Adam Shaw Posted 23 February , 2007 Share Posted 23 February , 2007 Can anyone tell me anything about the uniform / cap badge worn by this man. The picture was taken around September 1917 (based on others I have) at, I believe the RN Hospital, Hull. Is this man a merchant seaman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montbrehain Posted 23 February , 2007 Share Posted 23 February , 2007 Could be anything really ? Looks a bit like a porter to me ? But the badge has a "Canadian" shape to it ?? or am i just imagining it ?? "MO" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Shaw Posted 23 February , 2007 Author Share Posted 23 February , 2007 Mo, the thought had occurred to me that the uniform did look tioo be "Railway style". However, I have other photos including this man. In one he wears a white dustcoat ( I have another recent post on the wearing of white dustcoats) along with other injured men, similarily dresses and most of whom are identifiably seafarers. The full picture from which this detail is taken has him pictured with some nurses and two men, one with the cap taly of HMS Australia and the other HMS Valiant. I also have one full length picture of him with thse two men (in which they all have flowers on their lapels). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Shaw Posted 23 February , 2007 Author Share Posted 23 February , 2007 Sorry about the quality of the typing Post 1 should read "did look to be" Post 3 should read "similarly dressed". Incidentally for some reason I can't now see the posted picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph Posted 23 February , 2007 Share Posted 23 February , 2007 Alickie, I can not see the picture neither?. Regards Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Shaw Posted 23 February , 2007 Author Share Posted 23 February , 2007 Can't work out where the original picture went but here it is again...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggers Posted 23 February , 2007 Share Posted 23 February , 2007 What about a civilian hospital porter? Daggers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Shaw Posted 23 February , 2007 Author Share Posted 23 February , 2007 I could be wrong Daggers but I don't think he is. Here is a photo in which he appears 2nd from left in the back row and appears to be one of the injured men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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