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General => Armed Forces => World War One => Topic started by: valiant on Friday 27 February 09 13:55 GMT (UK)
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Hi,
Can anyone please help to identify the three Regiments of my Great uncles.
Thanks
Dave
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Hi Dave
Top left standing is Leicestershire Regiment. Top right - Prince of Wales' feathers over the knot of Staffordshire - is the POWs (North Staffordshire Regiment). No idea of the man seated - more pixels are needed of cap badge, collar badge and the belt buckle.
Ken
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Thanks Ken,
How do i get more pixels for the third man??
Dave
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How do i get more pixels for the third man??
You need the original photograph and scan it at it's highest resolution setting. If your scanner has pre-scan just scan the seated man. If not use a program such as PAINT to cut and paste just a small area of the resulting picture.
Ken
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Third chap is St John Ambulance.... ;)
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Pic was taken early to mid 1916, and the Leicester chap is a Kitchener New Army chap... :)
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Thanks Scrimnet & Ken,
Ken couldn't improve photo as it was already a copy.
what's the difference with the new army would i still be able to find his army records if they survived?
Thanks again Lads
Dave
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Don't worry about improving this one as the Regts are quite patent... ;) 8)
When I say "New Army" I mean that he wasn't one of the "Old Contemptibles" and was a volunteer under Kicheners plan to form a "Citizen Army" ("Britons! Needs You!" etc) to back fill the already growing losses in what was basically a very small "colonial police force"
What records that remain after he German bombing of them in 1940, are available via Kew or Anpestry.
A medal card would be the best place to start, as you have (I presume!) names already, and now you have a Regt to narrow them down.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/research.asp#ww1
The SJA chap will be more difficult, as although some went abroad, a large number did not, so probably nil medals for him...But worth a look, just in case...
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Thanks again !! Scrimnet
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No probs...it's what we are here for! ;) ;D