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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Who is This? - Father or Son George Johnstone Downie
« on: Tuesday 17 June 25 14:21 BST (UK) »
1870's.
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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: The cap badge holds the clue
« on: Friday 13 June 25 16:29 BST (UK) »
If he never went above the rank of Pte. he can't be any of the above.
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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: The cap badge holds the clue
« on: Friday 13 June 25 14:56 BST (UK) »
I though the RSM was RFA.
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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Woman's Headwear Name & Around What Year
« on: Friday 13 June 25 11:19 BST (UK) »
It's a day cap much favoured by older women.
From the little we can see I would suggest 1870's.
From the little we can see I would suggest 1870's.
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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: The cap badge holds the clue
« on: Friday 13 June 25 11:15 BST (UK) »
Only 2 of these men are wearing British uniforms & they are centre front.
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World War One / Re: CWGC Headstone Wrong??? 6th Bn Cheshire Reg & 477th Agricultural Corps
« on: Tuesday 10 June 25 12:12 BST (UK) »
One thing it does communicate is that he was indeed in the Lincs. Regt.
This & the L.C. are the only units mentioned on his headstone.
No mention of the 6/Cheshires.
His obit. states he had 4 years service which ties in with his 6/Cheshires
service number which indicates a Sept./Oct. 1914 attestation.
As has been said his gratuity is wrong or for some unknown reason some
of his service was forfeited.
This & the L.C. are the only units mentioned on his headstone.
No mention of the 6/Cheshires.
His obit. states he had 4 years service which ties in with his 6/Cheshires
service number which indicates a Sept./Oct. 1914 attestation.
As has been said his gratuity is wrong or for some unknown reason some
of his service was forfeited.
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World War One / Re: CWGC Headstone Wrong??? 6th Bn Cheshire Reg & 477th Agricultural Corps
« on: Monday 09 June 25 19:04 BST (UK) »
In order to qualify for the 15 Star he would have gone overseas during that year.
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World War One / Re: CWGC Headstone Wrong??? 6th Bn Cheshire Reg & 477th Agricultural Corps
« on: Monday 09 June 25 14:18 BST (UK) »
As an aside 43648 belonged to a Frederick Drewitt 10/Lincs.
There is a possibility he first went overseas with the 6/Cheshires
got transferred to the 10/Lincs. but with a different (but maybe similar) number
& finally the LC.
There is a possibility he first went overseas with the 6/Cheshires
got transferred to the 10/Lincs. but with a different (but maybe similar) number
& finally the LC.
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World War One / Re: CWGC Headstone Wrong??? 6th Bn Cheshire Reg & 477th Agricultural Corps
« on: Monday 09 June 25 13:08 BST (UK) »
Yes that's certainly a possibility.