Deciphering help please, and an explanation ......

...... of a couple of recent posts.

I asked for Family tree help, as people had posted they were happy to explore. I received some great help and have made some progress for the first time in years.

I then posted a cryptic message about changing name by deed poll.

Basically, the two posts were linked. I have no idea who my Grandfather was, who I ultimately take my surname from. I came to the conclusion that he was just some random wartime bloke who did the dirty on my Grandma, God Bless her, so at the ripe old age of 50, i decided I was going to perhaps change my surname to hers. Anyways ........

Thanks to some decent chaps on here, I have potentially made some progress. To help me continue though, I need to try decipher the image below (or attached, depending how you are reading). I am pretty sure the bottom bit is easy - 7887414. Its the bit above. Its some sort of regiment / service number. I used to believe it was RTR (Royal Tank Regiment). Or maybe TR? (Training Regiment). Or maybe one of you kind souls see something more obvious? I am quite open to the idea that they are literally false details, which proves perhaps he did do the dirty .....



As always, thanks in advance.

 

This any good?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Watch

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Sorry meant to add, that came from a search from Perth regiment. Thought maybe 6th battalion.

Probably wrong but worth a look

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Thanks for that ........ interesting because he was I believe Scottish. I'll have a dig, ta, it's certainly a new line.

 

Have now stumbled across this by accident ........ http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/army-number-block-allocations.4837/

"Royal Tank Regiment 7868001 - 7891868 "

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At least you're in the right area. ☺

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