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General => Armed Forces => World War Two => Topic started by: pm8178 on Wednesday 22 December 10 11:42 GMT (UK)
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Hi, Can anyone identify the uniform shown in the photograph, is it army or airforce?
Any info. would be appreciated.
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Army.
Cant help with Regt though.
Pete
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this is the nearest i could find
sylvia
search google images for
home guard
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Thank you both, all bits of info help. Happy Christmas!
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have a safe one
sylvia
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My feeling is that it is pre-war.....look at his breast pockets, they are a different shape to the home guard battledress pockets, his is a tunic I reckon.
I believe it is referred to as Service Dress.
His cap suggests 1930's, his tunic pre-1937? when Battle Dress was introduced.
Territorial units got all the disused kit, so a possibility if its a later photo.
Not home guard though.
Someone will be along shortly to give us the exact answer......
what do you know about him?
Pete
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Looks like an airforce uniform but if so not the RAF. No one-stripers there nor in the RAF regiment until this very year when the rank of lance-corporal was instituted.
The shoulder title looks like a number, something like 286 but airforce squadrons did not have numbered shoulder titles. The features look vaguely slavonic.
Nothing to do with the Home Guard - just a forage cap.
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Could this not be the uniform of the Kings Rifle Regiment, it looks the right shade, I cant make out the collar badge though but there is one there. :)
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Could it be The Royal Observer Corps?
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if at first
sylvia
cap has a v shape at front
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Again, thank you all for your contributions.
You've given me some ideas to follow up, it's great how someone's suggestion can kick-off new train of thought. Thanks.
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Are there any clues or captions on the back of the photo?
Could it be a University Squadron?
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Or perhaps a cadet in a school's officers training corps ?
A
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Not HG....
The uniform is as suggested SD.
The Field Service Cap has been in use by the Army since the late 19th century, and when worn in conjunction with SD would date it from 1937-1941/2. Many of the units sent to France with the BEF in 1940 wore SD, until they were issued Battle Dress, some even returned on the ships in SD! I have even seen examples of SD dated to the 1960s!! :o
There is the hint of colour on the peak of the FSC, but the "V Shape" is not a defining feature, I'm afraid.
As for Regt...Ummmm No badge really to be seen...
Have you a date of birth/death fro him? If so why not ask for his records from the MOD?
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There appear to be 2 badges on the lower right arm. Could one be for a Bandsman? Perhaps TA in the late 50's early 60's. The photo looks as if it's that era.
Jean
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I think the person in the picture is a police officer in one of the Ministry of Defence Police units prior to their amalgamation.
http://www.paintedships.com/modpolice.asp
They officers were issued with caps to wear when travelling to and from work so they did not have to wear helmets or flat caps.
If you contact the Ministry of Defence Police museum at Wethersfield, Essex I am sure the curator will be able to look up the collar (warrant) number for you.
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They werre called MOD PLOD ;D
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Yes I believe they were called that after 1971 ;D.....however the picture in question is long before that! ;)
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They werre called MOD PLOD ;D
They still are!
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I think the person in the picture is a police officer in one of the Ministry of Defence Police units prior to their amalgamation.
http://www.paintedships.com/modpolice.asp
They officers were issued with caps to wear when travelling to and from work so they did not have to wear helmets or flat caps.
If you contact the Ministry of Defence Police museum at Wethersfield, Essex I am sure the curator will be able to look up the collar (warrant) number for you.
Not convinced at the mo...
I was in a previous existance, the Practice Nurse for the MDPGA based at Whetherfield, and was privy to the museum there, and the collection of hats in the main building. I have never seen such a uniform there, and as they were "special constables" in thier early life, I would expect to see some form of black and white band or some such on the uniform.
There is a greater chance of course that this chap is one of the various cadet organisations that wore uniform at that time such as the CLB!