1939 Register number query

[pat fowles]

Hi everyone... Does anyone know what the numbers on the 1939 National Registration Card mean? My Dad's number was 558232. Thanks

[Pam Downes]

Are you talking about an entry on the 1939 Register, or are you talking about numbers on a National Registration Identity Card?
Where exactly are the numbers written?

The cards seem to go through several different styles, This is another style - one I'm more familiar with as it has the four letter three number code on it which later became the National Health Service number for that person.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/04/a3706904.shtml

Pam

[pat fowles]

The info is on his RAF form. It says..National Registration Identification Letter & No. Then NHA and the numbers. I know NHA are the letters for Liverpool but wondered if the numbers had a 'meaning'.