GWF1967 Posted 14 May , 2021 Share Posted 14 May , 2021 18 minutes ago, Dai Bach y Sowldiwr said: But they do correctly have wound stripes on the left, and overseas service chevrons on the right sleeves of their civilian jackets. I doubt they would have worn them on the wrong sides. Indeed. The jacket buttons are also on the correct side. There is also statistically less chance of seeing a group of four left handed ex-servicemen. The two men on the left look like they are perhaps related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan24 Posted 15 May , 2021 Share Posted 15 May , 2021 7 hours ago, GWF1967 said: The two men on the left look like they are perhaps related. I wouldn't be surprised if the two on the right also turned out to be brothers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkley remembers Posted 15 May , 2021 Share Posted 15 May , 2021 Three pals probably taken on the Somme in late 1916 the man on the left has the patch of the 16th West Yorks 1st Bradford Pals on his left shoulder. Tidied it up a bit as the original is sepia coloured and perhaps beginning to fade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 15 May , 2021 Share Posted 15 May , 2021 17 hours ago, GWF1967 said: Modern reproduction photograph. Wounded men from Builth Wells, Mid Wales. All appear to be wearing wound stripes and/or overseas service chevrons on civilian clothing, with Silver War Badges worn on the wrong lapel. A great image of a type I’ve not seen before. It’s made me wonder if all these men were wounded in the same offensive such as Somme Jul 1916 and discharged subsequently. Thank you for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaretnolan Posted 15 May , 2021 Share Posted 15 May , 2021 On 30/04/2020 at 23:01, GWF1967 said: 6th (Rifle) Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment T.F. (43rd Provisional Battalion?) Weybourne Camp August 1915. Top Row. Leesdale, Lowe, Taylor, ? 2nd Row. MacMillan, Wren, Adamson. Bottom Row. Hyde, ?, Blower. Top row...missing name is possibly Carr. Bottom row...missing name is possibly Dempsey. Stand to be corrected though. Margaret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 16 May , 2021 Share Posted 16 May , 2021 On 15/05/2021 at 17:45, Margaretnolan said: Top row...missing name is possibly Carr. Bottom row...missing name is possibly Dempsey. Stand to be corrected though. Margaret Thanks for looking. Dempsey looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 29 May , 2021 Share Posted 29 May , 2021 C3?, A3, D8? - To," Miss M. Williams, Garmonfa, Capel Garmon, Llanwrst, N. Wales. - Ypres, Friday. Visiting the battlefields to day, Hill 60 etc. Will tell you all when we come home. Hope you are alright. E+L". "Captured German 11" Railway Gun. Amiens, 1918" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 29 May , 2021 Share Posted 29 May , 2021 (edited) Super photo GWF1967, thank you for posting. I’m not 100% positive but the tank in the upper two photos might be quite a famous one. If I’ve got it right it was involved in a famous action and the crew had to bale out and shelter in the lee of the tank’s off side whilst under a hail of fire. I think that one crew member died, but that junior officer i/c managed to get the rest of his men away. @Gareth Davies will be able to advise if I have crossed wires. Was it Amiens, or Cambrai Gareth? Edited 31 May , 2021 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 31 May , 2021 Share Posted 31 May , 2021 (edited) I am not sure what action you are referring to Frogsmile but I do know that I am confused by A3. What was an A Bn tank doing in Zillebeke? Edited 31 May , 2021 by Gareth Davies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveE Posted 31 May , 2021 Share Posted 31 May , 2021 On 14/05/2021 at 22:16, GWF1967 said: Modern reproduction photograph. Wounded men from Builth Wells, Mid Wales. All appear to be wearing wound stripes and/or overseas service chevrons on civilian clothing, with Silver War Badges worn on the wrong lapel. I see no reason to believe the photo is reversed and the Silver War Badges are being worn on the correct lapel as intended. Regulations for its wear stated “it will be worn on the right breast or on the right lapel of the jacket with plain clothes only” and that’s what each man is doing. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 4 June , 2021 Share Posted 4 June , 2021 On 01/06/2021 at 02:21, SteveE said: I see no reason to believe the photo is reversed and the Silver War Badges are being worn on the correct lapel as intended. Regulations for its wear stated “it will be worn on the right breast or on the right lapel of the jacket with plain clothes only” and that’s what each man is doing. Steve Thanks for the clarification. I was happy the photo wasn't reversed; I'll blame my G.Grandfather for leading me astray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 4 June , 2021 Share Posted 4 June , 2021 Frederick Garnham Reeve. B. Ipswich 1896. "76917. E Sub. 36 Batt. R.F.A. - Piers Hill Bks. Edinburgh" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 17 June , 2021 Share Posted 17 June , 2021 Another card featuring, 2nd Cpl. Gordon Henry Atkinson. 62122. 9th Signal Coy. Royal Engineers. Front row, second from left. His postcard collection is spread between at least 3 forum members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 17 June , 2021 Share Posted 17 June , 2021 "Leave Train". Royal Engineers. Railway Operating Division. "Destination Unknown". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 17 June , 2021 Share Posted 17 June , 2021 (edited) 19 minutes ago, GWF1967 said: Another card featuring, 2nd Cpl. Gordon Henry Atkinson. 62122. 9th Signal Coy. Royal Engineers. Front row, second from left. His postcard collection is spread between at least 3 forum members. Quite a good view of the officer’s collar badges with T beneath for Territorial and still wearing the special TF pattern grenade design (similarly worn by RA equivalents) without the UBIQUE scroll awarded to the regulars. That differential was abolished after the war. Edited 17 June , 2021 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 17 June , 2021 Share Posted 17 June , 2021 14 minutes ago, GWF1967 said: "Leave Train". Royal Engineers. Railway Operating Division. "Destination Unknown". A great example of the irrepressible humour of soldiery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaretnolan Posted 22 June , 2021 Share Posted 22 June , 2021 A Cabinet Card I've just received. HMS Belleraphon. Photographers Thirlwell and Co. No other information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 22 June , 2021 Share Posted 22 June , 2021 1 hour ago, Margaretnolan said: Thirlwell and Co. A quick Google suggests they were based in Teeside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaretnolan Posted 23 June , 2021 Share Posted 23 June , 2021 8 hours ago, seaJane said: A quick Google suggests they were based in Teeside. Thank you. There is a list of places on the back. Apologies, I meant to include it. Margaret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 23 June , 2021 Share Posted 23 June , 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, Margaretnolan said: A Cabinet Card I've just received. HMS Belleraphon. Photographers Thirlwell and Co. No other information. I wonder if he survived, his then ship did. From Wiki: ”The Bellerophon-class battleship was a group of three dreadnought battleships that were built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. The sister ships spent most of their careers assigned to the Home and Grand Fleets. Aside from participating in the Battle of Jutland in May 1916, and the inconclusive action of 19 August several months later, their service during the First World War generally consisted of routine patrols and training in the North Sea.” Edited 23 June , 2021 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaretnolan Posted 23 June , 2021 Share Posted 23 June , 2021 I do wonder if he survived but doubt I’ll ever know Frogsmile. Thank you for the additional information, very much appreciated. Margaret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaretnolan Posted 23 June , 2021 Share Posted 23 June , 2021 This one was titled At Ease. Photographer G.R. Mackay's Studios, North Bridge, Edinburgh, and 70 Leith Walk, Leith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan24 Posted 23 June , 2021 Share Posted 23 June , 2021 50 minutes ago, Margaretnolan said: This one was titled At Ease. Photographer G.R. Mackay's Studios, North Bridge, Edinburgh, and 70 Leith Walk, Leith. Royal Scots Fusiliers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 23 June , 2021 Share Posted 23 June , 2021 (edited) On 23/06/2021 at 20:57, Margaretnolan said: This one was titled At Ease. Photographer G.R. Mackay's Studios, North Bridge, Edinburgh, and 70 Leith Walk, Leith. They are Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), and not London Regiment type given the straight shoulder titles. Their lacklustre appearance and long Lee rifles suggest that they might be a Garrison Guard battalion, or similar at third line. Examination of the RF battalion profiles in LLT will probably reveal who they are, I’ll have a look later on. Afternote: Strangely, having now looked I can’t find any record of full battalions of Royal Fusiliers posted to Edinburgh (or Leith). Another possibility is that they are men from one of several Infantry Labour Battalions (ILB) formed by (and so badged as) the Royal Fusiliers. Like the vast majority of ILB these were absorbed in the Labour Corps when it was established in 1917. The precise activity of these battalions is not well recorded as they were not obliged to maintain war diaries unless and until sent overseas. Edited 3 July , 2021 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley John Lindsay Posted 23 June , 2021 Share Posted 23 June , 2021 Dear All, The scene here is the Lithgow Small Arms Factory in New South Wales, 1914. The guard is made up of one Officer and eleven ORs of the 43rd Bn., Citizen Military Force (CMF). The Officer in the CMF rank of 2nd Lt., was my grandfather, William Frederic Lindsay (1880-1940), who had already been commissioned into the all-Volunteer Australian Imperial Force (AIF) and was soon to go overseas as a reinforcement for the 53rd Bn., AIF. It is almost certain that the young soldiers followed suite. Their fates are unknown, but W. F. Lindsay was wounded leading "D" Coy., 53rd Bn., during the successful 1 Sep. 1918 attack on Peronne (which he had previously reconnoitered with two engineer Officers, all recommending a flank attack rather than a frontal one). He was subsequently awarded the MC. Beween the Wars he commanded a CMF battalion and was awarded the 1937 Coronation Medal and the ED GVR (Australia). Kindest regards, Kim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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