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Who is this soldier?
« on: Saturday 29 March 08 09:16 GMT (UK) »
I know that this is a long shot, but I also know what wonderful detectives we have on here.
I found this photograph among my late father's effects. It has no inscription on it or any clue as to who it might be. So, can any of you knowledgable folk on here give any clues please.

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Re: Who is this soldier?
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 29 March 08 09:39 GMT (UK) »
hi

possibly royal artillery by the cap badge  :-\
any chance of a higher scan

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« Reply #2 on: Saturday 29 March 08 10:07 GMT (UK) »
Hi
If you could get a higher res scan of the cap badge,Collar badges and medal ribbons we could probably get regiment if you have any possible names grandfather great uncles etc it could be worth posting.

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Re: Who is this soldier?
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 29 March 08 10:10 GMT (UK) »
Looks like he rode horses with his attire and definately seen action with his medal ribbons.
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Re: Who is this soldier?
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 29 March 08 19:43 GMT (UK) »
Thank you for your interest folks. This is the best I can do at the moment, I will have to try and get the original back from my sister in law and rescan it.


I have absolutely no idea who he might be. I had one uncle killed in WW1 and certainly isn't him, my dad and my other uncle were both in the navy and survived the war. (obviously my dad did or I wouldn't be here!)
The only other person who it might be is Freddy Potts VC, but I don't think Freddy was in the artillary. I will have to look him up on Google again. He was a great mate of my dad's and a very brave man.
Whoever it was must have meant something to my dad for the photo to have been kept.
If I do not get any luck on here I might try the local press, but I am not a great fan of either of two locals.

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Re: Who is this soldier?
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 30 March 08 13:12 BST (UK) »
Hi Midnight Runner.

It's definately not Freddy Potts VC.  See here:
http://www.diggerhistory2.info/graveyards/pages/others/brit-vc2.htm

Could it be anyone from your mother's side of the family?

Good luck with your research.

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Re: Who is this soldier?
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 30 March 08 13:49 BST (UK) »
I feel the photo was taken around 1936 on words, when a lot of the TF infantry battalions were re-rolled in to the Royal Artillery, the collar badges look like the West Yorkshire Regt (Prince of Wales's Own) or one of the Yorkshire Regt.

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Re: Who is this soldier?
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 30 March 08 14:00 BST (UK) »
Roy!!!

Welcome back matey!!  Long time no hear!!

I would, of course concur with Roy...

Looks like a TA Camp...and the collars as well...plus he has some previous because of the ribbons...

But, he has still got spurs on...And there are creases down the front of his trousers...Not known until the Prince of Wales later Edward VIII  made them fashionable in the late 20s early 30s...Bit like the "Windsor Knot" for a tie...
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Re: Who is this soldier?
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 30 March 08 16:46 BST (UK) »
Hi Again everyone,
That is an interesting bit of info Scrimnet, so I have to blame HRH Prince Ted for having the keep on putting creases in my trousers when I was doing my Nat. Sevice do I? The thing is of course that I still do and the one Christmas present that I wanted and never got was a trouser press! (All go Aaaaah!)

I am pretty certain that he was not a relative of my mother'a Thudders, I don't think that there was any record of military service in her family at all. Most of her relatives lived in Sheffield and were in essential industry during the war.

The TA camp link is intereting. He might have been one of my father's contemoraries in the Home Guard possibly.

I guess we may never know but I will keep trying.
Thanks everyone for your input.
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