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Re: Regiment ID info help
« Reply #9 on: Monday 14 May 12 20:11 BST (UK) »
The West Yorkshire Regiment wore a similar PoW plume and coronet in the 1920s. They added an extra hook to the collar to close it up after WW1

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Re: Regiment ID info help
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 17 May 12 19:09 BST (UK) »
Re first photo:  again I just noticed, look at his tunic pocket flaps - they are very sculptured? not straight edged like all the other tunics - reason?

Also could his collar emblems be the Yorkshire Hussars?

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Re: Regiment ID info help
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 17 May 12 19:56 BST (UK) »
They do look very similar to Yorkshire Hussars wonder when the Rose was added to the collar badges?

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Re: Regiment ID info help
« Reply #12 on: Friday 18 May 12 19:02 BST (UK) »
Found some info that could match one of my relatives:

Fred Hollingsworth - Royal Field Artillery - Driver - Reg no 79061

Given that info which of these images match:

Or will it match one of the other photos I have in the other threads?

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Re: Regiment ID info help
« Reply #13 on: Friday 18 May 12 19:07 BST (UK) »
The lower of the two looks like a Driver RFA/RA

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Re: Regiment ID info help
« Reply #14 on: Friday 18 May 12 19:26 BST (UK) »
Quote from: mmm45 on Friday 18 May 12 19:07 BST (UK)
The lower of the two looks like a Driver RFA/RA

Ady

So the man with the spurs - would he have actually ridden a horse then? and am I correct in saying he would be in the RHA?

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Re: Regiment ID info help
« Reply #15 on: Friday 18 May 12 20:01 BST (UK) »
Yes he would have ridden/controlled a team of horses pulling guns and ammo the cap badge is generic Royal Artillery worn by members of The RFA (Royal Field Artillery) RHA (Royal Horse Artillery) and RGA (Royal Garrison Artillery) only way to positive ID them would be shoulder titles or records or medals.

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Re: Regiment ID info help
« Reply #16 on: Friday 18 May 12 20:07 BST (UK) »
The first photo appears to be Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry(Prince of Wales`s Own)
Blomfield,Broder,Dargue,English,Hindmarch(sh),Mallam
Narey,Poole,Pull,Purdy,Rutherford

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Re: Regiment ID info help
« Reply #17 on: Friday 18 May 12 20:20 BST (UK) »
Royal Wilts Cap Badge
Blomfield,Broder,Dargue,English,Hindmarch(sh),Mallam
Narey,Poole,Pull,Purdy,Rutherford
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