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Just now, Alisonmallen62 said:

Ah ok so maybe the writing is something a dealer wrote as to condition of the card?

Yes probably. The numbers are probably a form of catologing.

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Great photo though

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Thanks, it was a steal for £2.50

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Any guesses on the cap badge on this one? (Anzac?)

And it looks like the one of the men in the background is trying to knock the hat off the other but he's probably just waving to somebody not in the photo.

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Does this thread have any French regulars?

 

Getting this from a seller for 4.00 USD. What can others tell me about it?

 

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Dear All,

It looks to me like a misspelt version of 'Wear and Tear'...

Kindest regards,

Kim.

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5 hours ago, Jools mckenna said:

Yes probably. The numbers are probably a form of catologing.

could the numbers be a regimental #??? just a thought

 

Regards

 

Bob R.

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6th Battalion East Surrey Regiment (large uncrowned Maltese Cross) with Arisaka Rifles.  Unsent postcard.

 

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Any Ideas on what cap badge this is? 

Post-war photo as well.

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It’s the Shropshire Yeomanry.

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1 hour ago, FROGSMILE said:

It’s the Shropshire Yeomanry.

 

 

It could also be Essex Yeomanry? Very similar badges from a distance.

 

Best,

 

Elliot

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It's voided, and the top of the shield might be horizontal, does that help ID?

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3 minutes ago, Pat Atkins said:

It's voided, and the top of the shield might be horizontal, does that help ID?

 

The post war Shropshire Yeomanry badge was voided Pat.

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1 hour ago, elliot#1 said:

 

It could also be Essex Yeomanry? Very similar badges from a distance.

 

Best,

 

Elliot

 

The WW1 badge for the Essex Yeomanry had a scroll at its base, Elliot.  As a post-war photo it could be Essex Yeomanry, because the badge changed to omit the scroll, but the shape of the central shield in the badge in the photo seems too irregular (to my eyes) to be Essex.

 

 

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It looks to be the Essex Yeomanry to me, the badge being the 1909-1916 pattern that was replaced with the badge with the lower scroll.  Pete.

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4 minutes ago, CorporalPunishment said:

It looks to be the Essex Yeomanry to me, the badge being the 1909-1916 pattern that was replaced with the badge with the lower scroll.  Pete.

 

Okay Pete, I’ve only got my phone screen and you might well be able to see better. I had felt that the seeming irregular shape of the central motif suggested the Shropshire design with pointed top to shield, but I’m quite happy to be mistaken.  As was said the two are very similar.

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13 hours ago, Jools mckenna said:

Any Ideas on what cap badge this is? 

Post-war photo as well.

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Is it definitely a post-war photo?. That pattern of Essex Yeomanry cap badge was obsolete by then.  Pete.

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On 07/08/2019 at 00:10, Tomb1302 said:

Does this thread have any French regulars?

 

Getting this from a seller for 4.00 USD. What can others tell me about it?

Not a French Regular I'm afraid but the caption says:

8th Company, The Aces of the 2nd Section.

But I cannot see clearly the collar insignia on the man sitting cross-legged in the middle. Would they be rank or might they give a regimental number ?

 

Is the uniform WW1 or perhaps postwar ?

Charlie

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53 minutes ago, CorporalPunishment said:

Is it definitely a post-war photo?. That pattern of Essex Yeomanry cap badge was obsolete by then.  Pete.

I just assumed it was due to the collar dogs.

31 minutes ago, charlie962 said:

Would they be rank or might they give a regimental number ?

 

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It's a regimental number. 

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On 12/08/2019 at 07:22, charlie962 said:

Not a French Regular I'm afraid but the caption says:

8th Company, The Aces of the 2nd Section.

But I cannot see clearly the collar insignia on the man sitting cross-legged in the middle. Would they be rank or might they give a regimental number ?

 

Is the uniform WW1 or perhaps postwar ?

Charlie

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Charlie,

 

It is a regimental number, '2'. Are the uniforms postwar?

 

I'm afraid I'm not familiar enough with uniforms to make any conclusions.

 

What can you tell me about it?

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On 12/08/2019 at 12:57, CorporalPunishment said:

Is it definitely a post-war photo?. That pattern of Essex Yeomanry cap badge was obsolete by then.  Pete.

Just arrived through the post. Dated Christmas 1915.

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Recently picked this image up of some Jocks in India. Not dated but photographed by R. Venkiah brothers in Madras. Possibly pre-war.

 

I suspect they are Royal Scots due to the voided cap badge. Happy to be corrected though.

 

Interesting belt worn by the man standing to the left.

 

Scott 

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2 hours ago, Waddell said:

Recently picked this image up of some Jocks in India. Not dated but photographed by R. Venkiah brothers in Madras. Possibly pre-war.

 

I suspect they are Royal Scots due to the voided cap badge. Happy to be corrected though.

 

Interesting belt worn by the man standing to the left.

 

Scott 

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Pipers would have had plain glengarry caps as seen here, but most Royal Scots wore the diced version. The belt’s been made from plaited leather.  The main leather work centre was at Kanpur (Cawnpore).

The cap badge is similar to HLI, who wore plain green glengarry caps, but voided cap badges (if that’s what they are) militate against.

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