[Alan O]

As regard numbering the 7th bn Hampshire regt was raised in 1908 as single Territorial Force (TF) battalion of the Hampshire regt. In the course of the war the numbers increased so one simple solution was to 'double up' the TF battalions.

So what had been the 7th Bn became the 1st/7th and the second battalion was 2nd/7th. The 1st/7th went to India to relieve a Regular Battalion so the Regular full time soldiers could return to fight in France.

As can be seen from the link I posted the 2nd/7th also went to India and a 3rd/7th battalion was raised to perform the UK based functions.

His 1470 regt number would have been issued by the Hampshire TF and would have been unique to him in the battalion - it was his 'pay' number. However this number would be in use in other regts & battalions who had their own numbering scheme.

The second number was a pan-army number when the TF were all re-numbered so that every soldier had a number unique to him in the army and not just his own unit.

Any medal issued post war would have been inscribed with the regtl number he was using when it was earned. However in your man's case I don't believe the TF in India qualified for the 1914 or 1914-15 Star as they were not in a theatre of war. This was a bone of contention for the TF post war as they felt hard done by being away for 4 years on garrison duties - a soldier landing in France on the 11 November 1918 received the same 2 medals.