davidbohl Posted 7 December , 2012 Share Posted 7 December , 2012 A returning boy soldier, both legs amputated has a badge in his lapel. Is this a version of the Tommy Poppy ? Many Thanks Dave Bohl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Morgan Posted 7 December , 2012 Share Posted 7 December , 2012 Dave - do you know the name of the soldier, or a date for the photo? The reason I ask is that the clothes the men are wearing make me think the photo may be pre-1914. What's a Tommy Poppy? Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidbohl Posted 7 December , 2012 Author Share Posted 7 December , 2012 tom, just a box of old photies from a deceased relative, we know she had family in ww1. One of them was only 17. Reference:WO 372/19/152671 Description: Medal card of Tarbuck, Frederick Arthur Corps Regiment No Rank Royal Garrison Artillery 362559 Boy The tommy poppy is something I saw on ebay, it refers to injured soldiers in ww1 to do with Royal British Legion and 'Lest We Forget', probably a red herring. The badge seems to be holding something like a flame torch and a flower, hard to tell. cheers dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wainfleet Posted 7 December , 2012 Share Posted 7 December , 2012 Dave I also think this photo is earlier than WW1, probably 1880-1900 judging by the clothes they are wearing. Rgds, W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seany Posted 7 December , 2012 Share Posted 7 December , 2012 I'd never heard of a Tommy Poppy before today but gooogling around it doesn't look like one - there one currently on ebay. Its a very unusual badge that he has for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Upton Posted 17 December , 2012 Share Posted 17 December , 2012 Every time I see this badge it reminds me of the Girl Guide badges of imps: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NICE-COLLECTION-OF-5-GIRL-GUIDE-BROWNIE-PIXIE-MIXED-LOT-VARIOUS-CLOTH-BADGES-/140895774747?pt=UK_Collectables_Memorabila_RL&hash=item20ce0ae81b&nma=true&si=9IO5kuo%2B%2BtwQkqcRBvtYa4E2aGg%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 But the figure to my eye looks like it might represent a chimney sweep, holding his brush in his right hand with the bristles behind his head... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidbohl Posted 17 December , 2012 Author Share Posted 17 December , 2012 Andrew, I think you are on the right lines there The Chimney Sweepers Act 1834 contained many of the needed regulations. It stated that an apprentice must express himself in front of a magistrate that he was willing and desirous. Masters must not take on boys under the age of fourteen. The master could only have six apprentices and an apprentice could not be lent to another master. Boys under fourteen who were already apprenticed, must wear brass cap badges on a leather cap. Apprentices were not allowed to climb flues to extinguish fires. Street cries were regulated.[34] The act was resisted by the master sweeps, and the general public believed that property would be at risk if the flues were not cleaned by a climbing boy. Many Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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