pudsey63 Posted 21 March , 2019 Share Posted 21 March , 2019 Hi. I’m just putting together clues. Can anyone confirm whether the man in the photo is wearing hospital blues? I think he’s 27606 Alfred Cudmer, 1st Hants, wounded at Vimy Ridge in 1917 and died of wounds in March 1918. Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddell Posted 21 March , 2019 Share Posted 21 March , 2019 They are hospital blues for me. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 21 March , 2019 Share Posted 21 March , 2019 I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudsey63 Posted 21 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 21 March , 2019 Thank you! Another piece falls into place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools mckenna Posted 21 March , 2019 Share Posted 21 March , 2019 46 minutes ago, pudsey63 said: . Hope you don't mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudsey63 Posted 21 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 21 March , 2019 Wow! I don’t know how you did that but it’s impressive. He’d have been 35 when this was taken. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarke Posted 21 March , 2019 Share Posted 21 March , 2019 Nice 'full length photo'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools mckenna Posted 21 March , 2019 Share Posted 21 March , 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, clarke said: Looks too light of a shade to be blue. But its probably just the light. Edited 21 March , 2019 by Jools mckenna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith_history_buff Posted 21 March , 2019 Share Posted 21 March , 2019 39 minutes ago, clarke said: Nice 'full length photo'. An excellent photo. Thanks for sharing! I cannot help but seen the man on the far end, and the voice in my head regales me with "I'll get you Butler!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper23 Posted 22 March , 2019 Share Posted 22 March , 2019 Any idea what he died of - He doesn't look too bad in the photo so obviously took a turn for the worse - where was/were his wound(s)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudsey63 Posted 22 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 22 March , 2019 1 hour ago, trooper23 said: Any idea what he died of - He doesn't look too bad in the photo so obviously took a turn for the worse - where was/were his wound(s)? He was wounded in the leg at Vimy, but recovered and was sent back to France. He died of wounds 28th March 1918 and is buried at Duisans. It must have been the same for so many men; patched up and sent back into the Spring Offensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper23 Posted 22 March , 2019 Share Posted 22 March , 2019 Ah thanks for the clarification. I now appreciate as you say; patched up sent back early 1918. I originally thought he had stayed in hospital and died, which seemed odd given how he looked in the photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudsey63 Posted 22 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 22 March , 2019 I agree. It took me a while before the penny dropped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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