Butchers maybe?

[chris basey]

When I was handed this photo today by a family member of a Norfolk Regiment man I researched some years ago I immediately thought I had a second picture of him. No such luck, I'm afraid. I'm not even sure if they are Norfolk Regiment as the badge is difficult to make out - a larger scan isn't any better.

Anyway, it's an interesting picture in which, I think, they are Army butchers carrying joints of meat. It looks as if it's well done although the dog is still keen!

What do you think?

[Chalkhill Blue]

Bunglers, surely, Chris?

Bryan

[MelPack]

Not much of a chateau.

[Guest]

I don't think I would be keen on eating it. It's not human remains is it?

Mike

[Steven Broomfield]

It's a glue factory.

[MelPack]

Or perhaps it's the remnants of the frontline British infantry after Bob's pop has torched it singlehandedly?

[Adam Llewellyn]

What could the dog be thinking to its self?

[Paul Nixon]

Hi Chris - how are you doing?

I'm sure that dog has its tail between its legs.

[SiegeGunner]

The contents of the tray look (under magnification) more archaeological than gastronomic. There is a flat-topped box-shaped object in the middle, and the lighter-coloured object in front of the left breast pocket of the man standing behind the tray seems to be a piece of machinery/equipment with a round port in it. At the left end of the tray are several objects approximately the shape of cartridge cases. Given the presence of the well-dressed boys, this is evidently a home-front photograph.

No idea what it is, though ...

[Bardess]

Cobblers ... they look like boots/shoes to me (without any magnification tools to hand)

Diane

[Sgt_Hazell_Great_Grandson]

Way too good looking to be butchers , i say way too good looking to be..

[per ardua per mare per terram]

I think they're taking part in a "guess what we're doing competition." It looks like they're entering outbuildings to sort out the contents of the tray.

[stoj22]

Meat or old boots?

Perhaps there wasn't that much difference!!

[squirrel]

They look like boots to me as well - battalion cobblers with their next batch of repairs?

[phil@basildon]

They are definately boots, you can even make out pairs.

[per ardua per mare per terram]

Aren't there some apples too?

[matchless]

I can not see any boots but I can see what looks very much like a skull with a German

cap placed on it, in the first tray on the right.

Could this be remains that are being brought to the nominated morgue collected from a

zeppelin/gotha crash site.

That would explain the bits of machinery and it possibly being a home front picture

Andrew

[phil@basildon]

That is definately some boots on the left, but matchless could still be right! But would any remains be covered up!

[Guest]

Just wondering if anyone recognises the cap badges?

Mike

[Michael Johnson]

Here's a closer look - don't see any skulls. Something has an arrow. Boots and cartridge pouches?

[CT-Guards]

Cobblers..........................with boots, If they were butchers of sorts i'm sure they would have bloodier aprons?

Regards

[phil@basildon]

You can make out three separate trays resembling baking trays with what looks like a box of some sort behind them. The aprons they are wearing are the same as that I wore in carpentry lessons at school.

[phil@basildon]

Just wondering if anyone recognises the cap badges?

Mike

The one on the left has a badge on his right sleeve, could we have an enlargement please? Also the one on the right seems to be wearing a white shirt, did any trades wear a white shirt?

[per ardua per mare per terram]

I know that the meat they had was like old leather...

But seriously, can anyone do an enlargement of the badge?

[Muerrisch]

Possibly a Distance Judging star ..... the TF star was for five years [sometimes 4] service.

Apart from that, the right cuff should be empty.