raggy Posted 16 November , 2013 Share Posted 16 November , 2013 I've been looking at a photo of my grandfather in his royal artillery uniform and on the right upper arm is a inverted horse shoe in what appears to be heavy material.His paperwork says he first served in the royal field artillery then the tank corps so what does the badge imply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierce09 Posted 16 November , 2013 Share Posted 16 November , 2013 are you able to put a pic up here? it would help greatly with identification Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raggy Posted 16 November , 2013 Author Share Posted 16 November , 2013 Yes,its not very good.Here it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon2 Posted 16 November , 2013 Share Posted 16 November , 2013 Farrier & shoeing smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muerrisch Posted 16 November , 2013 Share Posted 16 November , 2013 it is NOT INVERTED! The military badge is always that way up if correctly worn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raggy Posted 16 November , 2013 Author Share Posted 16 November , 2013 Farrier & shoeing smith.Thank you very much.Can you tell me whatthat means in term of his military service i.e something he did before his war service or part of his royal artillery training? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raggy Posted 16 November , 2013 Author Share Posted 16 November , 2013 it is NOT INVERTED! The military badge is always that way up if correctly worn. Sorry, I,m not familiar with uniform badges as yet,need to read up a bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badgepye Posted 16 November , 2013 Share Posted 16 November , 2013 I think I would have said it was inverted too not knowing much about insignia. There's the old custom of placing a horseshoe over your doorway to bring you luck and having it as portrayed on the picture would mean it was the wrong way round and your luck would fall out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon2 Posted 17 November , 2013 Share Posted 17 November , 2013 I would suspect that it was a trade he was already familiar with. I haven't any info in regards to military trade training given during the war. For example my wife's uncle was a chauffeur before the war so when he enlisted he was sent to the Army Service Corps as a driver and went overseas on the 26/7/1915 I believe to one of the ammunition columns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raggy Posted 17 November , 2013 Author Share Posted 17 November , 2013 I would suspect that it was a trade he was already familiar with. I haven't any info in regards to military trade training given during the war. For example my wife's uncle was a chauffeur before the war so when he enlisted he was sent to the Army Service Corps as a driver and went overseas on the 26/7/1915 I believe to one of the ammunition columns. That would fit in with his pre war life.He was a farm labourer beforeand after the first world war so would have come into contact with horses.Very interesting info.Thank you. Regards. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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