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Hi Elaine
many many thanks for providing that background information, thats really helpful. My uncle was born in October 1941 and actually baptised in the chapel at Falkland Palace. I was under the impression that my grandfather actually stayed up there til the end or near the end of the war, well thats the impression I got from my dad. Sadly he isnt around anymore to ask. My dad moved up to Falkland from Manchester with his mum (probably after the evacuation of the BEF) and when I was a child my dad took us up to Falkland and even showed us the one roomed house they lived in, thinking about it now I would think that he wouldnt have lived in that house with his father I would have that wouldnt have been allowed. I can assume that they were there at some point in 1941, although I guess my grandfather didnt have to be there at the birth in October :-).  Many many years later I actually lived in Perth not far from Falkland and while living up there I visited the palace and even managed to find the house (it was very close to the Palace) to show my own children. The reason I have a gap in many of the facts is that my grandfather died in 1948 and soon after starting to research my family history my father and his brother passed away. So there isnt anyone around anymore or even flipping photos to assist in my research.  Anyway, once again many thanks for the information that you have provided me. This thread has taught me so much
kind regards

Steve

hi thanks for your thoughts. my first thoughts were European, and then I saw the WW1 US uniform (see link below) and I agree total about the J really being a J.  The US angle im basing on this uniform on this site, but it really does look like a J.

https://www.ima-usa.com/products/original-u-s-wwi-army-aviation-section-pilot-uniform?variant=26172817541

I also did have ancestors who did fight in WW1 who had previously emigrated to the US although at the moment I dont have the information as to who they fought for the US or the Brits
thanks again for taking the trouble to respond

here is a St Johns ambulance medal issued to my dad. I think in the 1950's, not sure if it helps but the cross in the centre is very similar

Hi
I'm hoping somebody out there might recognise this cap badge in the attached photo. This photo is in a box of family photos and I have no idea who it is. I'm sort of hoping recognising the cap badge might lead me to work out who it is knowing the service of some of my extended family, or it might just be a friend of the family. I've tried searching images in google for cap badges and the closest I could find seemed to be the Royal Artillery, but that does not seem to be a canon wheel on the badge more like an oval, and I'm stumped. 

Any help would be much appreciated

thanks

Steve