Kevin Tobin Posted 23 May , 2020 Share Posted 23 May , 2020 (edited) Thank you for reading this. I am trying to identify one of my wife's relatives. We know he did not join up until 1918 and do not know how long for. His name is Albert Oscar Greenall. (Alternatively Oscar Albert.) He was from London. Born 1897. On examining the photographs below my eagle eyed son thinks the badge may be Dragoon Guards? He also thinks that there is DG on the shoulders of one of the others? I have tried Ancestry and Find My Past. Thank you again. Edited 23 May , 2020 by Kevin Tobin Add info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Inspector Posted 23 May , 2020 Share Posted 23 May , 2020 (edited) Hi Kevin, Just so I am checking the right person:- Albert Oscar b.3.6.1897 m Elsie Edith Rice, 1929. He died March, 1977. I presume you have the photo of the Rice family? EDIT..Yes you have, private tree. Regards Barry Edited 23 May , 2020 by The Inspector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaySearching Posted 23 May , 2020 Share Posted 23 May , 2020 medal ribbons and collar dogs indicate the photos are post ww1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 23 May , 2020 Share Posted 23 May , 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, RaySearching said: medal ribbons and collar dogs indicate the photos are post ww1 And one man with right sided lanyard and no puttees. A decent sized scan would help. Edited 23 May , 2020 by Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wainfleet Posted 23 May , 2020 Share Posted 23 May , 2020 43 minutes ago, RaySearching said: medal ribbons and collar dogs indicate the photos are post ww1 Not necessarily. It was common for cavalry units to wear collar badges during the war, and the Star and MM do not have to be postwar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 23 May , 2020 Admin Share Posted 23 May , 2020 There are overseas chevrons and a wound stripe on display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Inspector Posted 23 May , 2020 Share Posted 23 May , 2020 Hi Kevin, As Dai has posted, a decent size scan if possible...cap badge? Regards Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 23 May , 2020 Share Posted 23 May , 2020 (edited) They are 3rd (Prince of Wales’s) Dragoon Guards I think. Probably taken late in 1918 or early in 1919. Unlike infantry the cavalry commonly wore collar badges and regimental buttons too, although they sometimes took the former out when taking a turn in trenches as they occasionally did. Edited 23 May , 2020 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Tobin Posted 23 May , 2020 Author Share Posted 23 May , 2020 Thank you all. I will try a better scan.. I think you are right from these pictures? Next question why can't I find him on Ancestry or FMP? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 23 May , 2020 Share Posted 23 May , 2020 (edited) There was another cavalry regiment whose cap and collar insignia looked almost identical from a distance and that was the 10th Royal Hussars. However, they did have a different and distinctive shoulder title that helps us to differentiate: X.RH Upon scrutiny, I think that the original assessment of 3rd DG is correct on the basis of the shoulder title. Incidentally, there were also four TF Yeomanry cavalry regiments with a very similar cap badge (and sometimes collar badge too). The shoulder title is the key identifier. Edited 23 May , 2020 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Tobin Posted 23 May , 2020 Author Share Posted 23 May , 2020 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 23 May , 2020 Share Posted 23 May , 2020 Yes, I'm sure the shoulder title says........DG. Not sure what the first character is though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 23 May , 2020 Share Posted 23 May , 2020 1 hour ago, Kevin Tobin said: Next question why can't I find him on Ancestry or FMP? Maybe he had no overseas service before the armistice, so no medals, so no MIC or Rolls entry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorporalPunishment Posted 23 May , 2020 Share Posted 23 May , 2020 I notice some of the group appear to be from the 6th Dragoon Guards. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 23 May , 2020 Share Posted 23 May , 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, CorporalPunishment said: I notice some of the group appear to be from the 6th Dragoon Guards. Pete. Yes Pete, my guess is that the photo was perhaps taken at the Reserve Cavalry Regiment that serviced those regiments of Dragoon Guards. It was the 3rd Reserve Cavalry Regiment, at the Cavalry Barracks, Canterbury in Kent. The 3rd and 6th DG were the only regulars there, the rest were Yeomanry. Edited 24 May , 2020 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Tobin Posted 24 May , 2020 Author Share Posted 24 May , 2020 Thank you to everyone who has replied. As usual a wealth of information. My wife sends her thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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