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General => Armed Forces => Topic started by: sarah99 on Friday 13 June 08 07:53 BST (UK)
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Hi there
I'm thrilled to say that my father-in-law has just found an interesting haul of photos including this one...
This is his uncle, William B Anderson, born in Broughty Ferry, near Dundee in 1900. I wonder if anyone can point me in the direction of his regiment in WW1?
Thank you
Sarah
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Could you scan it a little larger pse? ;)
The badge is somewhat difficult to discern at this level when blown up! ;D
atom12 is the Jock Regt Guru...I'll drop her a PM!
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I may have overdone the reduction in size a little!
This should be better...
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Lovely size..Thanks... ;D ;D ;D ;D
I reckon Seaforth or Gordon Highlanders, but atom12 knows the dicing and will pin him down!
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BTW
I think we are dealing with a post WW1 chap here...He certainly looks older than 18yrs...
And of course...A 1922 ptn jacket (well, can't fully confirm as I can't see the bottom pockets!)
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That's interesting - so if he was in the army post ww1 then I assume he was a regular soldier?
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Possibly yes... ;)
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Hi :)
Not easy to determine as the view of the badge is not too distinct due to the frayed cockade.
But 80% in favour of him being a Seaforth Highlander.
Could he possibly have been conscripted when he was 18 years? Just thinking this as he appears to come from a well-to-do area/family. Therefore, I'm wondering why he would be a Private soldier! :o
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Just looks somewhat older than 18 to me!
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You are right that the family were quite well-to-do - his father was a stockbroker and seems to be reasonably well-off (well, he was until the stock market crash!) I'll see if I can find out a bit more from my father-in-law.
Thank you for your help thus far.
Sarah
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Yes, an interesting study with this one Sarah, so it would be good if you could find out a bit more, as you would expect with his background that if he joined up through his own volition he would enter as an officer.
What is also interesting is that he was not with the local regiment (The Black Watch), whereas, if he were a conscript, he would have no choice as to where the army put him. :-\
The Wall Street Crash that would have a roll on effect leading to the pandemic Depression did not start until 1929, therefore all throughout the 1920s, Stockbrockers, even in this country, would presumably be amassing their fortunes.