BillD2 Posted 19 September , 2009 Share Posted 19 September , 2009 Hi All, this is a studio portrait of my grandfather - I guess it was taken in November 1914 before he left for France (the uniform is pristine!) Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavoT Posted 19 September , 2009 Share Posted 19 September , 2009 Nice photo Bill. He's a dapper looking chap. Cheers, David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Upton Posted 21 September , 2009 Share Posted 21 September , 2009 Hi All, this is a studio portrait of my grandfather - I guess it was taken in November 1914 before he left for France (the uniform is pristine!) Bill The photo cannot date to any earlier than 1916, as he is wearing what is often called a "trench cap", introduced that year - this was essentially a soft version of the stiff peaked cap, but easily recognizable due to the concentric rows of stitching on the peak. Have a look at the following (about a third of the way down the page): http://www.kaisersbunker.com/ceftp/caps.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidneybean Posted 21 September , 2009 Share Posted 21 September , 2009 Hi Bill I note the picture of your Grandfather was taken in Lewisham, I too recently posted a picture of a ASC man taken around this period also in Lewisham (Nola,234,High Street, Lewisham, SE) was this a depot for recruits joining ASC. I am trying to piece together a service History of a relative and would like to get more details of ASC and his movements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD2 Posted 21 September , 2009 Author Share Posted 21 September , 2009 Hi My grandfather lived in Lewisham and I have other family portraits taken at the same studio so I can't say that Lewisham was a depot. What was the title of your post out of curiosity? Bill Hi Bill I note the picture of your Grandfather was taken in Lewisham, I too recently posted a picture of a ASC man taken around this period also in Lewisham (Nola,234,High Street, Lewisham, SE) was this a depot for recruits joining ASC. I am trying to piece together a service History of a relative and would like to get more details of ASC and his movements. Thanks, Andrew I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions - maybe the photo was taken to celebrate getting the new cap! Bill The photo cannot date to any earlier than 1916, as he is wearing what is often called a "trench cap", introduced that year - this was essentially a soft version of the stiff peaked cap, but easily recognizable due to the concentric rows of stitching on the peak. Have a look at the following (about a third of the way down the page): http://www.kaisersbunker.com/ceftp/caps.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidneybean Posted 28 September , 2009 Share Posted 28 September , 2009 Hi Bill My post was "Identification of Uniform and Regiment" when members decided he was ASC. This was about 2 months ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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