Hello Knowledgeable fellows.
Tucked into my Brother's Bday card from out parents is 1/2 (the circle bit) of our Grandads ID.
As he died before me dad was born it is actually news to me that he even served in the forces (though I might have assumed as much a lot of my family roots are in mining and it was a reserved occupation etc etc).
Firstly, Nige you did a good job fitting Armistead on, the person that did this failed.
Secondly it's details are
ARMISTEAD
O D
1025633
On the Back is
RAF
So what do those numbers tell me? Anyone know.
With army numbers the number can often tell you the regiment.
ID discs also usually have the religion on them also.
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
I'm looking into the service numbers for the RAF, assuming the RAF on the back means the obvious, but the info is hiding from me.
I assume that O D is Other Denomination, as they are not his initials.
From the list of service number ranges:
721,001-1,842,000 = Royal Artillery - (Field Branch, Coast Defence and Anti-Aircraft Branch)
http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/mm/arm ... umbers.htm
Dunno if that means anything at all in this case.
yeah, it would be odd to have RAF on the back and a Royal Artillery number.
From what I have gathered.
RAF Identity discs did not have initials, just religion between Name and Service number, and the service number does not relate to what/where they served.
Though my parents should be in. Sending us tit bits and then not answering the phone. grrr
From here: http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/rfc_raf.pdf
your service number relates to a sign up from Sep '39 to march '41 at RAF Padgate
Hope that helps!
excellent 
excellent
Apparently it was where a lot of men who were called up for RAF National Service were first sent to be registered!