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Joe or George Orr - regiment/corps?


Nepper

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This is one of two brothers, Joe or George Orr pictured with his sister Catherine.  Any ideas on his regiment or Corps, please?

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All I can say with confidence is that he has the style of shoulder title with larger letters than used by the cavalry and infantry.  Typically of three letters, among the most common were RFA (Royal Field Artillery) and ASC (Army Service Corps), but there were several others.  He wears a good conduct badge, an upside down stripe, on his left cuff for 2-years blemish free service.

Do you have any family recollections of what types of things he did in the war?  They might offer a clue as to his unit.

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No details of what he did as yet, I'll ask the family.  Is the wearing of breeches more indicative of RFA over ASC?

 

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1 hour ago, Nepper said:

Is the wearing of breeches more indicative of RFA over ASC?

 

 
No, because both were dressed and equipped for mounted duty.

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