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General => Armed Forces => World War One => Topic started by: ALAMO2008 on Tuesday 01 April 25 19:43 BST (UK)
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Does this Photo imply he was a Territorial?
(https://i.postimg.cc/y8w888sM/487334225-1752654678939573-4117959743047893195-n.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
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The shoulder title might be TF or possibly a Y for Yeomanry above a county title.
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Cheers for your Input.
A Friend thought a T meant Territorial
But the Family think he was in Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1st Btn then 6th Btn but Friend thought they didn't have Territorials
Discharged 1919 on Silver War Badge as a Cpl
Yet another friend stated the Black Shoulder Triangle Patch was only 2nd Btn that he wasn't in and never a Sgt
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Ooops just found his Records as 9905 he was in the 2nd Btn and was a Paid Sgt in April 1918 until his Field Court Martial in September 1918 when he was Reduced in Rank to Cpl
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What you see is a curved lower title with RInniskilling and above that a single fusilier grenade.
As you are probably aware the crossed flags on his arm means that he was a qualified signaller.
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Cheers alano
that solves what we thought looked like a T on his Shoulder
Next Question is the Shoulder Black Triangle Patch only 2nd Btn Inniskilling Fusiliers?
Would it stay with him if he Transferred to their 1st Btn ? and later 6th Btn ?
Does the Photo he was a Sgt and Signals ?
Does he look aged 26 ?
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Do the Flags above his Sgt Stripes means he was a Recruitment Sgt as someone has suggested to me
or in the Signals?
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100% signals. he is likely to be the Signal Platoon Sgt.
The recruiters badge was more ornate and had a crown above the flags.
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Cheers alano
Just what I thought.
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100% signals. he is likely to be the Signal Platoon Sgt.
The recruiters badge was more ornate and had a crown above the flags.
His Records show he was Transferred into 2nd Btn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in 1910 who were the only Btn to have had a Black Triangle Shoulder Patch
His Records show he missed a Signalling Practice Session in Aldershot 23 May 1912 because of Drunkeness
He went to India 1912 for 2 years
1914 he was Transferred to the 1st Btn and in 1915 sent to Gallipoli then France - wounded July 1917 became Cpl then Lance Sgt in 26 Oct 1917 in the 3rd Btn in Londonderry then Paid Sgt from 15 April 1918 till his Field Court Martial in May 1918 then reduced in Rank to Lance Corporal then Cpl in September 1918 Discharged February 1919 on Silver War Badge
The Family believe the Photo is Him as 6th Btn Recruitment Sgt in April 1918
But the Records suggest it is Not him but someone else he knew.
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The shoulder patch would date the photo to 1916-19 as the were not worn before then so if he was not in the 2nd bn then and you are correct about only them wearing it, then it is not him. The recruiter badge was a peacetime thing worn on red tunics so the flags are signallers as suggested.
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Cheers alano Your Input helps alot.