Scotish WWI Uniform

[xNormanx]

I have a photograph of my uncle taken in or around 1918 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Can anyone help identify the service he was in?

Thanks.

Norm

[mmm45]

Its Khaki battledress of the time unfortunately no distinguishing marks such as cap badge or shoulder titles.
Do you have his name we may be able to narrow it down using Medal Index card search and surviving service records....also if you have any medals there will be engraving on rim.

Ady

[macintosh]

Norm,
I have been through it with a magnifying glass and the only recognizable thing is that he appears to be wearing riding breeches, which suggests he was a mounted soldier, driver, he appears to have collar dogs and shoulder titles but they are not clear.

James

[xNormanx]

Thanks for the help ... I know it is a longshot.

Here is another view.

[xNormanx]

Detail is hard to get from the photograph.

Try 2

[macintosh]

Not much help, I thought the middle pic looked like the letter "D" intertwined with another letter on his left collar but I am not sure, It's no use speculating unless it's a really educated guess.

Just sorry couldn't be more help.

James

[xNormanx]

Thanks for all your help. Through another source I was given a clue it might be a Canadian uniform. I followed that up and sure enough I found his Attestation Papers when he joined the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force. He was part of the 3rd Divison Engineers. In civilian life he was a teamster so he probably was a driver during the war. What initially through me off was the picture is of him and his younger sister and the picture was taken in Huntly in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Again thanks for the help.

Norm

[scrimnet]

Deffo Canadian....Count the buttons! Far more than a British uniform. Towards the end of the war, the Canadians went into "normal" British style SD

Also the shoulder title "Canada" is VERY distinctive...