3175671, number service of a soldier Royal Scots Fusilier ?

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  1. PiRO03

    PiRO03 Member

    I found a pair of camouflaged English pouches with a serial number on them. She is originally from Normandy and the assigned number would be to a soldier of the Royal Scots Fusilers. But the soldier does not appear to have died in combat, his name not appearing in the register of the dead.
    If anyone has any idea or could help me identify this soldier.
    The service number is 3175671.
     
    Last edited: Dec 19, 2022
  2. skimmod

    skimmod Senior Member

    all i can say is that it was a very late war number - my attestations books go up to the middle of 1940 and it ends 3134097.
    Sorry i cant be any more help.
     
  3. AB64

    AB64 Senior Member

    It's not a late war number, I have 3,135,844 as June 1940, from the start of 1942 there wouldn't be RSF enlistments but men would join the GS Corps (and be posted on to the RSF as required) so he would fall between those dates of mid 1940 to end of 1941
     
  4. skimmod

    skimmod Senior Member

    Not so sure - I have the attestation books up until May 1940 and the last number is 3130497 - to add another 50000 names (to get to 317) into one regiments books in the next year and a bit is stretching it rather.
    But i'm sure there is a reason that they did this or perhaps another explanation altogether.
     
  5. skimmod

    skimmod Senior Member

    In case its just bad writing on the webbing and those 7's are 2's - then the person you could be looking for is 3125621 Mark Finnigan Millar - Joined in 1923, left in 1935 but re-joined the RSF in 1941 and was finally discharged due to age on the 20 Dec 1945 as a Fusilier.
     
  6. PiRO03

    PiRO03 Member

    And no, unfortunately the numbers listed are 7.
     
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  7. AB64

    AB64 Senior Member

    It does look like there may be an error in the number, looking at casualty lists for RSF's, numbers seem to end at 3,131,658. Possibly one for Gelert and his huge database of numbers and enlistment dates
     
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  8. Gelert

    Gelert Active Member

    This number was not issued. Highest noted within the block is 3137778
     
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  9. PiRO03

    PiRO03 Member

    upload_2023-1-3_22-3-45.jpeg
    Here is a photo, maybe it will give you information that I don't have.
     
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  10. skimmod

    skimmod Senior Member

    that is odd! the mystery deepens.... unless its a commonwealth or perhaps Free French number? (of which i really have no idea about!!)
     
    Last edited: Jan 6, 2023
  11. PiRO03

    PiRO03 Member

    To add to this mystery the pouch are made in Canada. Because in the pressure button there are the inscriptions "UNITED C.A.R.R CANADA"
     
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