East Surrey Regiment: Edward John Capper, WW1 & WW2?

Hi all, researching my family tree. Looking for info about my great-grandfather Edward John Capper. He was a private in the East Surrey Regiment during WW1 but we have a WW2 Star medal along with the Victory/War WW1 medals so I assume he continued serving. Service number on the medals is 38718.

 

Evening, just one place to start and that is to obtain his service records that will give chapter and verse on his time:
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First name(s): E J
Last name: Capper
Year: 1914-20
Service number: 38718, 69462, L/12590
Second service number: 69462
Third service number: L/12590
Rank: Private,Private,Private
Second rank: Private
Third rank: Private
Regiment: East Surrey Regiment, The Queen's Regiment, East Kent Regiment
Second corps: The Queen's Regiment
Third corps: East Kent Regiment
Service record: Soldier Number: 38718, Rank: Private, Corps: East Surrey Regiment
Second service record: Soldier Number: 69462, Rank: Private, Corps: The Queen's Regiment
Third service record: Soldier Number: L/12590, Rank: Private, Corps: East Kent Regiment
Medal type: British Army Medal Index Cards, 1914-1920
Archive reference: WO372/4
Archive reference description: Campaign Medal Index Cards and Silver War Badge Cards
Record set: Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards

 

The service number you have given is a WW1 version - these changed in 1920's so if he was involved in WW2 then he would have a different service number

Service records as Tony56 says is the way to go for his WW2 details

TD

 

Surrey, England, Regimental Rolls, 1914-1947
Name: Edward John Capper
Birth Year: abt 1900
Birth Place: Portsmouth
Event Date: 1 Mar 1923
Event Place: Canterbury
Age: 23
Regiment Number: 6279810
Regiment: Queen's Royal West Surrey

 

That's great, thank you both.