x2 Items - x1 Postcard x1 - Identification

[ajt55]

Hello all,

 

Found these a few years ago, been in a drawer since. I've never been able to trace them, can anyone read the writing on either to get an identification for either soldier?

 

Thanks,

 

Andrew

[ss002d6252]

Gloster regiment in the picture.

Craig

[ss002d6252]

Postcard is 181 Company RE - I think this is the 181st Tunnelling company.

 

Sent to Mary Ridley - I suspect this is here in 1911, https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/2352/rg14_30996_0019_03?pid=36392642&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DuJS2652%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D2352%26gsfn%3Dmary%26gsln%3DRidley%26cp%3D0%26msrpn__ftp%3Dwark%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26uidh%3D784%26redir%3Dfalse%26gss%3Dangs-d%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D0%26h%3D36392642%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=uJS2652&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true

 

Craig

[ajt55]

Thanks!

 

Any ideas on the soldiers names at all? The handwriting has puzzled me for years!

[ss002d6252]

Private George Davison ?

Craig

[ss002d6252]

This appears to be the Mary in that census record

 

Craig

[tullybrone]

16 minutes ago, ss002d6252 said:

Private George Davison ?

Craig

 
I’m thinking Quinn?

 

The D in “Dear Mary” doesn’t look like the first letter in the queried surname?

 

Steve

[ss002d6252]

Just now, tullybrone said:

 
I’m thinking Quinn?

 

The D in “Dear Mary” doesn’t look like the first letter in the queried surname?

 

Steve

Could be Quinn, if he'd stretched the letters out slightly. Looking at 'France' the 'n' does look like it.

 

Craig

[Keith Brannen]

I, too, believe it is Quinn.

 

There is a George Quinn who was Northumberland Fusiliers and then Royal Engineers, might be him (and, therefore, makes sense the card with a change of address).

 

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1262/30850_A001276-01376?pid=5584014&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3Dyu61423132%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D1262%26gsfn%3Dgeorge%26gsln%3Dquinn%26cp%3D0%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26uidh%3Dyu6%26redir%3Dfalse%26msT%3D1%26gss%3Dangs-d%26pcat%3D39%26fh%3D39%26h%3D5584014%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D40&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=yu61423132&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true

[tullybrone]

[ajt55]

Thanks!! I will try and track him down.

 

Any ideas on the photograph? 

[daggers]

Shoulder title looks like ‘Gloster’.  Crown rank badges on cuffs: warrant officer.  Sam Browne belt: perhaps WO1. Cant’t see the cap badge.
D

[helpjpl]

 

Sincerely   _____

H___  P______      (Is the last name Pearce ??)

14-9-17

 

JP

[Dai Bach y Sowldiwr]

I agree.

But if the forename begins with a capital 'H', then the second letter must be a lower case 'u'.

In which case the forename  (Free BMD 1885-1899) must be Hugh, Hubert or Humphrey.

I don't think it is any of the 3 or a diminuitive.

[Western SMT]

On the photo the top line is ‘Sincerely Yours’ or just Your, faint lines above and below the soldier’s left breast button could be the remains of the Y with a lazy hand of write at the end of each word makes it difficult.

As for the name, does the surname start with a P or even a D, as mentioned by ‘helpjpl’ it could be Pearce. It could be Peabody, Pearee or Pearel 3rd letter could even be a d. His first name could be a number of things but Hu is favourite at the moment.