoured units and infantry regiments. In reply to your..... I am assuming that the block of serial numbers would be unique and allocated only once to one unit? No that is not the case...... For example: In Militia District 1 - Prefix A - Toronto area 1st Hussars (6th Armoured Regiment) 1 - 1999 so all numbers between 1 and 1999 would start withe the letter A In Militia District 7 - Prefix G - New Brunswick 5th Armoured Regiment 1 - 3000 so all numbers between 1 and 3000 would start withe the letter G So there could be different numbers 1001, and A 1001 and a G 1001 .... etc...... The numbers shown are only for MAJOR units, not including Engineers, Artillery etc...... He would not have been a member of Regiment de la Chaudiere..... Sorry John using your logic he could have been in 6 different units...... Not including Non-Armoured or Infantry Regiments...... Mike Edited July 26, 2012 by QSAMIKE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Posted July 26, 2012 Author Share Posted July 26, 2012 6 different units, That would have made him one heck of a fighting man. yes that was a poor assumption on my part, thanks for the clarification. As with much research into military records etc there are usuually no quick and or sure answers. Even though I tried. Much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georg14 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Good evening, Gentlemen. Sorry, maybe I'm confused in the definitions, but did not fully understand transcript SC 2205 J.B.R. CARON : "I have been told that S is for an NCO" (#1) – what means an NCO ? SC - the letter "S" was set as whole after WW2 or this is an addition for his code during WW2 ? The letter "C" refers to the M3, but there is no regiment 2205 ( "Militia District 3 - Prefix C - Eastern Ontario and South-Western Quebec. Hastings & Prince Edward Regiment 4001 - 9000 ...", but 2205 ?). Many thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) Good evening, Gentlemen. Sorry, maybe I'm confused in the definitions, but did not fully understand transcript SC 2205 J.B.R. CARON : CARON IS A W.W.2 SOLDIER THAT HAS VOLUNTEERED FOR SERVICE DURING THE KOREAN WAR THAT IS WHY HE HAS THE LETTER "S" BEFORE HIS NUMBER "I have been told that S is for an NCO" (#1) – what means an NCO ? THE LETTER "S" DOES NOT MEAN NCO, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER..... VERY VERY OLD WIVES TALE SC - the letter "S" was set as whole after WW2 or this is an addition for his code during WW2 ? THIS DESIGNATION WAS NOT USED DURING WW2, ONLY KOREA The letter "C" refers to the M3, but there is no regiment 2205 ( "Militia District 3 - Prefix C - Eastern Ontario and South-Western Quebec. Hastings & Prince Edward Regiment 4001 - 9000 ...", but 2205 ?). Many thanks. YES THE LETTER "C" IS FOR MILITIA DISTRICT 3, BUT YOU WILL ALSO NOTE I HAVE STATED THAT THE LIST IS VERY HEAVILY EDITED AND NOT ALL UNITS ARE SHOWN JUST SOME OF THE MAJOR ONES. Edited January 6, 2017 by QSAMIKE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Johnson Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 C2205 falls within 3rd Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, (Active Service) Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georg14 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Thank You very much ! All the best in this New Year! Regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georg14 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 "The letter "C" refers to the M3, but there is no regiment 2205..." The same problem with SL 11898 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Johnson Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 (edited) C2205 falls within 3rd Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, (Active Service) They were alloted C2001 to C3000 - 2205 is his individual number. L11898 is in the block for the 21st Field Battery Royal Canadian Artillery, again an Active (i.e. overseas) unit. When he re-enlisted for Korea, and S was added, but he did not necessarily serve in his wartime unit. You would need to have his service papers. I suspect he was a very late enlistment and may not have qualified for more than a War Medal. Michael Edited January 10, 2017 by Michael Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Hi Michael...... I have a funny feeling that our friend Georg may think that the numbers are unit numbers not numbers given to individual soldiers..... If he wants all of the lists he will have tp purchase "Clive Law's Regimental Numbers of the Canadian Army, 1936-1960" book...... All I can say is thank God I collect Boer War, a lot less confusing...... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georg14 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 " Georg may think that the numbers are unit numbers not numbers given to individual soldiers..... " I understood that this is blocks of the personal numbers whithin each Militia Districts and assigned certain unit/regiment. I am wrong ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Johnson Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 That is correct. The size of the block could vary widely. As has been said "Regimental Numbers of the Canadian Army" by Clive M. Law is the best source. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georg14 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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