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Help with regiment ID
« on: Friday 13 July 07 02:50 BST (UK) »
Hi,

Can anyone offer any assistance in identifying my Great-Grandfathers regiment? I'm including two pictures - one is from his wedding day and the other shows him somewhere in the field. We have no idea if this was in England or overseas - any possible comment on that would be appreciated too.

Thanks in advance!


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Re: Help with regiment ID
« Reply #1 on: Friday 13 July 07 07:36 BST (UK) »
Hi Pryogena and welcome to rootschat and the armed forces board. Without a close up of the cap badge it looks like he was a colour sergeant in the 5th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers). If this is the case then the badge would be made up of crossed rifles which has the garter overlaid in the centre surmounted by the crown and set between the rifle butts is the word "carabiniers" in scroll work.  What was you rellies name? as some one on here might be able to help you by finding out more. If you post the second photograph on the photograph restoration board and ask for a restore I am sure that someone will clean it up and get rid of the foxing on it for you.

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Re: Help with regiment ID
« Reply #2 on: Friday 13 July 07 13:16 BST (UK) »
Hi,
I'd go for 6th Dragoon Guards Carabiniers
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Re: Help with regiment ID
« Reply #3 on: Friday 13 July 07 14:44 BST (UK) »
Hi - thanks for the info so far. His name was Harry Sidney Stride - I have another photo of him in uniform (but with no badges etc) and it was taken in Winchester. I've attached it.

The wedding picture would be from 1917. I also know that my great-grandparents met in Ipswich...and Harry was in uniform at the time. Not entirely sure what year they met though.

There's another photo, which I don't have with me unfortunately, that shows him on the back of a motorcycle - don't know if that helps with anything but thought I'd mention it!

I'll also post the second picture in the photo restoration thread - thank you!

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Re: Help with regiment ID
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 19 July 07 15:00 BST (UK) »
Don't discount the fact that the cap badge might be that of the Hampshire Yeomanry, who had an affiliation with the 5th Dragoon Guards and wore a similar cap badge.

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Re: Help with regiment ID
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 19 July 07 15:04 BST (UK) »
I meant to say 6th Dragoon Guards!!!

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Re: Help with regiment ID
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 15 August 07 19:53 BST (UK) »
I also think this is the Hampshire Yeomanry (a badge very like the 6th DGds-Carabiniers)and I believe I have another photo of Harry Stride from a group photo of the NCOs with Colonel and Adjutant perhaps - I would guess prewar - see attached - a photographers at Uckfield I think in Sussex (?) - perhaps on training cam

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Re: Help with regiment ID
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 15 August 07 20:02 BST (UK) »
soory that message left without the picture - try again

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Re: Help with regiment ID
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 15 August 07 21:22 BST (UK) »
Ooooh

I'd soooo like it to be 6th DG...My grandfather was in from 1896...The early pic (1st one with jam pot cuffs...) might well have had him on it....

I also have a 6th DG riding crop, almost exactly like the one in the last pic....

But.....

As granddad was in South Africa with the Regt, and had QSA and KSA medals I would have expected to see at least some uniforms with them on...especially the RSM!!!

There appear to be no medal ribbons around at all, just the one chap with one medal on the first pic...

Have you found his attestation sheet??
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