Irish Defence Force or British Army uniform.

[jack]

My grandfather 9989 Pte Joseph Conlon, Connaught Rangers and GMC was wounded in November 1914, and after the war joined the Irish Defence Force. A photo I have of him in hospital (on the right) is thought to be when his unit was ambushed in 1922.Can anyone confirm that the uniform worn by these men is of Irish or British Army style?

Edited 29 July , 2023 by jack

[FROGSMILE]

On 28/07/2023 at 15:36, jack said:

My grandfather 8898 Pte Joseph Conlon, Connaught Rangers and GMC was wounded in November 1914, and after the war joined the Irish Defence Force. A photo I have of him in hospital (on the right) is thought to be when his unit was ambushed in 1922.Can anyone confirm that the uniform worn by these men is of Irish or British Army style?

The ‘scalloped’ flaps on the breast pockets indicate it’s an Irish origin uniform.  Such shaped flaps were common on British officers uniforms but not on those of the soldiers.  On the Irish soldiers uniforms both upper and lower pockets had such shaped flaps.

 

 

 

Edited 2 August , 2023 by FROGSMILE

[jack]

22 hours ago, FROGSMILE said:

The ‘scalloped’ flaps on the breast pockets indicate it’s an Irish origin uniform.  Such shaped flaps were common on British officers uniforms but not on those of the soldiers.  On the Irish soldiers uniforms both upper and lower pockets had such shaped flaps.

 

Many thanks for that FROGSMILE.