Redman Posted 7 January , 2020 Share Posted 7 January , 2020 Hi all, this photograph I'd taken in Loughton Essex. Can anyone add any info from his uniform and badges please? what might the R P wrist band mean. kind regards dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 7 January , 2020 Share Posted 7 January , 2020 (edited) Royal Flying Corps with Regimental Police arm band on lower left cuff below two wound stripes and his corporal rank J Edited 7 January , 2020 by jay dubaya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottmarchand Posted 8 January , 2020 Share Posted 8 January , 2020 7 hours ago, jay dubaya said: Royal Flying Corps with Regimental Police arm band on lower left cuff below two wound stripes and his corporal rank J No, the inverted chevrons on the left sleeve above the wound stripes are not rank but good conduct stripes. His rank would be a basic airman, no rank insignia in evidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redman Posted 8 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 8 January , 2020 Are the two vertical stripes near his cuff wound stripes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KizmeRD Posted 8 January , 2020 Share Posted 8 January , 2020 (edited) Good conduct stripes were introduced for RAF in 1920. After 1922 they were only worn by personnel below the substantive rank of corporal. He obviously transferred into RAF from another branch of the services (on its formation 1/4/18). He may have joined from RE, RFC or RNAS. Ref AMO 720 (12/8/20) Michael Edited 8 January , 2020 by KizmeRD Clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJS Posted 8 January , 2020 Share Posted 8 January , 2020 4 hours ago, Redman said: Are the two vertical stripes near his cuff wound stripes? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 8 January , 2020 Share Posted 8 January , 2020 8 hours ago, scottmarchand said: No, the inverted chevrons on the left sleeve above the wound stripes are not rank but good conduct stripes. His rank would be a basic airman, no rank insignia in evidence. whoops.....we’ll that’s my first blooper of the new year, goodness only knows what I was thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottmarchand Posted 8 January , 2020 Share Posted 8 January , 2020 3 hours ago, KizmeRD said: Good conduct stripes were introduced for RAF in 1920. After 1922 they were only worn by personnel below the substantive rank of corporal. He obviously transferred into RAF from another branch of the services (on its formation 1/4/18). He may have joined from RE, RFC or RNAS. Ref AMO 720 (12/8/20) Michael He’s RFC, typical OR’s plastron uniform jacket and insignia in the photo, and therefore part of the Army and the GC refs are covered under that set of regulations. Nothing to do with the RAF at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFT Posted 8 January , 2020 Share Posted 8 January , 2020 (edited) Definitive 1914 Pattern jacket. Shoulder straps seemingly appeared June 1914 as did the horizontal pockets with buttoned flap (replacing the earlier slit pocket). Edited 9 January , 2020 by RFT Updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KizmeRD Posted 8 January , 2020 Share Posted 8 January , 2020 Mea culpa, I see now he's definately RFC. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 8 January , 2020 Share Posted 8 January , 2020 Does it not say 'Royal .......Corps' on his shoulder patch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KizmeRD Posted 8 January , 2020 Share Posted 8 January , 2020 Indeed it does! Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Bentley Posted 9 January , 2020 Share Posted 9 January , 2020 Is the stick/cane part of the uniform?. I have never seen a "ranker" with a swagger cane.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFT Posted 9 January , 2020 Share Posted 9 January , 2020 In the early years, RFC Other Ranks appear to have carried a bamboo swagger stick fitted with white metal top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nils d Posted 10 January , 2020 Share Posted 10 January , 2020 No-one has remarked on the Regimental Police badge .Its the first time I've ever seen or heard of this in the RFC. It has to be very rare. I was thinking it could be a pre-war thing , but the chap has two wound stripes therefore wartime, so its harder to explain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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