hello,my grandfather no was
G/24680 can anbody tell what the G stands for.
manythanks.
bob.

The "G" prefix of service numbers used during the Great War has been used in the following case:

G - Garrison battalions (1st,2nd & 3rd )Royal Irish Fusiliers
G - British home county regiment's prefixes denoting New Army men & later

This is not necessarily an exclusive list.

krisbee
hi sorry i still dont understand grandfather served with the queens own royal west kent 1st battalion have not seen a G/ ref in any other service no s.stil not sure what that means.
bob

Kent is a home county hence the G. It doesn't tell you anymore than that.

Just have a look at the CWGC register or SDGW CD-ROM or the "Medal Index Card" entries on-line at the NA and you find plenty of service numbers with a G/ perfix. Added to this is the fact that some entries on the CWGC register seem to have dropped any prefix, so a small sample could be mis-leading.

I think it may also apply to Derby Scheme men, who enlisted prior to conscription, and were called up in groups. G may possibly stand for July, being the seventh letter of the alphabet. I have a G prefix amongst my relations, a newly-wed, who entered the army in July 1916.