wulsten Posted 13 September , 2012 Share Posted 13 September , 2012 Two pictures of the same chap who served in the Royal Fusiliers, does the insignia or cap badges denote any particular Battalion etc, and are the diaginal stripes on the cuff wound stripes, any info appreciated, Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDWARD1 Posted 13 September , 2012 Share Posted 13 September , 2012 The 3 stripes are wound stripes, the chevron is a 2yr good conduct stripe Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wulsten Posted 13 September , 2012 Author Share Posted 13 September , 2012 Cheers Eddie, i believe this could be one of two individuals a George Frederick Shenton served 1875 Royal Fusiliers later 365794 576th Labour corps (overseas 31 5 15) or Herbert Bell 40082 Royal Fusiliers later 105th Labour corps 62428, so trying to narrow down Herbert served after 1915 i believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted 13 September , 2012 Share Posted 13 September , 2012 Wound stripes were not authorised until mid 1918 so the r/h photograph could not have been taken before that. Edit: That should be 1916 not 1918 - see Andrew Upton's following post for the link to the relevant AO's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Upton Posted 13 September , 2012 Share Posted 13 September , 2012 Wound stripes were not authorised until mid 1918 so the r/h photograph could not have been taken before that. Mid 1916 actually: http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=27941&hl=%22wounded+stripe%22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted 13 September , 2012 Share Posted 13 September , 2012 Quite right - finger trouble. Post amended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wulsten Posted 13 September , 2012 Author Share Posted 13 September , 2012 Thanks for info, with the dates the likely candidate for the photo would probably be George Frederick Shenton served 1875 Royal Fusiliers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wulsten Posted 14 September , 2012 Author Share Posted 14 September , 2012 Im afraid we have very little info to go on apart from the two RFus chaps were brother in laws, Shenton was entitled to the trio and Bell the Pair, Shenton later served with the 576th Coy Labour Corps, we tried to research them prior to this thread, however these photographs have just been located, Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mungo Murray Posted 26 October , 2012 Share Posted 26 October , 2012 Why might the chap in this pic be wearing mounted pattern breeches? Were any of them horsed? I ask because I have a photo which purports to be a Royal Fusilier KIA 7 Oct 1918 but he is wearing spurs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muerrisch Posted 27 October , 2012 Share Posted 27 October , 2012 Wound stripes were not authorised until mid 1918 so the r/h photograph could not have been taken before that. Edit: That should be 1916 not 1918 - see Andrew Upton's following post for the link to the relevant AO's. Curses! Thought I hadjer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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