WW1 Uniform Identification

[Hackstaple]

The white lanyard tells the story. He was a Royal Artillery. I would imagine that his medal card would confirm that and settle any argument. Of course h may have been a postwar soldier as this picture could have been taken at any time up to 1924 when the lanyard changed to the right shoulder.

[neil1821]

Hmm, difference of opinion I see. So is that now 3 votes each for the Royal Artillery and the Wiltshire Regiment?
The badge is most definitely Wilts Regt, so chalk up one more vote for that.
Can you tell us his name perhaps?

[kevs005]

His name was Thomas Evans (unfortunately a very common name to search for!).  He was born on 5th February 1898, so I estimate the photograph to have been taken about 1915/16, possibly just before he was sent to the Front.

[mmm45]

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/search-results.asp?searchtype=browserefine&query=first_name%3dthomas%7clast_name%3devans%7ccorpname%3dwiltshire%20regiment&catid=10&pagenumber=1&querytype=1&mediaarray=*

Not that common though to Wiltshire Regiment.
From the first post id have gone RFA/RHA but then definately a distinct Maltese cross on bigger scan either that or scanner doing weird things!!!

Good luck

Ady

[John915]

Good evening,

Glad we are all agreed it's the Wiltshires. I do have to take to task all those who keep refering to it as a Maltese Cross. The Wiltshires use the cross PATTEE, small slots from each corner to the centre and flat ends on each arm. The Maltese cross has much wider gaps at the corners, almost equal with the arms. The ends of the arms are cut inwards in a V shape. The following all use the maltese cross; Border regt, Beds and Herts, Sherwoods, KRRC and the Rifle Brigade.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Royal_Rifle_Corps The link gives a good example of the difference when compared to my previous link.

John915

[kevs005]

The Medal Rolls would seem to narrow the search down to 3 service numbers: 14031, 20294 or 46863 but I can't find service records for any of these on Ancestry.  Is there anywhere else I could look?

[neil1821]

The Medal Rolls would seem to narrow the search down to 3 service numbers: 14031, 20294 or 46863 but I can't find service records for any of these on Ancestry.  Is there anywhere else I could look?

46863 was killed in 1918. Does that eliminate him for you?
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=296173

[kevs005]

Yes, down to 2 then!  I know he survived the war despite being gassed, so there may be some hospital records somewhere?

[scrimnet]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!!


In WW1 pics, you just cannot state that a white lanyard  = RA!!

  

MOST soldiers wore a lanyard to hold their jackknives, and a lot had white ones for walking out...They were made by the soldiers themselves during "down time"