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Title: Magic needed for a little soldier. Completed with thanks
Post by: Mardi on Friday 14 December 12 05:44 GMT (UK)
Hi All,

I wonder if you could work your magic on this photo of one of my uncles, taken only months after the family arrived in Melbourne in 1913.

The photo was sent to me by a new found second cousin in the UK and is rather special as we don't have this particular photo.

I recently found the  attached advertisement , so maybe these military outfits for little boys were popular.

Many thanks,
Mardi.
Title: Re: Magic needed for a little soldier
Post by: mahalia on Friday 14 December 12 08:03 GMT (UK)
Gave it a try Mardi this was the best I could do

Cheers

Maureen
Title: Re: Magic needed for a little soldier
Post by: Wiggy on Friday 14 December 12 08:15 GMT (UK)
That hat etc looks like a scout uniform!  That was my first thought when I saw the photo!!
 The uniform in the picture looks a little different - specially the hat!

Couldn't be a scout could he??

Wiggy   :)
Title: Re: Magic needed for a little soldier
Post by: Mardi on Friday 14 December 12 08:37 GMT (UK)
Thank you Maureen for trying.

The photo is rather 'flaky' looking and perhaps it can't be made to look any better, but it was worth a try.

Thank you again.

Mardi.
Title: Re: Magic needed for a little soldier
Post by: Wiggy on Friday 14 December 12 08:40 GMT (UK)
another try - Hmmmm     :-\


Wiggy 
Title: Re: Magic needed for a little soldier
Post by: Wiggy on Friday 14 December 12 08:44 GMT (UK)
Hmm - not the best is it - sorry - tricky!   ::)  And the more I try to fix it, the worse it gets!   

Wiggy   :(
Title: Re: Magic needed for a little soldier
Post by: Mardi on Friday 14 December 12 09:02 GMT (UK)
Hi Wiggy,

I never thought that he may have been a boy scout.

My Grandfather was a professional soldier, 3rd generation Royal Artillery, he resigned in Bombay in 1913 and came from there to Melbourne.

On the back of the photo Grandad has written '29/11/1913 Caulfield nr Melbourne' 'Chip off the old block', so naturally just assumed it was some military suit for little boys.

Thank you for trying Wiggy, wonder why it's such a beast to restore lol
Title: Re: Magic needed for a little soldier
Post by: macintosh on Friday 14 December 12 09:07 GMT (UK)
Try www.virtualscoutmuseum.com 
Your "Little Trooper" is most certainly a boy scout

James
Title: Re: Magic needed for a little soldier
Post by: ausdixie on Friday 14 December 12 10:47 GMT (UK)
 :)
Title: Re: Magic needed for a little soldier
Post by: Mardi on Friday 14 December 12 11:33 GMT (UK)
Thank you for the link James, very interesting.

It does look like he was a boy scout, sadly he wouldn't have been one for much longer after the photo was taken, as his father joined the Australian Royal Artillery at the onset of WW1...can't see that Gran would have taken him to scout meetings...bit of a snob was she !

Thanks again,

Mardi.
Title: Re: Magic needed for a little soldier
Post by: Mardi on Friday 14 December 12 11:42 GMT (UK)
That's amazing ausdixie, thank you so much.

He has started to look like my Uncle Chris, the youngest of my two uncles.

Mardi  :)
Title: Re: Magic needed for a little soldier
Post by: tommyfromri on Friday 14 December 12 14:24 GMT (UK)
an effort from me.., tommy
Title: Re: Magic needed for a little soldier. Completed with thanks
Post by: Mardi on Friday 14 December 12 19:22 GMT (UK)
Thank you so much tommy.
 
That's a great effort, I'm really pleased  :)

Mardi.