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Title: Can the uniform be identified- which regiment please
Post by: macken_h on Sunday 15 May 11 11:59 BST (UK)

Can anyone identify the uniform as to which regiment it might belong to. Ta muchly.

Title: Re: Can the uniform be identified- which regiment please
Post by: old rowley on Sunday 15 May 11 15:34 BST (UK)

At a stab I would suggest that the image shows someone who was serving in the VTC, the Volunteer Training Corps. This unit drew from the older or unfit men that were not in the armed services and were raised in their local area and were deployed in the home defence, akin to the Local Defence Volunteer's of the second world war. I could be totally wrong of course and stand to be corrected.

OR.

Title: Re: Can the uniform be identified- which regiment please
Post by: t mo on Sunday 15 May 11 16:54 BST (UK)

hi would it be possible to rescan on a higher resolution picking out the buttons and cap badge please .

regards

trevor

Title: Re: Can the uniform be identified- which regiment please
Post by: mmm45 on Sunday 15 May 11 20:02 BST (UK)

Any possible links to India?
Some of the VTC uniforms ive seen were a darker green...however I agree that its something like that especially the rank system.


Ady

Title: Re: Can the uniform be identified- which regiment please
Post by: macintosh on Monday 16 May 11 07:21 BST (UK)

I wonder if he is a member of the Hussars, I think I can see a H in the centre of his cap badge at high magnification, certainly the wreath and crown are similar to 18th Hussars and he is wearing what appars to be jodhpurs. The royal cypher appears to be on his tunic buttons.

James

Title: Re: Can the uniform be identified- which regiment please
Post by: themonsstar on Monday 16 May 11 09:54 BST (UK)

I would totally agree with old rowley
It does look like a volunteers uniform from World War I.


If you could get a close-up of the badge it might tell you from which area the volunteer unit was based, as most of them were affiliated to their local territorial battalions.

Title: Re: Can the uniform be identified- which regiment please
Post by: mmm45 on Monday 16 May 11 13:36 BST (UK)

http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=163781&st=0&gopid=1591563&

I posted on GWF so there have been a few replies all towards VTC.

Ady :)

Title: Re: Can the uniform be identified- which regiment please
Post by: scrimnet on Monday 16 May 11 22:21 BST (UK)

Quote from: old rowley on Sunday 15 May 11 15:34 BST (UK)

At a stab I would suggest that the image shows someone who was serving in the VTC, the Volunteer Training Corps. This unit drew from the older or unfit men that were not in the armed services and were raised in their local area and were deployed in the home defence, akin to the Local Defence Volunteer's of the second world war. I could be totally wrong of course and stand to be corrected.

OR.

Nope, you are correct mate...

VTC

Title: Re: Can the uniform be identified- which regiment please
Post by: scrimnet on Monday 16 May 11 22:26 BST (UK)

Nottinghamshire Volunteer Regt later 9-12th Volunteer bns The Sherwood Foresters
 ;)