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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Lancashire => Topic started by: churchmouse on Saturday 20 October 12 18:45 BST (UK)
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can anyone suggest a site to help identify a military uniform - possibly coldstream guards late 1800's. Have a potrait of ancestor in uniform but no idea of regiment.
churchmouse
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hi,,your on it !!!! can you post the image? ;)
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if you post it on the armed forces board,,,the uniform experts will certainly have a go ;)
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do you have a name and year of birth for the soldier in question?
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Have sent you a pm
Cheers!
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would be better to post it on the forum,,,your in the right place,,but im no uniform expert. ;)
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i can look for military records for him,,which would help with his regiment...you say Joseph Brooks was born c1870,,but you dont say where? it would also help if you could tell me his parents names and wifes,,,as records sometimes give next of kin ,,and this would help us to cross check we had the right man.
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Thanks,
He was born approx 1872 probably in Farnworth, Lancashire. His father was Joseph, his mother Eliza. He lived in Darley Street in 1891.
He married several years later -probably not when he was in the military.
The potrait shows a man wearing long black boots to his knees, white trousers, red jacket, with silver coloured breast shield..a white/gold sash across his chest. His hat has white plumes.
churchmouse
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hi looks like the uniform will be of the Life Guards.
Joseph Brooks joined the 1st regiment of Life Guards in 1891....served 4 years 51 days before buying himself out. Next of kin on record given as mother Eliza of America?
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Thank you for this....
Interesting that mother was in America. Joseph immigrated to US in 1895. Married and remained there until his death in 1920.
Family in US would be grateful for details of his military service - do you know where they could contact to get any service records or details of his service.
Again many thanks
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his 4 page service record is on Findmypast....not much info to be gleaned from it
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Thanks, wll pass this on to the family....
Cheers
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I have another query about one of my military ancestors and hope you can help. David McCormick born 1868 St.Helens m father John McCormick mother Ellen. Believed to be an officer in the army and served in the Boer War. That's all I know about his military service. He did immigrate to US in. Early 1900's
No portrait this time though.
Church mouse
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hi..looks like he was in the army,,,but not an officer..he first joined the militia
Name:David MCCORMICK
Year of birth:1869
Place of birth:Peasley Cross, St Helens, Lancashire
Regiment:South Lancashire Regiment (Prince Of Wales's Volunteers) - 40th & 82nd Foot
he then joined the regular army in the South Lancashire regiment,
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First class service Gorton Boy! Is his service record available. Does it say where he served or when he left the army? Must have been family lore that he was an officer! Not surprised he was not, he came from a very working class background and lived in are rented two up two down
Thanks
Churchmouse
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both records are on findmypast. ;)