6RRF Posted 24 April , 2022 Share Posted 24 April , 2022 All are wearing black or brown leather gloves - apart from the NCO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 24 April , 2022 Share Posted 24 April , 2022 (edited) Good spot, 6! I’ve never tried rifle drill in leather gloves but I would have thought it more difficult than without gloves with SMLEs, especially with recruits. Edited 24 April , 2022 by PhilB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 24 April , 2022 Share Posted 24 April , 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, 6RRF said: All are wearing black or brown leather gloves - apart from the NCO Yes, they would be brown buckskin of the type usually worn by officers with the RMC pattern service dress shown in the Adrian 1008 thread. Even stranger, the guard bringing up the rear and only just in sight, is wearing coloured universal forage caps with their mufti instead of flat caps. Edited 24 April , 2022 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngos Posted 7 November , 2022 Share Posted 7 November , 2022 Hi, Just discovered this wonderful picture that you posted. Could I ask permission please to reproduce the picture on my website, www.greatlinfordhistory.co.uk, as there is an Uthwatt pictured, who were the Lords of the Manor. Regards, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arantxa Posted 8 November , 2022 Author Share Posted 8 November , 2022 Yes of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Monkey Posted 12 November , 2022 Share Posted 12 November , 2022 I only joined the GWF a few days ago with the hope of finding further information relating to men whose medals are in my collection. My first 'search' and I have found an image of one of them! What a result. Lieutenant John Stratford COLLINS, 7th (formerly 12th) Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment British War Medal 1914-20 – Impressed: LIEUT. J.S. COLLINS. Victory Medal 1914-19 – Impressed: LIEUT. J.S. COLLINS. John Stratford Collins was born at Bray, Wicklow, Ireland, on 15th November 1897, and later resided at Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex. He was killed in action during the Battle of Ancre (a phase of the Battle of the Somme 1918) on 5th April 1918, aged 20. He is buried in Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery, Albert. Many thanks to arantxa for sharing this wonderful picture. Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRC Posted 12 November , 2022 Share Posted 12 November , 2022 Hi @Old Monkey and welcome to the forum If we matched the names to the faces correctly then I believe this should be John Stratford Collins. (Image rights remain with arantxa). Hopefully @arantxa will pop in soon and may be able to do you a better quality close up. Good to see the witness statement. It doesn't look like there are any surviving service records for G/16323 Private Henry Thomas Longley, but as he was with the 4th Reserve Battalion in September 1918 he was most likely medically evacuated as a result of wounds, accidental injuries or ill-health, and after treatment was posted to that Battalion for refresher training and assessment of his suitability for further front line \ overseas service. Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arantxa Posted 14 November , 2022 Author Share Posted 14 November , 2022 I will do a better close up for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Monkey Posted 15 November , 2022 Share Posted 15 November , 2022 On 14/11/2022 at 07:37, arantxa said: I will do a better close up for you Super - many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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