What rank is he!

[markinbelfast]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=6143557696

Never seen so many stripes in my life!.....what do they mean?

[Blackblue]

Mark,

He appears to be a Lance Corporal with what appears to be eight good conduct chevrons! I think six means 28 years service....don't know about eight though. Perhaps someone else could oblige?

Have a look at this thread.

http://1914-1918.org/forum/index.php?showt...5710&hl=chevron

Rgds

Tim D

[PeteS]

Staggering collection of chevrons that, somebody really needs to put that in one of the reference books !

Pete

[PhilB]

They seem to be going up in 5s, so 8 stripes could be 38 years. If he joined as a boy, that would make him around 53. (Looks about right?) If the photo is from 1900, say, he would have joined around 1862. He (& the Sgt) appear to have some campaign ribbons up, though I don`t know where his regiment got to in those years. At first glance, I thought it was perhaps a hoax, but I don`t think so now. I`ve no reason to think it`s not a genuine 8 LSGC stripe man! Unless anyone else..... Phil B

[PeteS]

What do you reckon, an India GSM and a Victoria Army LS&GC ?

Pete

[Muerrisch]

I have a photo taken in Green Howards Museum showing two men, a LCpl and a Pte, 1903. Each has 8 good conduct badges. Said to have 85 years service between them.

I regret that I have never seen rules for more than 6 badges.