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Title: Scotish WWI Uniform
Post by: xNormanx on Sunday 03 October 10 23:21 BST (UK)

I have a photograph of my uncle taken in or around 1918 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Can anyone help identify the service he was in?

Thanks.

Norm

Title: Re: Scotish WWI Uniform
Post by: mmm45 on Monday 04 October 10 07:42 BST (UK)

Its Khaki battledress of the time unfortunately no distinguishing marks such as cap badge or shoulder titles.
Do you have his name we may be able to narrow it down using Medal Index card search and surviving service records....also if you have any medals there will be engraving on rim.

Ady

Title: Re: Scotish WWI Uniform
Post by: macintosh on Monday 04 October 10 11:58 BST (UK)

Norm,
I have been through it with a magnifying glass and the only recognizable thing is that he appears to be wearing riding breeches, which suggests he was a mounted soldier, driver, he appears to have collar dogs and shoulder titles but they are not clear.

James

Title: Re: Scotish WWI Uniform
Post by: xNormanx on Monday 04 October 10 13:57 BST (UK)

Thanks for the help ... I know it is a longshot.

Here is another view.

Title: Re: Scotish WWI Uniform
Post by: xNormanx on Monday 04 October 10 13:59 BST (UK)

Detail is hard to get from the photograph.

Try 2

Title: Re: Scotish WWI Uniform
Post by: macintosh on Monday 04 October 10 14:58 BST (UK)

Not much help, I thought the middle pic looked like the letter "D" intertwined with another letter on his left collar but I am not sure, It's no use speculating unless it's a really educated guess.

Just sorry couldn't be more help.

James

Title: Re: Scotish WWI Uniform
Post by: xNormanx on Monday 04 October 10 15:27 BST (UK)

Thanks for all your help. Through another source I was given a clue it might be a Canadian uniform. I followed that up and sure enough I found his Attestation Papers when he joined the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force. He was part of the 3rd Divison Engineers. In civilian life he was a teamster so he probably was a driver during the war. What initially through me off was the picture is of him and his younger sister and the picture was taken in Huntly in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Again thanks for the help.

Norm

Title: Re: Scotish WWI Uniform
Post by: scrimnet on Monday 04 October 10 23:36 BST (UK)

Deffo Canadian....Count the buttons! Far more than a British uniform. Towards the end of the war, the Canadians went into "normal" British style SD

Also the shoulder title "Canada" is VERY distinctive...