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Title: Help needed to identify uniform, please
Post by: sugartea on Tuesday 09 August 22 20:57 BST (UK)

Hi everyone,

Would anyone out there happen to know what regiment the man (my great-uncle) in the photograph might have belonged to? The hat seems quite distinctive, but my military knowledge is not sufficient for me to be able to identify it.

Huge thanks in advance to anyone who might be able to help.

Steve

Title: Re: Help needed to identify uniform, please
Post by: KGarrad on Tuesday 09 August 22 21:03 BST (UK)

WW2, a Scottish Regiment?

Title: Re: Help needed to identify uniform, please
Post by: Viktoria on Tuesday 09 August 22 21:09 BST (UK)

Yes, but without any badges visible very hard to say.
Hope one of the brilliant people on RootsChat can help.
Viktoria.

Title: Re: Help needed to identify uniform, please
Post by: KGarrad on Tuesday 09 August 22 21:11 BST (UK)

The headgear is a glengarry, if that's any help?

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glengarry

Title: Re: Help needed to identify uniform, please
Post by: SiGr on Tuesday 09 August 22 23:22 BST (UK)

I'm not sure certain but I think that is the Royal Scots Fusiliers cap badge. His epaulette also appears to have [R]SF on it as well.

Title: Re: Help needed to identify uniform, please
Post by: alan o on Sunday 14 August 22 17:39 BST (UK)

RSF the cloth s/t suggest 1940-43 period.