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Title: Another identification of Regiment please if poss.
Post by: Jeffrey on Wednesday 17 February 16 17:55 GMT (UK)
This the other Grandparent of my husband.
He was born 1890 in Buckinghamshire.

There is a photo of him in his uniform and we believe the other one is of him cooking!

If anyone can identify which regiment he was in I would be very grateful. :)

Thank you.

Judy
Title: Re: Another identification of Regiment please if poss.
Post by: Jebber on Wednesday 17 February 16 17:57 GMT (UK)
Royal Engineers.
Title: Re: Another identification of Regiment please if poss.
Post by: ScouseBoy on Wednesday 17 February 16 17:58 GMT (UK)
Is he Russian?
Title: Re: Another identification of Regiment please if poss.
Post by: Jeffrey on Wednesday 17 February 16 18:00 GMT (UK)
That was very quick thank you.

No not Russian - as English as can be!!!

Are you looking at the person with the hat behind him?

Judy

PS My husband thinks RE's make sense as he was on the railways.
Title: Re: Another identification of Regiment please if poss.
Post by: Jebber on Wednesday 17 February 16 18:16 GMT (UK)
If he was born in Sheffield in 1898 there are some military records for him in FindMyPast.

There are also others from different areas.
Title: Re: Another identification of Regiment please if poss.
Post by: Jeffrey on Wednesday 17 February 16 18:55 GMT (UK)
Born Dinton in Bucks.

I can't find anything on the sites.

Judy
Title: Re: Another identification of Regiment please if poss.
Post by: Jeffrey on Wednesday 17 February 16 19:32 GMT (UK)
Does anyone have any ideas about the photo of 'the cooks'.

He is in that but he was a railway ganger not a cook.

Any ideas about the man 2nd from left with the flat hat?
Is this taken abroad do you think?

Judy
Title: Re: Another identification of Regiment please if poss.
Post by: alan o on Wednesday 17 February 16 19:57 GMT (UK)
I would agree that he is a Royal Engineer.
Title: Re: Another identification of Regiment please if poss.
Post by: John915 on Friday 19 February 16 11:48 GMT (UK)
Good morning,

It may just be a fatigue party, men detailed for the day to help in the kitchens. A common duty in the army, although normally carried out by men who had been a little naughty but not enough to warrant being charged with an offence.

These were dealt with by the sgt maj and did not show up on the mans record.

John915

PS I did a few in my early days ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: Another identification of Regiment please if poss.
Post by: Jeffrey on Sunday 21 February 16 12:19 GMT (UK)
Hi John,
Thanks for the reply and interesting suggestion.
Was that the same as 'jankers'?

Judy
Title: Re: Another identification of Regiment please if poss.
Post by: John915 on Monday 22 February 16 00:50 GMT (UK)
Good morning,

Jankers was when actually put in the cells for a given period after being put on a charge. And found guilty.

John915
Title: Re: Another identification of Regiment please if poss.
Post by: JCee on Monday 22 February 16 12:46 GMT (UK)
Sorry to disagree but jankers was not detention. Not in my service anyhow. Jankers was CB (Confined to Barracks) or in later years RP ( Restriction of Privileges). Both usually entailing some form of fatigue duties and things like show parades.

Jim.
Title: Re: Another identification of Regiment please if poss.
Post by: Jeffrey on Tuesday 23 February 16 13:53 GMT (UK)
Thank you both for your replies.

Judy