ID Cap please

[Keith Sloane]

I would like to know what outfit the chap on the left is from. Someone may even be able to Identify him, name Mouat.

Soldiers were on OTC at Trinity College Cambridge from about Oct 1917 to end of Jan 1918.

Keith

[Waddell]

_{Paying attention to the L.S in brackets. Possibly- a big possibly London Scottish}

_{A start anyway. The cap badge is indistinctive.}

_Scott

[Keith Sloane]

_{Paying attention to the L.S in brackets. Possibly- a big possibly London Scottish}

_{A start anyway. The cap badge is indistinctive.}

_Scott

Not knowing much about UK units, but sounds promising. Will check it out.

K

[Steven Broomfield]

For me, definitely London Jock; although the badge is indistinct, I'd say the shape is spot on. Added to that the tourie is showing pale; on top of an un-diced Glengarry I'd say that's blue. London Jock he is.

I'll be seeing the regimental archivist later; if I remember (and we're both sober enough), I'll ask him if there's anything.

[FROGSMILE]

London Scottish. Steven's spot on.

What a great photo, just needs a Canadian too. Joint endeavour or what!

Looks like a MAPEX or TEWT.

White bands indicate officer cadets under training. By that stage of the war quite a few were former other ranks who had been recommended for commissions.

[Graham Stewart]

Members of the 5th Officer Cadet Battalion, hence the figure '5' in their caps - the 5th was as already stated based within Trinity College, Cambridge.

[FROGSMILE]

Members of the 5th Officer Cadet Battalion, hence the figure '5' in their caps - the 5th was as already stated based within Trinity College, Cambridge.

It looks like it was bloody cold. The body language of that Australian speaks volumes. Whenever I see photos like that I wonder if any of them made it home.

As this is the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli it seems a curiously appropriate image.

[Keith Sloane]

It looks like it was bloody cold. The body language of that Australian speaks volumes. Whenever I see photos like that I wonder if any of them made it home.

As this is the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli it seems a curiously appropriate image.

It was late 1918, early 1918. See the snow against the wall.

I can't find a Mouat in the LS however he should show up on the 1918 L/Gaz I suppose as commissioned.

The "self" was W.T McCaw who first went to Samoa in 1914 then to Gallipoli and France wherehe joined the 1/NZ LTMB in 1916. He was awarded the MM at Flers in 1916,

He made the NZ to UK voyage 3 times during the war.

Thanks for all your comments.

Keith

[Steven Broomfield]

Spoke to the archivist at RHQ last night; we couldn't find a Mouat, but there were two members named Mowat, so it might be one of them. Both appear to have been pre-war members, but there is nothing more known of them.

[FROGSMILE]

I've just had a thought. He might be Liverpool Scottish and wearing their circular badge. Worth a try. They had a diced edge to their glengarry, but it might be covered by the white band. They were kilted in Forbes but he would be wearing a khaki kilt apron.

Another possibility is that he failed the course and was returned to the ranks, which did happen sometimes. His name would not then appear in officers archived.