Uniform identification please

[ClaireP]

I had this photo on Rootschat but did not really get a definitive answer.  I thought this was WW1 era but someone thought late 1920s.  It's come to light among my late aunt's possessions and the man on the left has a real family resemblance but I have no idea who it might be and I have researched the family extensively.  The family were from Stocksbridge near Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire.  One man said that they are wearing the cap badge of The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) but not the Regiment's collar badges of Indian elephants.   

I'd appreciate any help with this, which might help me to try and work out who is on it.  The man on the left looks just like my grandad as a young man (born 1909) but he was never in the army and wasn't old enough to fight in WW1.

[CorporalPunishment]

16 minutes ago, ClaireP said:

I had this photo on Rootschat but did not really get a definitive answer.  I thought this was WW1 era but someone thought late 1920s.  It's come to light among my late aunt's possessions and the man on the left has a real family resemblance but I have no idea who it might be and I have researched the family extensively.  The family were from Stocksbridge near Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire.  One man said that they are wearing the cap badge of The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) but not the Regiment's collar badges of Indian elephants.   

I'd appreciate any help with this, which might help me to try and work out who is on it.  The man on the left looks just like my grandad as a young man (born 1909) but he was never in the army and wasn't old enough to fight in WW1.

43rd (5th Duke of Wellington's) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers T.A. 1936-40.      Pete.

[FROGSMILE]

Claire the unit is as given above and reflects a period in the 1930s when the auxiliary forces of the Territorial Army (part-time citizen soldiers) comprised of too many infantry units, when what was needed was more combat support arms units (artillery, engineers, signals).

Because the units had long histories and did not want to abandon the continuity of their lineage it was decided to give them the hybrid title that you see, whilst at the same time retraining them to carry out their new role.

To reflect this conversion they wore the infantry cap badge of their historical lineage, but the collar badges of their new and specialised role operating Royal Engineers searchlights.

Edited 2 March by FROGSMILE

[ClaireP]

Thank you!  The knowledge on this site always amazes me!