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I have a question that may be fundamental to some, but it has made me scratch my head for a while. Sometimes I see batallion designations in British and Canadian Regiments from WW2 with two numbers, seperated by a slash.  For example: 1/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment I thought it...

I understand that officers did not have Regimental Numbers in WW2, but does anyone know why?  How did they differentiate between Captain Peter Jones and Captain Peter Jones?  Inquiring minds want to know Robert Forbes