MotherMave Posted 18 January , 2018 Share Posted 18 January , 2018 Hello everyone, I have some photographs of Soldiers and wondered if you could tell me what Regiments they are in please. Many thanks for any help. Mavis Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asanewt Posted 18 January , 2018 Share Posted 18 January , 2018 (edited) Top man seems to be ASC. Mounted role. He's wearing spurs. The three in the group could well be mounted ASC too wearing breeches. Have you tried a magnifier on the shoulder titles? Edited 18 January , 2018 by asanewt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherMave Posted 18 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 18 January , 2018 Thanks for your reply, no I haven't but I do not know anything about uniforms or badges, but will have a go. There is another photograph that I would be obliged if you would have a look at, we do not know if they are WW1 or WW2, any help with that would be great. Many thanks again, regards, Mavis I thought that they were WW1, but would love to find out and also there are different badges again. Mavis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 18 January , 2018 Admin Share Posted 18 January , 2018 These look like WW1 Royal Fusilers to me. Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherMave Posted 18 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 18 January , 2018 Thanks Michelle, We thought that but they have different badges on, which is confusing. Mavis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 18 January , 2018 Share Posted 18 January , 2018 I'd agree with RF. Interestingly, three of them seem to be wearing a collar badge, but only on one lapel. I'm pretty sure I've seen pictures of the 13th Battalion (IIRC) with a numeral '13' - picture taken on the Somme. Given the age and number of wound stripes and mixture of equipment I wonder if these are Old Soldiers of that Battn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherMave Posted 19 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 19 January , 2018 Thank you Steven, I have never heard of "Wound Stripes" before, can you elaborate please? Kind regards, Mavis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 19 January , 2018 Share Posted 19 January , 2018 The chap seated at the right of the picture has three vertical strips (brass) on his cuff. Each of these denotes a wound. I believe they came in round about 1916. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted 19 January , 2018 Share Posted 19 January , 2018 Wound stripes - one for each occasion wounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherMave Posted 19 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 19 January , 2018 Thank you Steven and Squirrel, very interesting, as it's the first time I have heard of wound stripes. Thank you again, - Mavis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmfinch Posted 19 January , 2018 Share Posted 19 January , 2018 Hello Mothermave, Purely on the second photograph, the three soldiers could be Artillery guys (perhaps Royal Field Artillery), but without seeing a cap badge, I cannot be definite. The white lanyards, the bandoliers and the jodhpurs are clues however. My first impression regarding the shoulder badges are that they are Territorials, but it is very hard to make them out. What do other folks think? V/R Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted 20 January , 2018 Share Posted 20 January , 2018 Without a clear squint at the shoulder titles they could be ASC, RE, RHA, RFA, cavalry or infantry transport... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherMave Posted 20 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 20 January , 2018 Thank you Squirrel, It's very good of you to take more time to help. Thank you again, - Mavis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald D Posted 20 January , 2018 Share Posted 20 January , 2018 On 18/01/2018 at 21:01, Steven Broomfield said: I'd agree with RF. Interestingly, three of them seem to be wearing a collar badge, but only on one lapel. I'm pretty sure I've seen pictures of the 13th Battalion (IIRC) with a numeral '13' - picture taken on the Somme. Given the age and number of wound stripes and mixture of equipment I wonder if these are Old Soldiers of that Battn. The picture I think you mean is from the IWM and features men from 13 RF, after a trench raid, with their booty. It is also shown on the front of a book about the Kensington Battalion, 23 RF. The No 13 is on their shoulder, not as a collar badge. IIRC collar badges were only introduced after the end of the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 20 January , 2018 Share Posted 20 January , 2018 No. The picture I am thinking of is of the battalion on the march. I am aware that collar dogs were largely post-war, but it looks as if the chaps in the picture above have something on their collar, and it's too similar on each man to be a mark on the print. (It was some years since I saw the pictures, which are IWM ones, but I know it's not the ones to which you refer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherMave Posted 20 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 20 January , 2018 Thank you both so much, Steven and Donald. I am learning all the time. Mavis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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