petermiller Posted 19 December , 2020 Share Posted 19 December , 2020 Hi.. I'm new so please accept my appolgies if i'm on the wrong footing. I 'think' this is the Great War, and i'm trying to identify family from this single photo. He's possibly Yorkshire regiment, but it's only an assumption. could anyone advise from the lapel bage? thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 19 December , 2020 Admin Share Posted 19 December , 2020 Welcome to the forum. 11th Prince Alberts Own Hussars. Do you have a name and date/ place of birth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 19 December , 2020 Share Posted 19 December , 2020 (edited) I agree with Michelle. It’s a very distinctive cap badge and the collar badges were simply miniature versions. Edited 19 December , 2020 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermiller Posted 19 December , 2020 Author Share Posted 19 December , 2020 wow. I spent hours and sort of ended up with The Hussars.. but no, no name but probably Yorkshire. thank you Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermiller Posted 19 December , 2020 Author Share Posted 19 December , 2020 3 minutes ago, FROGSMILE said: I agree with Michelle. It’s a very distinctive cap badge and the collar badges were simply miniature versions. thank you so much.. i really appreciate this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 19 December , 2020 Share Posted 19 December , 2020 1 hour ago, petermiller said: thank you so much.. i really appreciate this Glad to help Peter. I omitted to mention that he has two good conduct badges on his left cuff (inverted stripes), which indicates he had between 5 and 6 years of blemish free service as a regular soldier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermiller Posted 19 December , 2020 Author Share Posted 19 December , 2020 thats amazing. you've made my day just out of interest. what colour would his uniform be? Khaki? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 19 December , 2020 Share Posted 19 December , 2020 Yep... khaki uniform Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muerrisch Posted 19 December , 2020 Share Posted 19 December , 2020 24 minutes ago, jay dubaya said: Yep... khaki uniform Officially the colour was drab, but from the outset the usage was often khaki. This is a little unfortunate as, historically, khaki was the colour of hot weather clothing, khaki drill. "Khaki" 1902 service dress, and khaki drill hot weather clothing, are chalk and cheese in colour. However, as I said, the use of "khaki" is very nearly as old as drab. As a pedant, I regret that, but the authorities probably caused the problem by "drab". There is probably a research topic there for some bright young spark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 19 December , 2020 Share Posted 19 December , 2020 Thanks the clarification Grumpy, am I right in thinking ‘khaki’ was/is a Hindi word meaning dust? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTSCF Fareham Posted 19 December , 2020 Share Posted 19 December , 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermiller Posted 19 December , 2020 Author Share Posted 19 December , 2020 thank you all so much.. i;m on my way i'm sure to identifying this gallant chap. I'm not 100% on colour so don't take offence, but i thought you may like my colourised version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermiller Posted 19 December , 2020 Author Share Posted 19 December , 2020 1 hour ago, HTSCF Fareham said: very nicely done. thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 20 December , 2020 Share Posted 20 December , 2020 (edited) 17 hours ago, jay dubaya said: Thanks the clarification Grumpy, am I right in thinking ‘khaki’ was/is a Hindi word meaning dust? Yes, but originally it was a more blueish grey shade. Drab was merely a more brown than green shade of serge. The British Army’s recent adoption of a new service dress (No2) has gone back to a very similar hue when compared with that it replaced. Edited 20 December , 2020 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOVE23 Posted 21 December , 2020 Share Posted 21 December , 2020 On 19/12/2020 at 15:26, petermiller said: thank you all so much.. i;m on my way i'm sure to identifying this gallant chap. I'm not 100% on colour so don't take offence, but i thought you may like my colourised version Well done so far! I might suggest that you change the bandolier to a more brown leather shade: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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