LEW Posted 13 February , 2020 Share Posted 13 February , 2020 Help please, new to this trying to research a great uncle, this is the only photo we have and his record shows he served in both regiments but unsure as to which this is Kings Own Scottish Borderers or Royal Scots Fusiliers ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 13 February , 2020 Share Posted 13 February , 2020 Difficult to be 100% but I'd say the shape of the badge is more RSF than KOSB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancpal Posted 13 February , 2020 Share Posted 13 February , 2020 Wound stripe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEW Posted 13 February , 2020 Author Share Posted 13 February , 2020 2 hours ago, Steven Broomfield said: Difficult to be 100% but I'd say the shape of the badge is more RSF than KOSB. Thank you Steven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEW Posted 13 February , 2020 Author Share Posted 13 February , 2020 1 hour ago, mancpal said: Wound stripe? Yes, he was in KOSB we believe he was wounded sent home then sent back into RSF, we wonder why he was enlisted into KOSB when he was from Bushbury, Wolverhampton. He died from his wounds April 1917 and was awarded the M.M As in a lot of cases family did not really discuss the war, so sadly we do not know that much, he is buried in Abeville we have been to pay respects and are due to go again in April, if only we had asked questions years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 13 February , 2020 Share Posted 13 February , 2020 (edited) Not for the first time, I agree with Steven, he has a good eye. The badge looks more like RSF than KOSB. Do not read too much into regiment, it was extremely common after 1916 for men to be sent wherever they were required without consideration of their origin. Edited 14 February , 2020 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 14 February , 2020 Share Posted 14 February , 2020 9 hours ago, FROGSMILE said: Not for the first time, I agree with Steven, he has a good eye. Boot's Opticians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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