Training Regiments

[Carla]

My grandfather was too old to see active service in WW2. I have been searching for ages for his WW1 records to no avail, although i know he was in the Royal Artillery. Just before Christmas, in a chance conversation with my father, he mentioned that my grandfather's WW2 details were on my aunts birth certificate in 1939. Well why didn't i think of looking on that? I am hoping to link the details with possible WW1 regiments but that is rather unlikely to happen, i know.
Anyway i have found out the details state his name as J C Martin Bombardier Training Reg Royal Artillery, His number is 1050666 but the first 6 may be a 5 as the certificate is folded and the number is faded!! He was 41. I have also been told that he served at Bovington, near Lulworth in Dorset, but i have no proof this is true, as yet.
By 1943 when his son was born he was a Sign Writer and not in the training regiment any more.

This got me interested in Training regiments and i found a few sites that have helped me to understand what they did and why they were created

BRITISH ARTILLERY IN WORLD WAR 2 RECRUITING & TRAINING
http://nigelef.tripod.com/recruitrain.htm

Also
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Tank_Regiment

On 4 April 1939, the Royal Tank Corps was renamed theRoyal Tank Regimentand became a wing of the newly-created Royal Armoured Corps.
The eight Yeomanny Armoured Car Companies of the RTR were activated and transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps.
Before the Second World War Royal Tank Corps recruits were required to be at least 5 feet 4 inches tall. They initially enlisted for six years with the colours and a further six years with the reserve. They trained at the Royal Tank Corps Depot at Bovington camp Dorset for about eight months