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uniform & badge identification please.
« on: Thursday 19 November 09 16:10 GMT (UK) »
Found this photo I think it is my Granddad (William Mitchell) when he went off to Australia around 1900, he then went to South Africa & back to Cornwall in 1910. Does anyone know what the uniform & badge are?
Mitchell, Hicks,Tonkin,Vingo,Buspedneck/Bospidnick,Trembath,Gilbert,Murrish,st just in penwith,cornwall; hughes anglesey; blower/blowers shropshire.

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« Reply #1 on: Thursday 19 November 09 21:17 GMT (UK) »
Looks like standard issue Australian army uniform and rising sun badge.  I'll move this thread to the Armed Forces board where the experts live  :)

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« Reply #2 on: Thursday 19 November 09 22:15 GMT (UK) »
Have you got a place of birth....more than likely he will have an Aussie military record available to view online..they are usually pretty good

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« Reply #3 on: Friday 20 November 09 11:13 GMT (UK) »
Yep deffo...Australian Commonwealth Military Forces (as they became!)
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« Reply #4 on: Friday 20 November 09 19:08 GMT (UK) »
Cheers everyone, I googled "rising sun badges" and there it was, great stuff. It is a pity I cannot make out the writing on the badge but just to know it was an Australian Commonwealth Military badge fits in well with the fact he went to Australia when he first left Cornwall. Thank you all again  :) regards sheila
Mitchell, Hicks,Tonkin,Vingo,Buspedneck/Bospidnick,Trembath,Gilbert,Murrish,st just in penwith,cornwall; hughes anglesey; blower/blowers shropshire.

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« Reply #5 on: Friday 20 November 09 21:42 GMT (UK) »
http://www.naa.gov.au/whats-on/records-releases/wwi.aspx

Heres the link to find his online record.

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Sidwell(Ledsham)
Fairburn(Hartshead)
Wood(Liversedge)
Tallon (Whittington Lancs/Hartshead West Yorkshire)

Researching all Great War soldiers from the Spen Valley of West Yorkshire Especially lads from the Cleckheaton Company of 1/4th West Riding Regiment.

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« Reply #6 on: Friday 20 November 09 21:48 GMT (UK) »
If he was back in Cornwall in 1910, he wouldn't have been in the AIF during WW1 (unless he went back to Aus in the meantime)...

However, the NAA does have service records for other periods as well:

http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/explore/defence/service-records/index.aspx

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« Reply #7 on: Saturday 21 November 09 15:33 GMT (UK) »
Many thanks both for the links, I shall get surfing  :)  regards Sheila
Mitchell, Hicks,Tonkin,Vingo,Buspedneck/Bospidnick,Trembath,Gilbert,Murrish,st just in penwith,cornwall; hughes anglesey; blower/blowers shropshire.
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