Identify Military Uniform and date please

[scrimnet]

Thin chinstraps all round...Noel Chavasse (MC, VC and bar) is interesting as he wears the glengarry and badge of Liverpool Scottish, and the collars of the RAMC.

[colonel-m]

Intrigued to know that photo in your box is it woodbine willy the padre who gave out ciggies to wounded troops in the front line....

[colonel-m]

hullo yes it was common for other Officers of other Regts and Corps to wear the embelishments of that unit if it is an old classic one the Household Brigade the MOs wear the uniform of that unit but wear a cocked hat.....the Household cavalry Medical Officers are appointed by the Silver stick and the Colonels of both Regts...after a period then granted to wear the the uniform with the RAMC badges in.....Now when I was with the Army Cadets which was the Hampshire Regt I chose to wear my JIMMY on permission from the SIGNALS oFFICER IN cHIEF...LIKE mONTY WHO WORE TWO CAP bADGES TAKE THE AIRBORNE WHO WORE THE MAROON BERET BUT KEEP THE rEGT CAP BADGES...as that unit was a classic TA unit..he wore that with pride saw a programe on him by the Prince of Wales....if you served in the Scotish Regts if you wished you could wear the headress of that Regt with you cap badge....saw the jimmy badge( Royal Signals) in many types of regt headress....lots of things are coming back of old times gone to remind the soldier of former Regts....so sad that most of the county Regts gone.....hope this helps.....see recent posts to you....
Maurice.....  (ex Royal signals...Sig to Lt. )  1961-1970 then rebadged the Royal Hampshire..1980-84 in the Cadets (staff)

[colonel-m]

almost forgot it was the Medical Officers who were given the privilage of wearing the headress as most of the other Corps were not around then Signals was formed in 1921 from the Engineer Signal Batallion

[forester]

Hello Simon,

If I can get a word in  a couple more local organisations for you:

Lewisham Defence League
Dulwich & District Defence League

I did see a reference to a Dulwich & Dist. Defence League Volunteer Training Corps cap badge, but unfortunately no picture.

Phil

[millymcb]

There is a description of the Dulwich Defence Leage badge Phil mentions here... and the shape sounds similar.    www.glamorganantiques.co.uk/capbadges.htm

"The Dulwich and district Defence League.Later the 1st/12th battalion.On a shield crossed rifles with bayonets fixed.The scroll inscribed >Volunteers.Below the wreath the scroll inscribed "Defend our City".This was one of the regiments forming the Volunteer force of 1914 - 1919"

There are also a few pictures of other London Regt badges.... For exampke 10th London County (Hackney Regiment) is a very similar shape (shield, crown, scroll at bottom) but unfortunately the central detail is not quite right.


Milly

[millymcb]

Simon.....do you know if he had any brothers serving in WW1?  And have you looked for their records?  Sometimes (not very often!) they list brother as Next of Kin and if they are also serving it may have which regiment...

Just a long shot of course.

Milly

[scrimnet]

Intrigued to know that photo in your box is it woodbine willy the padre who gave out ciggies to wounded troops in the front line....

This one??



No it isn't....He wears a civilian white collar....Dapper pre war style....

[scrimnet]

There is a description of the Dulwich Defence Leage badge Phil mentions here... and the shape sounds similar.    www.glamorganantiques.co.uk/capbadges.htm

"The Dulwich and district Defence League.Later the 1st/12th battalion.On a shield crossed rifles with bayonets fixed.The scroll inscribed >Volunteers.Below the wreath the scroll inscribed "Defend our City".This was one of the regiments forming the Volunteer force of 1914 - 1919"

There are also a few pictures of other London Regt badges.... For exampke 10th London County (Hackney Regiment) is a very similar shape (shield, crown, scroll at bottom) but unfortunately the central detail is not quite right.


Milly

Close, but no cigar....

The one in the pic APPEARS to have a star with a shield or something in the middle, perhaps surmounted by a crown....