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What links these Sheffield lads and some id ?


garfyboy

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Hi all

I recently purchased the huge period frame of original photos all named, a fantastic piece and so far I have identified most, some are easy unique name with badges etc, some I am 99% on, here is my list if Iidentified ones then I will add some pics of the ones I'm struggling with, they look to all be Sheffield lads so far ! We're they a cricket team before the war or something like?

I'm sure you Sheffield experts may know and some nice pals here to ....

Harold cussens: royal fusiliers in pic, Dow with royal west Kent 1381 & g/18243.

Frank cussens: brother of above, rfa 1086 & 785202

Frank Elliott: Dow , Northumberland fus 17954

Matthew Bradshaw: y&l 38884

Edwin Ellis swift: Dow. 12/2133 shef pals

Harold judge: queens own dragoon guards 3795 & 13th yorks reg 235617

Arnold bell: 13th y&l Kia Barnsley pals

John pickles: I have him as John Arthur Kia 1/July 12/1463 shef pal

Vernon hollely: 26638 y&l Kia with Northumberland fus 39036

Frank n smith: y&l 22448, west yorks 202989, re 477904

All of the above are Sheffield chaps, some I'm 99% on

Pics to follow

Thanks andy

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needle in a haystack?

ASC shoulder title

ASC shoulder title

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this on is A.STOCKS

Above A.STOCKS is SYDNEY SMITH with ASC shoulder title

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this one should be easy for the right man to id???

J C DUNN

SYLVESTER HILL, cant find any trace?

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ARTHUR HAYWARD

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SAM GREEN

needle in a haystack, remember the Sheffield theme

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Harry Daniels, that sure does look like a Royal west Kent badge?

Thats the last one folks, would appreciate any thoughts and ID on these men, a great historical piece that i will treasure and preserve for future generations, would just like to complete the jigsaw

kind regards

Andy

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I meant for this to go into SOLDIERS and not pow australiam archive bit, i f any moderators could fix this for me please, not sure how to do it

andy

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Only Serjeant J C Dunn I can see is this man

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D3414562

Sylvester Hill from the R.N medal rolls on ancestry

Name: Sylvester Hill

Medal or Award: Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal

Service Year: 1914-1920

Service Location: Europe

Campaign or Service: World War I

Service number: K 23951

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1911 census

Harold Cussens Clerk Brewey

Fred Cussens Clerk Steel Manufactures

Lived at 77 Broad Lane

Edwin Ellis Swift Clerk Education Dept

Lived at Town Hall (his father was the town hall superintendent)

Harold Judge Under Manager electricity plant

Lived at 312 Edmund Road

Vernon Hollely Grocers Assistant

Lived at 323 Brookhill

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Thanks chaps, getting somewhere, the uniform on J. C. DUNN? Anybody have a idea? If he I'd army cyclist corps of military foot police, does this uniform ring true?

And how about Harry Daniels in the last pic, does that look like a royal west Kent badge to you ???

Not expecting answers on some of the chaps as almost impossible

Cheers

Andy

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Harry Daniels does indeed have a bonodlier and spurs but the cap badge is not rfa, have a look at a this pic, is a good a close up i can get

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The more i look at it the more its looking like artillery badge, just cant make out the wheel but the scroll looks the same??

here is a close up of J. C. DUNNs collar badge??

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You might find something here if your lucky - http://www.sheffield...olls-of-honour/

That's our Dean1.

I'll try to contact him.

From Sheffield History Forum:

http://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/5958-images-of-sheffields-great-war-soldiers-surnames-a-l/

Kath.

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here is a close up of J. C. DUNNs collar badge??

J.C. Dunn's collar badge is the inner part of the York and Lancaster badge - i.e. without the scroll or the crown.

Harry Daniels' cap badge is Royal Artillery. The bottom part of the wheel is just not catching the light as well.

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JC Dunn is a possible 'Beaucamps Ligny' man, I also have him on the front page of my website.

I think I know where that picture frame came from, I have been searching for that quita a while !!

Sylvester Hill appears on the Carver street Wesleyan and Sunday School roll of honour here in Sheffield. The Chapel is now an Australian theme pub, I was told that there were 'two' picture frames with images hanging on the wall before it was turned into the pub. Then I was informed that they had been 'sold', this was a few years ago.

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Hi dean, I have pm you, also, what is your website ?

Andy

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Got the PM Andy.

www.sheffieldsoldierww1.co.uk

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These names appear on the Carver street Wesleyan Chapel and Sunday Schools Roll of Honour -

Harry Daniels

also George E. Daniels and Philip C. Daniels.

Sam P. Green

also Albert P. Green, Harry P. Green, William P. Green and plain old John Green.

Arthur G. Stocks

also S. Stocks

Sidney J. Smith

also Frank N. Smith

Arthur Hayward is listed as being killed.

And the Roll it self -

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Well dean has come up trumps, all 17 of these chaps are on the above memorial, seven of whom were Kia/Dow , others named alongside their brothers who also served.

Apparently there was another frame similar as they hung together for best part the last century, I would be very intrigued to find out where the other one may be, please do get in touch if you know of it whereabouts

Andy

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  • 4 years later...

Hello Garfyboy

 

I have just found your post on this site when I searched my Great Uncle's name Harold Cussens, his twin brother is my Grandpa, I have been trying to locate any photographs of Harold for some time now and it appears that you have one of him and my Grandpa Cussens!

 

I would be so very grateful if you could please post any close up photos of them from the large frame or even email them to me.

 

I hope you receive this message, thank you so very much if you could do this.

 

I shall tell you more about Harold once I receive a reply and know you have received this message.

 

Looking very much forward to hearing back from you at your earliest convenience.
 

Debra

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