erica236 Posted 6 October , 2013 Share Posted 6 October , 2013 I am trying to identify the soldier in this picture and identifying the uniform would help. It is probably one of two brothers, both from Leeds. One was in the Machine Gun Corps - West Yorkshire Reg, and the other in the Northumberland Fusiliers - before that the ACC. WW1 can anyone help please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Owl Posted 6 October , 2013 Share Posted 6 October , 2013 Hi Erica, Welcome to the Forum. The badge is the Army Cyclist Corps, I believe. Hope this helps. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalyback Posted 6 October , 2013 Share Posted 6 October , 2013 Not West Yorkshire. No "rocking horse" to be seen in the badge. Not a fusiler regiment. Does not look like a flaming grenade in anyway. Could possibly be a Guards machine gun regiment? ACC? Army catering core is WW 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asanewt Posted 6 October , 2013 Share Posted 6 October , 2013 ACC >> Army Cyclist Corps. As pinged by old owl. Good spot Robert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalyback Posted 6 October , 2013 Share Posted 6 October , 2013 Much better eyes than me, old owl. Off to get my reading specs................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 6 October , 2013 Share Posted 6 October , 2013 I am not convinced. I think the centre is inconsistent. The centre in the photo is mostly solid and the points are very slightly different, ditto the scroll and crown and indeed the style of crown. My initial instinct was Canadian. MG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erica236 Posted 6 October , 2013 Author Share Posted 6 October , 2013 Thank you for all your help. I didn't know what ACC stood for but Army Cycling Corps makes sense. The badge looks right ! I now feel fairly confident that I know which brother it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepoy Posted 6 October , 2013 Share Posted 6 October , 2013 In my view this is clearly a Army Cyclist Corps cap badge. They came in two versions - one with 16 spokes and another with 12 spokes. The New Zealand Cyclist Corps cap badge followed the same design. I think that the fact that the badge has been slightly shaped and the lighting makes it look slightly odd. Sepoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted 7 October , 2013 Share Posted 7 October , 2013 Erica236 - do you actually have the name of the man portayed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erica236 Posted 7 October , 2013 Author Share Posted 7 October , 2013 I am fairly sure that the man in the photo is my Grandad's brother Frederick Crann from Leeds. He was first in the ACC, number 12087, then the Northumberland Fusiliers 1/6th Battalion (Territorial) , number 45264. He died in France in1918. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 8 October , 2013 Share Posted 8 October , 2013 The ACC will tip it for me...I did not notice the ACC in the text of the original. MG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted 8 October , 2013 Share Posted 8 October , 2013 12087 Pte Frederick Crann, Army Cyclist Corps - was transferred to the 18th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers(1st Tyneside Pioneers) serving with 34th Division around mid-1917 and renumbered 45264. Not known how long he was with the 18th Bn, but he was then transferred to 'D' Company, 17th Bn, Northumberland Fusiliers(North Eastern Railways Pioneers), 32nd Division - date unknown. Posted again to XIII Platoon, 'D' Company, 1/6th Bn, Northumberland Fusiliers, 149th Brigade, 50th Division(again date unknown) with whom he was 'killed' on the 2nd April 1918. At the time he was actually posted as 'Missing in Action' on 2nd April 1918 and his body never recovered hence his name appearing on Pozieres Memorial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erica236 Posted 10 October , 2013 Author Share Posted 10 October , 2013 Thank you for this interesting information. I'm hoping to get to Prozieres one of these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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