ChrisH53 Posted 5 July , 2020 Share Posted 5 July , 2020 Attached is a photo of Horace ’Jim’ Poulter who was born 1893 Ardsley, near Barnsley. He is a relative of my wife and we have struggled to find any records of his service in WW1. From this photo, can anyone recognise his regiment and/or trade with the army? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grantp08 Posted 5 July , 2020 Share Posted 5 July , 2020 It's a Scottish unit with glengarry headgear. First instinct is Royal Scots - an Edinburgh based regiment but I'm sure the true cap badge experts will confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullochArd Posted 5 July , 2020 Share Posted 5 July , 2020 (edited) ...... my money's on HLI. He is wearing an Economy style jacket with the standard GS buttons. Edited 5 July , 2020 by TullochArd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 5 July , 2020 Share Posted 5 July , 2020 HLI would get my vote too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grantp08 Posted 5 July , 2020 Share Posted 5 July , 2020 Think you gents are correct. Google shows Royal Scots glengarry having the checker board band where as HLI is plain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisH53 Posted 5 July , 2020 Author Share Posted 5 July , 2020 (edited) Excuse my lack of knowledge, HLI, Highland Light Infantry? Edited 5 July , 2020 by ChrisH53 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullochArd Posted 5 July , 2020 Share Posted 5 July , 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, ChrisH53 said: Excuse my lack of knowledge, HLI, Highland Light Infantry? ..... correct...... however no sign of any Poulter in the HLI so far...... Edited 5 July , 2020 by TullochArd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisH53 Posted 5 July , 2020 Author Share Posted 5 July , 2020 7 minutes ago, Grantp08 said: Think you gents are correct. Google shows Royal Scots glengarry having the checker board band where as HLI is plain. 12 minutes ago, Steven Broomfield said: HLI would get my vote too. Excuse my lack of knowledge, HLI, Highland Light Infantry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullochArd Posted 5 July , 2020 Share Posted 5 July , 2020 1 minute ago, ChrisH53 said: Excuse my lack of knowledge, HLI, Highland Light Infantry? ..... correct...... however no sign of any Poulter in the HLI so far...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 5 July , 2020 Share Posted 5 July , 2020 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Grantp08 said: Think you gents are correct. Google shows Royal Scots glengarry having the checker board band where as HLI is plain. 'Diced' is the term. Checkerboards are for Americans. Edited 5 July , 2020 by Steven Broomfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grantp08 Posted 5 July , 2020 Share Posted 5 July , 2020 33 minutes ago, Steven Broomfield said: 'Diced' is the term. Checkerboards are for Americans. Oooops. 🙈 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 5 July , 2020 Share Posted 5 July , 2020 (edited) Definitely Highland Light Infantry as m’learned friends have made clear. Given the apparent lack of any record with that regiment my guess would be that he was transferred to another unit if there was any service overseas. Edited 5 July , 2020 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobAl Posted 5 July , 2020 Share Posted 5 July , 2020 New member here. Thanks to ChrisH53 for posting this. Horace was my great uncle. I can’t find any war records for Jim (as he was known). I’ve been using the records on Ancestry but I’ve hit a bit of a dead end. Any help would be greatly appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisH53 Posted 5 July , 2020 Author Share Posted 5 July , 2020 47 minutes ago, FROGSMILE said: Definitely Highland Light Infantry as m’learned friends have made clear. Given the apparent lack of any record with that regiment my guess would be that he was transferred to another unit if there was any service overseas. Excellent photo, thank you. 7 minutes ago, RobAl said: New member here. Thanks to ChrisH53 for posting this. Horace was my great uncle. I can’t find any war records for Jim (as he was known). I’ve been using the records on Ancestry but I’ve hit a bit of a dead end. Any help would be greatly appreciated Hi Rob! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullochArd Posted 6 July , 2020 Share Posted 6 July , 2020 No Poulter with an HLI connection but lots of Poulters I tried Horace/H/Jim/James/J/ and got the same results as you - nothing. As FROGSMILE says "Given the apparent lack of any record with that regiment my guess would be that he was transferred to another unit if there was any service overseas." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisH53 Posted 6 July , 2020 Author Share Posted 6 July , 2020 There is, of course, the possibility that he had someone else’s hat on when the photo was taken. But, there should be something, somewhere medal card or whatever to show that he existed. A conundrum. Rob and I will have to keep digging. Something will turn up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 6 July , 2020 Share Posted 6 July , 2020 (edited) 28 minutes ago, ChrisH53 said: There is, of course, the possibility that he had someone else’s hat on when the photo was taken. But, there should be something, somewhere medal card or whatever to show that he existed. A conundrum. Rob and I will have to keep digging. Something will turn up. I suggest you repost this as a new thread in ‘soldiers and units’, explaining what you’ve learned so far. There are more genealogy detectives who focus there and who might be able to help. Edited 6 July , 2020 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobAl Posted 6 July , 2020 Share Posted 6 July , 2020 Hi Chris. I think that is good advice from Frogsmile. I still can't find anything about Horace (Jim) on any records. I just found out his proper D.O.B - 24th Nov 1893, Ardsley, Yorkshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 6 July , 2020 Share Posted 6 July , 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, RobAl said: Hi Chris. I think that is good advice from Frogsmile. I still can't find anything about Horace (Jim) on any records. I just found out his proper D.O.B - 24th Nov 1893, Ardsley, Yorkshire. The more accurate the detail that you post in the ‘soldiers and their units’ section of the forum the more likely you are to get a proper ID of the military circumstances. Edited 6 July , 2020 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisH53 Posted 6 July , 2020 Author Share Posted 6 July , 2020 I agree Rob, you must have a better quality copy of the photo (my copy was borrowed from your Ancestry profile for him). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobAl Posted 6 July , 2020 Share Posted 6 July , 2020 I'll put it up in the 'soldiers and their units' section if you are OK with that Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisH53 Posted 6 July , 2020 Author Share Posted 6 July , 2020 (edited) Thanking you all for your help, a postcard has been traced by another relative confirming HLI Edited 6 July , 2020 by ChrisH53 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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