DebraB Posted 28 August , 2023 Share Posted 28 August , 2023 Can anyone please identify what uniform and regiment the above soldier is wearing. I think he was a Sergeant. He was born in Staffordshire and lived in Warwickshire. I had thought Army Service Corp but the cap badge doesn't look right. By trade before the war he was an engineer. Many thanks for any assistance. Debra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 28 August , 2023 Share Posted 28 August , 2023 (edited) Royal Field Artillery. Welcome to the Forum. If you would like to give us a name we could see what more we can find about him? Charlie Edited 28 August , 2023 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebraB Posted 28 August , 2023 Author Share Posted 28 August , 2023 Thanks for your response Charlie. Greatly appreciated. His name was Thomas Henry Russell. I have checked for service records but they do not appear to have survived. He is not the one with Regimental Number 6623, 30829 of the South Staffordshire Regiment, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment. He was born in Wolverhampton 1872. In 1911 he was a Blacksmith. Hence my thinking he may have been Army Service Corps of some kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancpal Posted 29 August , 2023 Share Posted 29 August , 2023 He appears to have a badge/patch above his stripes, I wonder if this is related to his pre war trade (farrier etc). Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankengine888 Posted 29 August , 2023 Share Posted 29 August , 2023 3 hours ago, mancpal said: He appears to have a badge/patch above his stripes Perhaps these? My mark 1 eyeball is giving me these vibes. Zidane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebraB Posted 29 August , 2023 Author Share Posted 29 August , 2023 Thank you everyone. I have tried to enhance the image to see if it gives more clarity, but I'm not very good at that sort of thing. Does that make it any clearer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankengine888 Posted 29 August , 2023 Share Posted 29 August , 2023 I tried to enhance on my phone by using a few filters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebraB Posted 29 August , 2023 Author Share Posted 29 August , 2023 takenengine888 you are a star. Thank you. Could this be the uniform of the Royal Field Artillery NCO ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankengine888 Posted 29 August , 2023 Share Posted 29 August , 2023 Your welcome. I might be able to make it better but I'll have to wait awhile.. waiting for a bus from school. 'm damned surprised no one said yet. He's a Sergeant, and as stated, a member of the Artillery. Zidane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 29 August , 2023 Share Posted 29 August , 2023 6 hours ago, DebraB said: He was born in Wolverhampton 1872. In 1911 he was a Blacksmith. Hence my thinking he may have been Army Service Corps of some kind. Did he survive the war? Did he marry or have children during the war ? Certificates sometimes give details of rank or unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebraB Posted 29 August , 2023 Author Share Posted 29 August , 2023 Charlie, thanks for your response. He did survive the war. He died in 1922. He married in 1897. All of his children were born before the war started. Thanks for the confirmation Zidane. Thanks Simon for the clue of the arm badge and your mark 1 eyeball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 29 August , 2023 Share Posted 29 August , 2023 Given his age and married plus children he may not have served overseas. I see he is on the 1911 and 1921 census for Coventry with wife Alice and several children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 29 August , 2023 Share Posted 29 August , 2023 I see also his eldest son Lawrence joined the Royal Field Artillery Territorials in 1914 and was Mentioned in Despatches. His service file and discharge papers survive but apart from giving Thomas as his nok father there were no other clues I could see for Thomas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 29 August , 2023 Admin Share Posted 29 August , 2023 I think the trade badges are skilled driver proficiency. As the badge of the artillery was the same for Field and Horse, I don’t think I can say whether he is RHA or RFA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 29 August , 2023 Admin Share Posted 29 August , 2023 There’s quite a few MIC for Thomas H Russell in the Artillery on Ancestry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 29 August , 2023 Admin Share Posted 29 August , 2023 Looking at the photo, he might be wearing the reinforced boot which indicates a driver. Hopefully @FROGSMILE will see this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 29 August , 2023 Share Posted 29 August , 2023 1 hour ago, Michelle Young said: Looking at the photo, he might be wearing the reinforced boot which indicates a driver. Hopefully @FROGSMILE will see this. Not the leg guard in this particular case, but Stohwasser gaiters with spiral strap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 29 August , 2023 Share Posted 29 August , 2023 (edited) If he'd been RHA he'd probably have ball buttons but he hasn't so I 'plumped' for RFA. Edited 29 August , 2023 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 29 August , 2023 Share Posted 29 August , 2023 3 hours ago, charlie962 said: If he'd been RHA he'd probably have ball buttons but he hasn't so I 'plumped' for RFA. Yes I think you’re right charlie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebraB Posted 30 August , 2023 Author Share Posted 30 August , 2023 Many thanks everyone. Greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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