Tim1984 Posted 29 June , 2012 Share Posted 29 June , 2012 I know that the man in the photo, on the left, is called Joseph Beckett. He was born in Farndon, Cheshire in 1893 and moved to West Yorkshire sometime after 1911 and before 1915 (census records show him as living in Aldford in Cheshire in 1911 but he was married in Ingrow, West Yorkshire in 1915). His wife was called Annie Beckett (nee Holroyd). He survived the war and died in 1944. I don't really know much about his wartime service though. I am pretty sure the cap badge shows a horse but due to the quality of the photo I can't zoom in too much further. Any details and information anybody could give me would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 29 June , 2012 Share Posted 29 June , 2012 Hello Tim, welcome to the Forum. The badge is of the West Yorkshire Regiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 29 June , 2012 Share Posted 29 June , 2012 This makes it a little clearer. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Barton Posted 29 June , 2012 Share Posted 29 June , 2012 He's also wearing spurs, which suggests he was a mounted driver , rather than an ordinary infantryman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madgarry Posted 29 June , 2012 Share Posted 29 June , 2012 ide say West Yorkshire regiment too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim1984 Posted 29 June , 2012 Author Share Posted 29 June , 2012 Do you know in all the years i've been staring at the photo I never noticed the spurs... I thought the horse looked like the West Yorkshire Regiment too, but there were a few regiments with horse cap-badges and I wasn't too sure. Many many thanks. Any ideas now where I might be able to find more information about him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim1984 Posted 29 June , 2012 Author Share Posted 29 June , 2012 Here are a few older photo's too, see if you can work your same magic. Joseph Beckett is the one with the ears... And another, I'm having to cut quite brutally to be able to upload them... And the last... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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