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Title: Help with Uniform Identification for Two WW1 Soldiers
Post by: Rose55 on Monday 18 March 24 08:38 GMT (UK)
I have a collection of photographs from my great grandmother. Among them were 2 photographs of men in WW1 uniform. I am trying to identify them and it would be a great help to confirm their regiments. I think the younger man is wearing an East Surrey Regiment uniform while the older gentlemen may be wearing the uniform of the Labour Corps.
Title: Re: Help with Uniform Identification for Two WW1 Soldiers
Post by: tonepad on Monday 18 March 24 15:35 GMT (UK)
The Cap Badge on the top photo does appear to have the outline of the East Surrey Regiment:

https://www.britishmilitarybadges.co.uk/products/ww1-east-surrey-regiment-cap-badge-44.html


Tony
Title: Re: Help with Uniform Identification for Two WW1 Soldiers
Post by: tonepad on Monday 18 March 24 15:42 GMT (UK)
The bottom photo cap badge is not very clear.

Could be the early General Service type:   

https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/307142-labour-corps-badge/


The Labour Corps was founded in 1917, any writing on the back of the photo to indicate it's age?



Tony

Title: Re: Help with Uniform Identification for Two WW1 Soldiers
Post by: Rose55 on Monday 18 March 24 20:59 GMT (UK)
Thank you for your help Tony,

Written on the back of the second photo is Pte E Carey, and the only E Carey in my family tree that I have found so far is Elias Carey. There are no service records, but there is a Private Elias Carey on the Medal Roll who served in the Labour Corps number 524372. the cap badge is not very clear in the original, but I think it could be a shield with animals either side as shown for the later badge in your link.

Thanks again,
Lucy
Title: Re: Help with Uniform Identification for Two WW1 Soldiers
Post by: alan o on Thursday 21 March 24 18:57 GMT (UK)
The large cost of arms cap badge was worn in 1917-18 by the Volunteer Battalions - formerly Volunteer Training Corps as well as the Labour Corps.