wmfinch Posted 13 February , 2022 Share Posted 13 February , 2022 Trying to identify regiment for my cousin please. Any help will be very much appreciated 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 13 February , 2022 Admin Share Posted 13 February , 2022 Life Guards, or Royal Horse Guards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6RRF Posted 13 February , 2022 Share Posted 13 February , 2022 The shoulder title on the man on the left looks like it might be an LG for Lifeguards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmfinch Posted 13 February , 2022 Author Share Posted 13 February , 2022 1 hour ago, Michelle Young said: Life Guards, or Royal Horse Guards? Really appreciate your reply 👍 1 minute ago, 6RRF said: The shoulder title on the man on the left looks like it might be an LG for Lifeguards Much appreciated … I’ll pass the info on to my cousin 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorporalPunishment Posted 13 February , 2022 Share Posted 13 February , 2022 They are Army Veterinary Corps. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6RRF Posted 13 February , 2022 Share Posted 13 February , 2022 I'll stick with the Lifeguards per the shoulder title on the man on the left. It may not be the clearest photie I've ever seen but it looks like an LG to me rather than an AVC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 13 February , 2022 Share Posted 13 February , 2022 If you have a name you could cross reference to the medal index cards re the corps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorporalPunishment Posted 13 February , 2022 Share Posted 13 February , 2022 15 minutes ago, 6RRF said: I'll stick with the Lifeguards per the shoulder title on the man on the left. It may not be the clearest photie I've ever seen but it looks like an LG to me rather than an AVC The Life Guards cap badge is smaller than those in the photo and has an unbroken title circle below the crown. The badges in the photo have a gap below the crown between the ends of the wreath. The shoulder titles will be AVC. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 13 February , 2022 Share Posted 13 February , 2022 (edited) Army Veterinary Corps. They’re both dressed typically for such photos. Whitened lanyards often seen at left shoulder and securing the cap badge in place by splitting the chin strap above and below seems to have been de rigeur. NB. Early in the war the Life Guards wore either a 1 or a 2 above their LG shoulder title. Edited 14 February , 2022 by FROGSMILE Spelling error Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmfinch Posted 14 February , 2022 Author Share Posted 14 February , 2022 14 hours ago, CorporalPunishment said: They are Army Veterinary Corps. Pete. Would they have worn spurs Pete? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 14 February , 2022 Share Posted 14 February , 2022 5 minutes ago, wmfinch said: Would they have worn spurs Pete? ?? As per the AVC images posted just above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorporalPunishment Posted 14 February , 2022 Share Posted 14 February , 2022 13 minutes ago, wmfinch said: Would they have worn spurs Pete? Yes, when dealing with horses. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmfinch Posted 14 February , 2022 Author Share Posted 14 February , 2022 48 minutes ago, CorporalPunishment said: Yes, when dealing with horses. Pete. Ah, this is starting to make sense. Regarding my cousin, she found the photo after her parents had died and is trying to find a connection to her side of the family, who are very ‘horse minded’ 👍 1 hour ago, FROGSMILE said: ?? As per the AVC images posted just above. Yes 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 14 February , 2022 Share Posted 14 February , 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, wmfinch said: Ah, this is starting to make sense. Regarding my cousin, she found the photo after her parents had died and is trying to find a connection to her side of the family, who are very ‘horse minded’ 👍 Yes 👍 They were a mounted-duties corps as a whole (like e.g. the ASC) and so when properly dressed for ‘walking-out’, or in full dress, wore spurs. So hence also carrying a whip rather than a swagger stick. It was also reflected via a cavalry ‘style’, double stripe down the outside of full dress breeches & pantaloons, plus dragoon pattern cuff embellishment. Edited 14 February , 2022 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 14 February , 2022 Share Posted 14 February , 2022 11 minutes ago, FROGSMILE said: They were a mounted duties corps as a whole (like e.g. the ASC) and so when properly dressed for walking out, or in full dress, wore spurs. Would mounted duty soldiers, when walking out, have the option of wearing shoes (or boots), no spurs and normal parallel trousers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 14 February , 2022 Share Posted 14 February , 2022 1 minute ago, PhilB said: Would mounted duty soldiers, when walking out, have the option of wearing shoes (or boots), no spurs and normal parallel trousers? Not at that time no. I’ve sometimes seen soldiers at home (front parlour etc) who have had a photo taken with trousers loose and without puttees, but it wasn’t of course correct walking-out-dress Phil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 14 February , 2022 Share Posted 14 February , 2022 (edited) 27 minutes ago, FROGSMILE said: Not at that time no. I’ve sometimes seen soldiers at home (front parlour etc) who have had a photo taken with trousers loose and without puttees, but it wasn’t of course correct walking-out-dress Phil. Edited 14 February , 2022 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 14 February , 2022 Share Posted 14 February , 2022 Thanks, Frog. Would any man from any regiment or corps always be required to wear puttees and boots when walking out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 14 February , 2022 Share Posted 14 February , 2022 (edited) 36 minutes ago, PhilB said: Thanks, Frog. Would any man from any regiment or corps always be required to wear puttees and boots when walking out? At that time, when in Service Dress, yes. Before the issue of puttees on the home establishment (effectively after the 2nd Boer War) leather leggings were worn, but walking out dress had still involved coloured uniform. In other words puttees coincided with the switch to walking-out in SD. Edited 14 February , 2022 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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