welsh guardsman.

[west coast]

looking for any info on this man....i got some info some time ago , his name was powell ,1916 -1920. thats about all. the regt number on the bearskin is not too clear but some member deciphered it . i bought the cap four or five yrs ago, the skin is in good order for its age, the cane frame a bit knocked about.

westie

[DMannus]

Morning, (here)..

appears to be Richard H Powell 3386

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=4891232&queryType=1&resultcount=18

regards,

David

[ss002d6252]

Is the second digit 3 or 5 , its hard to tell.

if its a 5 then 3586 would be Private Wooley

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=6208811&queryType=1&resultcount=3

[west coast]

thanks for your replies, yes it could be a 3 or 5.

thanks again .

westie.

[Hywyn]

3586 John Louis Woolley from Connahs Quay has some papers in 'Pensions'

Hywyn

[tipperary]

I would say the second digit is remains of a 5 and the letter W would tend to give it towards Private Woolley.john

[asanewt]

Looks like 3586 WG for Welsh Guards??

[west coast]

this is a second or later service number on the cap , doe`s it help to pin down a certain batt which two of these numbers would have served in , in turn.

westie.

[ss002d6252]

There doesn't appear to be a MIC for a 9708 welsh guards - possibly a post war number or from a person who never served overseas.

Not 100% certain but I would expect that a hat like this would be re-cycled after a soldier had ceased using it so it may have had more than 1 owner.