Queens Own Cameron Highlanders (Help Please)

Hello all and thank you for taking the time to read this post. I am trying to find out any information about my husbands father (deceased). I have very little information to go on and this is all I have:

He was named Clarence William Chapman 03 Jun 1924, I believe he was a private in the Queens Own Cameron Highlanders in Inverness which was disbanded on 11th Sep 1946 the number on his army book soldiers service and pay book as far as I can make out, as it is in poor condition is

number 14922844. (There is a possibility that he was in No 8 Holding Battalion) but not sure if this is correct and signed his name as William Chapman.

Any information would be very gratefully received as I am trying to find out more on behalf of my husband.

Thank you once again

 

No.8 Highland Holding Battalion came into existence early 1946, formed at Stewarton, Scotland. It was an amalgamation of all the Highland regiments holding battalions. No.8 moved to Cameron barracks Inverness, July 1946 and remained there until it was disbanded in November 1946. His army number suggests he was originally in the Royal artillery, assuming he joined up before the numbering system changed in 1942. If he joined when the system changed, then his number could be for any regiment. See this site re Army numbers;Army Service Numbers 1920 - 1942