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Title: Photo of George Conolly Date?
Post by: RedZeppelin on Saturday 27 December 14 23:44 GMT (UK)
HiI have this photo that was my great grandads , It is a really small photo and I know nothing about it it has written in pencil George Conolly at the back but I have no idea who they are or when it was taken? Could this be possibly be dated as to when it was taken please
Title: Re: Photo of George Conolly Date?
Post by: chinakay on Sunday 28 December 14 00:12 GMT (UK)
This might do better on the Armed Forces board as they are better at uniforms. I'll post a request over there.

In the meantime I might suggest that the black cardstock was popular in the 1890s.

Could we see the back please.

Cheers,
China
Title: Re: Photo of George Conolly Date?
Post by: km1971 on Sunday 28 December 14 09:12 GMT (UK)
If you have the original the answer (for the one on the left at least) will be found on his shoulder title.

You should rescan at the highest resolution your scanner can do. If the file size is over 500 Kb you will need to cut and paste just the shoulder badge before re-posting.

Ken
Title: Re: Photo of George Conolly Date?
Post by: jim1 on Sunday 28 December 14 10:57 GMT (UK)
I notice the chap at the back is from a different Regt.
The only one I know that has buttons in series of 2 is the Coldstream Guards.
Ken might able to enlighten us on that.
Title: Re: Photo of George Conolly Date?
Post by: RedZeppelin on Sunday 28 December 14 19:24 GMT (UK)
I have the original photo I will get someone tomorrow to scan it they have a better scanner than me
Title: Re: Photo of George Conolly Date?
Post by: RedZeppelin on Monday 29 December 14 16:50 GMT (UK)
Back of photo
Title: Re: Photo of George Conolly Date?
Post by: RedZeppelin on Monday 29 December 14 17:00 GMT (UK)
Zoom of the shoulder badge.

And in contrast if it helps.
Title: Re: Photo of George Conolly Date?
Post by: RedZeppelin on Monday 29 December 14 17:04 GMT (UK)
In higher resolution
Title: Re: Photo of George Conolly Date?
Post by: jim1 on Monday 29 December 14 17:38 GMT (UK)
This is odd.
The back is half of a postcard.
However it would date it after 1902.
Title: Re: Photo of George Conolly Date?
Post by: Hibee on Monday 29 December 14 18:35 GMT (UK)
My first thought was these are bandsmen's uniforms, rather than military.

Hibee
Title: Re: Photo of George Conolly Date?
Post by: jim1 on Monday 29 December 14 20:34 GMT (UK)
Possibly Militia rather than bandsmen.
Title: Re: Photo of George Conolly Date?
Post by: RedZeppelin on Monday 29 December 14 21:17 GMT (UK)
The original photo is really small my grand aunt now sadly deceased  owned it said it was her fathers nothing more is known but Ive made recent discoveries of family in the military ww1 and was hoping I might be able to link this picture somehow

It is a shame that now more info was not written on the back
Title: Re: Photo of George Conolly Date?
Post by: RedZeppelin on Monday 29 December 14 21:28 GMT (UK)
Funny you mention band uniforms I have a pic of a family member around the same time in a band uniform this pic is not related its from the other side of the family maybe it might help for comparison?