jimmyjames Posted 22 February , 2004 Share Posted 22 February , 2004 I bought the attached photo in a Cheltenham antiques shop two years ago. The frame has broken so I was about to replace it. I wonder what information can be gleaned from it. Where was it taken and when. In what formation these officers served. Regiments/Corps the officers belonged to. Any faces recognised. Regards Jimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burlington Posted 22 February , 2004 Share Posted 22 February , 2004 I am no expert on uniforms etc but so far as location is concerned, I reckon it is 'somewhere' in Flanders. Consider the architecture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted 22 February , 2004 Share Posted 22 February , 2004 Only the one on the right appears to be a Staff-wallah; the others look like regimental officers, and I must say the background does look like Querrieu chateau on the Somme, but the architecture on many of these chateaux is similar. Any chance of a close up of head and shoulders of some of the others, to get a clear look at badges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 22 February , 2004 Share Posted 22 February , 2004 I wondered about Querrieu, and I also thought it might be La Motte au Bois. But having checked a couple of websites, I can see it is neither of them. The round-topped windows appear to be unusual and may be the route to identifying this building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted 22 February , 2004 Share Posted 22 February , 2004 Only a wild guess but the "chalky" appearance of their boots would suggest the Somme area. Roger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyjames Posted 22 February , 2004 Author Share Posted 22 February , 2004 Head and shoulder shot of the officer on the far left. More to follow. Jimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyjames Posted 22 February , 2004 Author Share Posted 22 February , 2004 The officer in the centre - he is wearing trousers and not breeches and puttees. Jimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyjames Posted 22 February , 2004 Author Share Posted 22 February , 2004 The officer second from right. Jimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted 22 February , 2004 Share Posted 22 February , 2004 Northants, Staffs and Royal Berks - 24th Division seems to be the thread between them perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyjames Posted 22 February , 2004 Author Share Posted 22 February , 2004 Officer on the far right. Jimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyjames Posted 22 February , 2004 Author Share Posted 22 February , 2004 Officer second from left. Jimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewThornton Posted 23 February , 2004 Share Posted 23 February , 2004 The officers are from the following regiments: From left to right: 1) Northamptonshire Regiment 2) Royal Warwickshire Regiment - appears to be a Territorial Force officer as there looks like there is a bronzed "T" under his collar badges. 3) South Staffordshire Regiment - might be able to identify this officer as he has silver knot collar badges which I think were worn by the 1st Battalion. I need to check this though. 4) Royal Berkshire Regiment, possibly 1/4th Battalion as he too has bronzed "T"'s under his collar badges. 5) Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry - the Ox and Bucks did not wear collar badges but instead wore regimental buttons with a "gimp". This is sometimes confused with staff officer's gorget patches. Also, he wears both straps of his Sam Browne equipment, as per regimental orders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesmessenger Posted 23 February , 2004 Share Posted 23 February , 2004 My bet is that these officers are students at one of the schools that each of the British armies established in France to keep junior officers up to date with the latest tactics and to broaden their military knowledge. They also provided a welcome relief from the humdrum of trench warfare. Charles M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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