• Royal Flying Corps •
• R.F.C./R.A.F./R.N.A.S. Service number allocation •
The following list shows the allocation of service numbers to RFC/RAF rank and file (i.e. non-officers).
The RFC numbering system began at 1 in 1912 with the initial allocations being to men who had transferred in from the Royal Engineers and subsequent ones to civilian recruits. The RNAS commenced its own numbering system when it became a separate entity in July 1914 - again commencing with 1 but prefixed by the letter F.
When the RAF was formed on 1.4.18 RFC men kept their original service numbers. However as the RNAS numbering system had also begun at 1 all RNAS men inherited by the RAF had 200000 added to their original numbers and the prefix F was dropped. All RNAS personnel were renumbered in 1918 including the dead.
| Range | Category | Dates | Range | Category | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - 515 | RFC | 1912 | 109001 - 110000 | Civilians | 11.17 | |
| 516 - 1013 | RFC | 1913 | 110001 - 111000 | Cadets | 11.17-1.18 | |
| 1014 - 2690 | RFC | 1914 | 111001 - 113000 | Civilians | 11.17-1.18 | |
| 2691 - 17400 | RFC | 1915 | 113001 - 116000 | Transfers | 1.18 | |
| 17401 - 39639 | Civilians | 9.16 | 116001 - 117000 | Civilians | 1.18 | |
| 39640 - 40300 | Transfers | 7.16-10.16 | 117001 - 118000 | Cadets | 1.18 | |
| 40301 - 45300 | Civilians | 1916 | 118001 - 120000 | Civilians | 1.18 | |
| 45301 - 47300 | Transfers | 7.16-8.16 | 120001 - 122000 | Transfers | 1.18 | |
| 47301 - 49300 | Civilians | 8.16-11.16 | 122001 - 125000 | Civilians | 1.18-2.18 | |
| 49301 - 49800 | Transfers | 8.16-10.16 | 125001 - 128000 | Transfers | 2.18 | |
| 49801 - 50800 | Civilians | 11.16-12.16 | 128001 - 129000 | Cadets | 2.18-3.18 | |
| 50801 - 51800 | Transfers | 10.16-1.17 | 129001 - 131000 | Transfers | 1.18-2.18 | |
| 51801 - 52800 | Civilians | 12.16 | 131001 - 133000 | Civilians | 2.18-3.18 | |
| 52801 - 52950 | AID Examiners | 12.16-1.17 | 133001 - 137000 | Transfers | 2.18 | |
| 52951 - 56950 | Civilians | 1.17 | 137001 - 138000 | Cadets | 2.18-4.18 | |
| 56951 - 57950 | Transfers | 1.17 | 138001 - 140000 | Transfers | 3.18 | |
| 57951 - 60950 | Civilians | 2.17 | 140001 - 143000 | Civilians | 2.18-4.18 | |
| 60951 - 61950 | Transfers | 1.17-2.17 | 143001 - 149000 | Transfers | 3.18 | |
| 61951 - 64950 | Civilians | 2.17-3.17 | 149001 - 150000 | Civilians (Boys) | 8.17-3.18 | |
| 64951 - 65950 | Transfers | 2.17-3.17 | 150001 - 155000 | Canadians | 9.17-3.18 | |
| 65951 - 68950 | Civilians | 3.17 | 155001 - 160000 | Civilians (Boys) | 10.17-12.18 | |
| 68951 - 69000 | Cadets | 1.17-5.17 | 160001 - 166000 | Civilians | 4.18-5.18 | |
| 69001 - 70000 | Civilians | 3.17-4.17 | 166001 - 166500 | Transfers | 5.18 | |
| 70001 - 75000 | Canadians | 2.17-9.17 | 166501 - 170000 | Civilians | 5.18 | |
| 75001 - 77000 | Civilians | 4.17 | 170001 - 175000 | Canadians | 11.17-5.18 | |
| 77001 - 77100 | AID Examiners | 1.17 | 175001 - 185000 | Cadets | 5.18-10.18 | |
| 77101 - 79100 | Transfers | 3.17-5.17 | 185001 - 188000 | Transfers | 5.18 | |
| 79101 - 80100 | Civilians | 4.17-5.17 | 188001 - 200000 | Civilians | 5.18-6.18 | |
| 80101 - 80200 | AID Examiners | 4.17 | 200001 - 202902 | RNAS 1914 | 4.18 | |
| 80201 - 84200 | Civilians | 5.17 | 202903 - 210316 | RNAS 1915 | 4.18 | |
| 84201 - 84400 | AID Examiners | 5.17 | 210317 - 225060 | RNAS 1916 | 4.18 | |
| 84401 - 87400 | Civilians | 6.17-7.17 | 225061 - 244710 | RNAS 1917 | 4.18 | |
| 87401 - 88400 | Transfers | 7.17 | 244711 - 260000 | RNAS 1918 | 4.18 | |
| 88401 - 90400 | Civilians | 7.17-8.17 | 260001 - 270000 | Civilians | 6.18-7.18 | |
| 90401 - 90600 | AID Examiners | 7.17 | 270001 - 275000 | Canadians | 5.18-7.18 | |
| 90601 - 93600 | Civilians | 8.17-9.17 | 275001 - 300000 | Civilians | 7.18-9.18 | |
| 93601 - 94600 | Transfers | 9.17 | 300001 - 303000 | Transfers | 8.18 | |
| 94601 - 95600 | Civilians | 9.17 | 303001 - 307973 | Civilians | 9.18-10.18 | |
| 95601 - 95700 | AID Examiners | 9.17 | 307974 - 308085 | S Africans (26Sq) | 1918 | |
| 95701 - 98700 | Civilians | 9.17-10.17 | 308086 - 313000 | Civilians | 11.18-12.18 | |
| 98701 - 99700 | Transfers | 10.17 | 313001 - 316000 | RN att to RNAS | 4.18 | |
| 99701 - 100700 | Cadets | 10.17-11.17 | 316001 - 326000 | Cadets | 10.18 | |
| 100701 - 102700 | Civilians | 10.17-11.17 | 360201 - 361200 | Cadets (Canadians) | 6.18 | |
| 102701 - 102742 | AID Examiners | 11.17 | ||||
| 102744 - 109000 | Transfers | 11.17 |