ander11 Posted 11 May , 2010 Share Posted 11 May , 2010 Hi can anyone tell anything about this picture. what the uniform is ?? Ianander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmond7 Posted 11 May , 2010 Share Posted 11 May , 2010 Royal Engineers - maybe signaller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT-Guards Posted 11 May , 2010 Share Posted 11 May , 2010 Royal Engineers for me - The boots look like those of a Despatch Rider maybe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 11 May , 2010 Share Posted 11 May , 2010 Blue/white brassard = signaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 11 May , 2010 Share Posted 11 May , 2010 Dispatch rider with spurs? Presumably horse mounted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 11 May , 2010 Share Posted 11 May , 2010 Dispatch rider with spurs? Presumably horse mounted. As all dispatch riders once were and a good many remained in WW1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted 11 May , 2010 Share Posted 11 May , 2010 Or could he be working with an ariel cable section? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 11 May , 2010 Share Posted 11 May , 2010 Or could he be working with an ariel cable section? In which case his name would be Robin Goodfellow (Puck) and he'd be a hell of a fast dispatch carrier if Shakespeare is correct he could put a girdle round the earth in 40 minutes (Ariel was the son of Oberon and messenger to the fairies) Suspect you mean aerial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bierlijn Posted 11 May , 2010 Share Posted 11 May , 2010 Is this any help? Couldn't see any spurs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT-Guards Posted 11 May , 2010 Share Posted 11 May , 2010 Sure you see spurs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 11 May , 2010 Share Posted 11 May , 2010 Is this any help? Couldn't see any spurs! Only the most primitive motor bikes respond to spurs but not all dispatch riders were motor bike mounted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT-Guards Posted 11 May , 2010 Share Posted 11 May , 2010 Ponit taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted 11 May , 2010 Share Posted 11 May , 2010 In which case his name would be Robin Goodfellow (Puck) and he'd be a hell of a fast dispatch carrier if Shakespeare is correct he could put a girdle round the earth in 40 minutes (Ariel was the son of Oberon and messenger to the fairies) Suspect you mean aerial That's what I meant - would this mean he would have had to slow down a bit then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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