Thank you, Kutscha. I stand corrected.
T
Did you know that the 'R' and 'J' denoted the recruit's military district, according to this Wikipedia entry under 'Service number' for Canada;
"During the Second World War, units were allocated blocks of Regimental Numbers to issue out, usually in the 5 or 6 digit range, though extremely low numbers were also possible due to the blocks.
- X12345 - the X was an alphabetic character denoting the Military District the soldier was recruited in (A represented MD1, B MD2, etc.) Up until 1945, officers never received numbers and were identified by name and rank only."
Tony