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Title: Years and uniforms please.
Post by: missjayniee on Friday 28 August 09 19:02 BST (UK)

Hi All

I've been given some photos and wondering if anyone can date these uniforms and maybe tell me which regiments they belong to please. Thanks for taking a look.

Title: Re: Years and uniforms please.
Post by: neil1821 on Friday 28 August 09 19:06 BST (UK)

Is that all the uniform detail?
No caps/headgear for example?

Title: Re: Years and uniforms please.
Post by: missjayniee on Friday 28 August 09 19:16 BST (UK)

Thanks for your interest there is no headgear for the first one but this is the headgear on 2nd one.

Title: Re: Years and uniforms please.
Post by: LJReb123 on Saturday 29 August 09 17:29 BST (UK)

Hello

1. WW1 era other rank. Looks like economy issue tunic- general service button-very difficult to narrow down.

2. c1890's Regimental quarter master in the Royal Medical Army Corps.

David

Any more on no 1?

Title: Re: Years and uniforms please.
Post by: missjayniee on Saturday 29 August 09 17:33 BST (UK)

Thanks for your help thats great.  Thats all I have on number 1 there is no head gear. Jayne

Title: Re: Years and uniforms please.
Post by: macintosh on Saturday 29 August 09 18:26 BST (UK)

 Is the second button from the top different from the others?
The second button looks similar to Royal Artillery "Ubique"
 Cap badge?

James

Title: Re: Years and uniforms please.
Post by: missjayniee on Sunday 30 August 09 08:34 BST (UK)

Thanks James its all very interesting its a shame the photos aren't any clearer but hopefully if I can get some ideas of uniforms and years it will help me work out who the people are.  I received these photos from a lady in Australia through doing my genealogy so I don't have originals only scans thats why I haven't put faces on as there not my photos but I do believe they are people from my husbands family. Jayne

Title: Re: Years and uniforms please.
Post by: John Young on Sunday 30 August 09 09:48 BST (UK)

Jayne,

Just to let you know the 2nd photograph is that of a volunteer, rather than a regular army, senior N.C.O.  Given the 'Drum' above the inverted chervons I think he might be a Drum-Major, rather than a RQMS as suggested by David.  If the photograph pre-dates 1898 then he would be in the Medical Staff Corps, rather than the R.A.M.C.

Isandlwana

Title: Re: Years and uniforms please.
Post by: missjayniee on Sunday 30 August 09 10:30 BST (UK)

Thanks Isandlwana  all this information is going to be really helpful like everyone on this site.  :D