Skipman Posted 7 April , 2022 Share Posted 7 April , 2022 The soldier seated on the left is Pte Thomas Bayne DCM of the 56th Battalion AIF. The identity of the other two soldiers is not known. Are the other two Australian or British. If they were British uniforms, there's an outside chance they were his brothers (but do not see a resemblance) https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C2073027 Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovetown Posted 7 April , 2022 Share Posted 7 April , 2022 Both the other men are wearing British uniforms. There's nothing to further ID the standing man, yet I have a wild fancy - there's only a glimpse to go on - the one on the right is wearing Tank Corps insignia, if that fits. Cheers, GT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry B Posted 7 April , 2022 Share Posted 7 April , 2022 the other two soldiers are in British service dress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipman Posted 7 April , 2022 Author Share Posted 7 April , 2022 1 minute ago, Grovetown said: Both the other men are wearing British uniforms. There's nothing to further ID the standing man, yet I have a wild fancy - there's only a glimpse to go on - the one on the right is wearing Tank Corps insignia, if that fits. Cheers, GT. Excellent, the Tank Corps does indeed fit, his brother Alex, and he was wounded at least once. Thanks too for the confirmation Jerry B Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Upton Posted 7 April , 2022 Share Posted 7 April , 2022 Not that it appears to be the case here, but always worth remembering that British SD was variously issued to troops of other nationalities such as the Canadians and Australians when their own versions weren't available. For example, this well known image from Gallipoli shows the Australian 7th Battalion soldier viewers left doing just this, whilst the other two men are wearing the Australian version: Lone Pine trench 6 August 1915 - Australian Army during World War I - Wikipedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acknown Posted 7 April , 2022 Share Posted 7 April , 2022 For what it's worth, I do see a family resemblance, at least in the eyes. Is that an MM on the left-hand soldier? Acknown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Upton Posted 7 April , 2022 Share Posted 7 April , 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Acknown said: ...Is that an MM on the left-hand soldier? That's Thomas Paynes DCM: Edited 7 April , 2022 by Andrew Upton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acknown Posted 7 April , 2022 Share Posted 7 April , 2022 So it is. I wasn't thinking .... Acknown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayne gail Posted 3 February , 2023 Share Posted 3 February , 2023 Thomas Bayne, Henry Bayne, Alec Bayne Thomas in Australia force and Henry and Alec in British uniforms. My grandfather is Henry Bayne. can anyone tell me about grandfather Henry Bayne? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayne gail Posted 3 February , 2023 Share Posted 3 February , 2023 On 07/04/2022 at 21:19, Skipman said: The soldier seated on the left is Pte Thomas Bayne DCM of the 56th Battalion AIF. The identity of the other two soldiers is not known. Are the other two Australian or British. If they were British uniforms, there's an outside chance they were his brothers (but do not see a resemblance) https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C2073027 Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayne gail Posted 3 February , 2023 Share Posted 3 February , 2023 Just now, Bayne gail said: The photo shows 3 brothers. Thomas on the left in the Australian forces, James in the middle in the British army and Alec on the right in the British army. My grandfather is James Bayne - can anyone tell me about his army career? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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