I have taken advantage of free access to WW1 Ancestry war records
My uncle Ernest Stevenson born 1897 served in the Royal Tank Corps.
Resident prior to enlistment at 100 Slate Street, Heeley, sheffield
Looking at records, his Regimental no is shown as ??800
Confused here !
Is the number actually 5 digits i.e. the first 2 digits unreadable or is the number 800 ?
His regimental number when in the 9th Tank Reg. is 315800.
If you work your way through the records, the number is clearer on the later ones.
He was originally in the Hallamshire Rifles Defence Force.