Bob Chandler Posted 4 December , 2011 Share Posted 4 December , 2011 Hello all, The link below takes you through to a photo of my granddad Private Charles Chandler on the excellent Royal Berkshire Regiment website. As the caption says, it was probably taken on one of the Cunard liners temporarily used to house German prisoners / internees in the Solent from late 1914 to mid-1915. My present query is actually about the naval uniform on the left.…I’ve already found out all I can about granddad’s uniform….but can anyone tell me anything about the other one? It doesn’t really look like the photos of Royal Naval uniforms I’ve seen online etc. Is it a Naval Reserve uniform? I'm assuming it's British?? http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/research/the-collection/detail/21863 Many thanks for any and all help with this, Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike n Posted 4 December , 2011 Share Posted 4 December , 2011 It looks a bit on the french to me. Not the andrew / royal navy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottmarchand Posted 4 December , 2011 Share Posted 4 December , 2011 Hard to discern anything with the watermark all over everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chandler Posted 4 December , 2011 Author Share Posted 4 December , 2011 Hard to discern anything with the watermark all over everything Ok, I'll see if I can upload a better copy Thanks for your interest Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chandler Posted 4 December , 2011 Author Share Posted 4 December , 2011 Hard to discern anything with the watermark all over everything Is this better? Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 4 December , 2011 Share Posted 4 December , 2011 Is this better? Bob It's a typical Cunard Line seaman's winter 'working' (as opposed to best) rig of the period and comprises a plain, dark blue worsted 'gansey' sweater, blue serge trousers and a blue woollen sailors cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggers Posted 4 December , 2011 Share Posted 4 December , 2011 Royal Navy extremely unlikely to sport a moustache in peace or war. D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
healdav Posted 5 December , 2011 Share Posted 5 December , 2011 Royal Navy extremely unlikely to sport a moustache in peace or war. D Moustaches not allowed at all. Full set or nothing - and then only with permission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 5 December , 2011 Share Posted 5 December , 2011 ref. healdav's post, Moustaches allowed for Marines of course and I'm sure there has been a discussion of a photograph showing GW reservists with moustaches somewhere on site. Just to clarify, the permission requested damn, cold in the office, my fingers are shivering and I hit return by accident.- the permission required at present day is "to discontinue shaving". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike n Posted 11 December , 2011 Share Posted 11 December , 2011 following permission to stop shaving the full set must be of sufficient standard to continue stop shaving otherwise back to shaving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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