"DA" Marked Ross rifles; Serial number listing from HMS Canada

[Surpmil]

Anyone with pre-1916 rifle marked to the 16th Battalion might want to post or PM me the serial number as I have a list of about 100 rifle SNs with the names of the men they were issued to in 1914/5. Sometime in 1915 the order must have come down not to bother recording that information as it simply stops. The logical conclusion is that casualties were so heavy and as a result there were so many rifles changing hands it was impossible to keep up with it.

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[Sentryduty]

The logical conclusion is that casualties were so heavy and as a result there were so many rifles changing hands it was impossible to keep up with it.

Historically that is a pretty reasonable explanation, many units were nearly clean slate wiped from the earth during that time.

[zezzy]

Anyone with pre-1916 rifle marked to the 16th Battalion might want to post or PM me the serial number as I have a list of about 100 rifle SNs with the names of the men they were issued to in 1914/5. Sometime in 1915 the order must have come down not to bother recording that information as it simply stops. The logical conclusion is that casualties were so heavy and as a result there were so many rifles changing hands it was impossible to keep up with it.

I have one ser#328/1915 EO CEF 16. Also a DA rifle

[Surpmil]

I have one ser#328/1915 EO CEF 16. Also a DA rifle

I'll check the list.