themonsstar Posted 25 March , 2022 Share Posted 25 March , 2022 Cheers for adding the information to the photographs. It always adds to the research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 29 March , 2022 Share Posted 29 March , 2022 On 14/05/2021 at 19:29, GWF1967 said: Dvr. Gilbert Urquhart - M2/081948. Army Service Corps. Browsing online I came across an old face. Unfortunately the rest of the family album is now spread far and wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffnut453 Posted 29 March , 2022 Share Posted 29 March , 2022 That first one is a great portrait with the mischievous little twinkle in the eye and the faint indication of a smile underneath the 'tache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 29 March , 2022 Share Posted 29 March , 2022 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Buffnut453 said: That first one is a great portrait with the mischievous little twinkle in the eye and the faint indication of a smile underneath the 'tache. That was the card I stopped at whilst scrolling. Edited 29 March , 2022 by GWF1967 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 29 March , 2022 Share Posted 29 March , 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, GWF1967 said: That was the card I stopped at whilst scrolling. Super photos of this ASC soldier and it’s nice to see them regathered via this thread. The two earlier photos stand out via the simplified emergency pattern jacket but 1905 cap. The later photo stands out because of the 1916 soft trench cap and standard pattern jacket with its pocket pleats and shoulder patches. Thank you for posting them. Edited 29 March , 2022 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfrank Posted 2 April , 2022 Share Posted 2 April , 2022 (edited) Postcard of the 2nd Cameron Highlander’s Tug of War team, Bangalore 1910: Officer is Lt Alan Arthur Fowler (KiA 28Apr15) Having quickly looked at the medal rolls: Top right is Pte David Tarrant (7499) who died of wounds on 29Sep14. Also features Ptes J Kane (7664), John Boath (6471) and possibly Alexander Henderson (7671) who were all PoW in 1914. Also present David Somerville (6691), William McGee (8349) and Sgt George Draper. Unidentified from the rolls: Pte M McKenzie Pte W Lockie Pte J Neill Pte J Wall? (Very faint) Edited 5 April , 2022 by mrfrank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kath Posted 5 April , 2022 Share Posted 5 April , 2022 Any idea who these men may be. please? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 5 April , 2022 Share Posted 5 April , 2022 Are the three men centre front row wearing silver war badges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorporalPunishment Posted 5 April , 2022 Share Posted 5 April , 2022 21 minutes ago, Gardenerbill said: Are the three men centre front row wearing silver war badges? Too small to be Silver War Badges. I think the photo is pre-Great War anyway. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 5 April , 2022 Share Posted 5 April , 2022 47 minutes ago, Kath said: Any idea who these men may be. please? Thanks. I don’t think they’re wearing military badges Kath. Even the very young boy reclining on the ground is wearing a badge. The short style of the cap but with a shiny leather peak suggests a commercial organisation like a rail, tram, or omnibus company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 5 April , 2022 Share Posted 5 April , 2022 On 02/04/2022 at 12:22, mrfrank said: Postcard of the 2nd Cameron Highlander’s Tug of War team, Bangalore 1910: Officer is Lt Alan Arthur Fowler (KiA 28Apr15) Having quickly looked at the medal rolls: Top right is Pte David Tarrant (7499) who died of wounds on 29Sep14. Also features Ptes J Kane (7664), John Boath (6471) and possibly Alexander Henderson (7671) who were all PoW in 1914. Also present David Somerville (6691), William McGee (8349) and Sgt George Draper. Pte M McKenzie Pte W Lockie Pte J Neill Pte J Wall? (Very feint) Rather poignant photos Mike, thank you for posting them. The dark, sash-like stripe was made from strips of Cameron tartan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kath Posted 5 April , 2022 Share Posted 5 April , 2022 Thank you. Kath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaretnolan Posted 11 April , 2022 Share Posted 11 April , 2022 Not much information on this card except the address of the photographer Rue Rosette 13 Alexandrie. I can’t make out the Studio name. A lovely soft face whoever he was. Margaret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorporalPunishment Posted 12 April , 2022 Share Posted 12 April , 2022 11 hours ago, Margaretnolan said: Not much information on this card except the address of the photographer Rue Rosette 13 Alexandrie. I can’t make out the Studio name. A lovely soft face whoever he was. Margaret He appears to be a uniformed civilian, Church Army or something similar. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaretnolan Posted 12 April , 2022 Share Posted 12 April , 2022 3 hours ago, CorporalPunishment said: He appears to be a uniformed civilian, Church Army or something similar. Pete. Thanks Pete. I thought maybe Church. Margaret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acknown Posted 14 April , 2022 Share Posted 14 April , 2022 (edited) Here's one I acquired today - a nice tea party. Possibly WW1, possibly earlier? I'm assuming that the man is military. Nothing on the back except the printer: 'G. L. Wheaton, Junction Rd., Andover'. What are the stripes on his arm (presumably an officer but not a configuration I am familiar with, other than RAF, but collar dogs don't add up)? And what regiment? Suffolk Hussars? Cambridgeshire Regiment? Ordnance Corps? He's also wearing medal ribbons. All answers gratefully received. Acknown Edited 14 April , 2022 by Acknown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 14 April , 2022 Share Posted 14 April , 2022 The dress of the women and children looks very Edwardian to my untrained eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorporalPunishment Posted 14 April , 2022 Share Posted 14 April , 2022 The collar badges look to be Army Ordnance Department. The medal ribbons are most likely to be the Egypt Medal, the second one is unclear, the Queen's South Africa Medal, the King's South Africa Medal and the Khedive's Star. The cuff stripes are a mystery. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 14 April , 2022 Share Posted 14 April , 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Acknown said: Here's one I acquired today - a nice tea party. Possibly WW1, possibly earlier? I'm assuming that the man is military. Nothing on the back except the printer: 'G. L. Wheaton, Junction Rd., Andover'. What are the stripes on his arm (presumably an officer but not a configuration I am familiar with, other than RAF, but collar dogs don't add up)? And what regiment? Suffolk Hussars? Cambridgeshire Regiment? Ordnance Corps? He's also wearing medal ribbons. All answers gratefully received. Acknown He’s a captain in the Army Ordance Department. Probably a commissioned former Conductor given his age and medal ribbons, when set alongside his maturity, but relatively junior rank. The two rings are merely the rear view only of his cuff rank. Because he’s holding a cup and saucer upright the sleeves have dropped and the slash with its three pips are just out of sight, although you can just see the edge of the slash on his left cuff. Edited 14 April , 2022 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Atkins Posted 14 April , 2022 Share Posted 14 April , 2022 (edited) Twin bands - part of a Captain's cuff badges of rank, the pips etc invisible in the photo? Edit: too slow, as ever! Edited 14 April , 2022 by Pat Atkins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorporalPunishment Posted 14 April , 2022 Share Posted 14 April , 2022 21 minutes ago, Pat Atkins said: Twin bands - part of a Captain's cuff badges of rank, the pips etc invisible in the photo? Edit: too slow, as ever! Doh!!!!!!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acknown Posted 15 April , 2022 Share Posted 15 April , 2022 (edited) Many thanks Frogsmile as ever, and Pat, I couldn't see the pips. I fancy that's it's 1914, he has prospered in that he lives in a nice house, employs a maid and has a well-turned out family. The war has started and he's back in uniform (very smart and pressed), and he will be employed on some ordnance management duties at home; possibly abroad. Just conjecture. The small boy sitting right looks at the camera in outrage, as I used to. Comments anyone? Acknown Addition: I like the military spacing and uniform dress! Edited 15 April , 2022 by Acknown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 15 April , 2022 Share Posted 15 April , 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Acknown said: Many thanks Frogsmile as ever, and Pat, I couldn't see the pips. I fancy that's it's 1914, he has prospered in that he lives in a nice house, employs a maid and has a well-turned out family. The war has started and he's back in uniform (very smart and pressed), and he will be employed on some ordnance management duties at home; possibly abroad. Just conjecture. The small boy sitting right looks at the camera in outrage, as I used to. Comments anyone? Acknown Addition: I like the military spacing and uniform dress! Yes I concur with your suggested scenario and another aspect that intrigues me a little is that his service dress jacket has the stepped collar with soft shirt and tie that was introduced in the years immediately preceding the war (sealed Aug 1912, but only widely seen from 1913). Very early examples often showed wear with a stiff collared shirt and dark tie, so I think this could be a little later than 1914. Many of the initial jackets had the previous closed collar modified by the officer’s tailor and the alteration is often apparent via the precise shape and dimensions of the steps inserted into a collar for which it wasn’t originally designed. In this case the collar with its steps has been very neatly tailored so I think it was constructed with that design in the first place, which would perhaps imply a slightly wider potential date span given his rank of captain. Edited 15 April , 2022 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acknown Posted 15 April , 2022 Share Posted 15 April , 2022 Very interesting, many thanks. Acknown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNCVR Posted 15 April , 2022 Share Posted 15 April , 2022 13 hours ago, CorporalPunishment said: The medal ribbons are most likely to be the Egypt Medal, the second one is unclear, the Queen's South Africa Medal, the King's South Africa Medal and the Khedive's Star. The cuff stripes are a mystery. Pete. Agree, his 2nd ribbon could be IGS 1895- red with green stripes, tend to blend together with film of that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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