a moment in time Posted 11 June , 2014 Share Posted 11 June , 2014 Albert Sargent D/1141 possibly 3rd Dragoon Guards so would be about 1906 unsure with the uniform Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDWARD1 Posted 11 June , 2014 Share Posted 11 June , 2014 Crossed carbines, central abbreviated V1DG for the 6th ( Carabiniers) and the Prince of Wales feathers for the 3rd. Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a moment in time Posted 11 June , 2014 Share Posted 11 June , 2014 Thanks for that Eddie Tracey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark holden Posted 27 June , 2014 Share Posted 27 June , 2014 Three Royal Engineers The seated Sapper is wearing a souvenir belt with a Tyneside Scottish glengarry badge and not discernible in my photo but clear on the original are two Tyneside Scottish '3' shoulder titles either side of it. His ID disc is attached to his braces. The Sapper standing to his left (right as you look at it) has an embroidered waistbelt with his clasp knife attached to it. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 28 June , 2014 Share Posted 28 June , 2014 Can you post a close up of the two belts please? Yes, those are great views of early stable/ditty belts in use. The issued braces (suspenders U.S.) were not elasticated, as rubber was so expensive and when the men were engaged in physical labour they would shrug the braces off their shoulders to free their upper body for easy movement and rely on just the belts to hold up the high waisted (and thus loose fitting) trousers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony N Posted 28 June , 2014 Share Posted 28 June , 2014 A group of Brit prisoners from an unidentified unit or units, ready to be marched away. The man behind the L/Cpl. appears to be on his mobile, no doubt letting someone know he won't be home on leave anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark holden Posted 28 June , 2014 Share Posted 28 June , 2014 Here you go High Wood Can you post a close up of the two belts please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muckandbullets Posted 28 June , 2014 Share Posted 28 June , 2014 Could you elaborate please? Hi Highwood just caught up on this one as indicated in post 2968 and 2972. My Friend is very grateful for the GWF identifying the unit In the photograph but does not want to say anything else at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark holden Posted 29 June , 2014 Share Posted 29 June , 2014 Under a glass the name is shergold Thank you; as I suspected there appears to be an embroidered name on the belt of the man on the right. Bergold or Hergold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark holden Posted 29 June , 2014 Share Posted 29 June , 2014 A Tyneside Scot. His shoulder title is visible and it appears to be fixed to a coloured? slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark holden Posted 29 June , 2014 Share Posted 29 June , 2014 A very young Northumberland Fusilier Officer wearing shoulder titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7t2ndswinger Posted 29 June , 2014 Share Posted 29 June , 2014 Here you go High Wood The man seated is wearing a belt of badges, one of them a Tyneside Scottish and what looks like a 3 part Tyneside Scottish shoulder title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 30 June , 2014 Share Posted 30 June , 2014 A very young Northumberland Fusilier Officer wearing shoulder titles. Fantastic image Mark and thank you for posting it. Quite rare to see an officer wearing shoulder titles on SD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 30 June , 2014 Share Posted 30 June , 2014 The man seated is wearing a belt of badges, one of them a Tyneside Scottish and what looks like a 3 part Tyneside Scottish shoulder title. Yes and the same man has affixed one of his dog tags/ID discs to the left brace attachment. All-in-all a really good image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 30 June , 2014 Share Posted 30 June , 2014 A Tyneside Scot. His shoulder title is visible and it appears to be fixed to a coloured? slide. I think that the battalions within the Tyneside Scottish Brigade might have worn different colours to identify their unit. Forum member Graham Stewart will be able to confirm. The slides also facilitated moving the titles between best and working jackets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyneside Chinaman Posted 30 June , 2014 Share Posted 30 June , 2014 The TS wore a Diamond, colour indicating battalion, 20th Red, 21st Yellow, 22nd Black, 23rd Blue on the rear of the shoulder so it does not show up in photos. Some trades such as signallers, snipers etc had other patches on the arm and forearm. regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon92 Posted 30 June , 2014 Share Posted 30 June , 2014 The TS wore a Diamond, colour indicating battalion, 20th Red, 21st Yellow, 22nd Black, 23rd Blue on the rear of the shoulder so it does not show up in photos. Some trades such as signallers, snipers etc had other patches on the arm and forearm. regards John What tartan is that behind the badge in this photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyneside Chinaman Posted 30 June , 2014 Share Posted 30 June , 2014 It is known as "Sandbag tartan" "We'll hav te de a lot a fightin afor we get wor kilts" regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 1 July , 2014 Share Posted 1 July , 2014 What tartan is that behind the badge in this photo? As well as what John has said re Sandbag Tartan, if you do a forum search of "Shepherds Tartan" you will find a lot more fascinating detail regarding the Tyneside Scottish and their pipers/kilts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon92 Posted 1 July , 2014 Share Posted 1 July , 2014 It is known as "Sandbag tartan" "We'll hav te de a lot a fightin afor we get wor kilts" regards John As well as what John has said re Sandbag Tartan, if you do a forum search of "Shepherds Tartan" you will find a lot more fascinating detail regarding the Tyneside Scottish and their pipers/kilts. John - Did the Sandbag tartan entirely replace the individual battalion tartans for badge backing and pipers kilts? Frogsmile - Thank you for the reference. I have reviewed those threads. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry B Posted 1 July , 2014 Share Posted 1 July , 2014 South Wales Borderers officer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 1 July , 2014 Share Posted 1 July , 2014 South Wales Borderers officer. swb officer small.jpg swb officer detail 2.jpg Interesting that he is wearing his sphinx collar badge(s) at such an odd angle. He seems unlikely to be a Regular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyneside Chinaman Posted 1 July , 2014 Share Posted 1 July , 2014 Hi, Before the TS were allowed the Tartan patch behind the badge - nothing was worn behind the badge. Indeed it was a while before the TOS replaced the glengarry. The tartans referred to by Frogsmile were worn by the Pipers only, apart from head dress and shoulder titles the OR's were dressed the same as other regiments In many photos men borrowed pipers kit for their photo's Particularly the drummers who did not wear the kilt. If you look carefully at the TS photo in #3013 you will see he is wearing an 08 belt which suggests to me it is late 17 or 18 photo, in most early photos they wear the 1914 snake belt. regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry B Posted 2 July , 2014 Share Posted 2 July , 2014 Interesting that he is wearing his sphinx collar badge(s) at such an odd angle. He seems unlikely to be a Regular. Thanks. A very junior newbie for the duration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Delvine Posted 2 July , 2014 Share Posted 2 July , 2014 We are fortunate to have a few WW1 postcards in the family, this is my favourite, from my Grampa to his sweetheart. Postmark is March 1915. I think all are 7th Battalion Cameron Highlanders which was his regiment. We can clearly pick him out on the left. On the back it says '....somewhere in France, any of them of interest to you?' His sweetheart later became his wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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