Info on these photographs, please!

[matt94]

Hello,

I have been sent these photographs of some members of my family during the First World War but I am trying to identify the Regiments, ranks and dates, etc, to try and see who could be in the photographs.

The first photograph we know the man in the middle was Joseph Jesse Smith (1884-1948) and on the left is Frank George Ford, on the right is a mystery man. The other photographs we know nothing about.

Any information would be great!
Thanks
Matt

[matt94]

Two more here.

Matt

[macintosh]

The last pic looking at the shoulder flash looks like post ww1 RAF, one of the group has medals, which were issued around early 1920s

James

[alan o]

The cap badge needs enlarging due to pixelation but jess is Berkshire yeomanry I think.  Is there an IY under the cap badge?  It should be a Berkshire iron age chalk carving horse with a berkshire scroll underneath.

[macintosh]

I agree wiith alan o re Berkshire Yeomanry, a stylised horse.
The second pic appears to be a cadet camp, all the front row are boys perhaps 12 -16 years.

James

[matt94]

Thanks for the replies.

I am afraid the photographs don't belong to me so sadly I can't put them up in higher resolution. In the photo with Jesse - is there any sign of the rank of the soldiers? I ask as I'm trying to identify the man on the right.

Thanks again, that's great
Matt

[macintosh]

Jesse is showing two chevrons of  a corporalthe other  person  sitting shows no rank.

JS image -1 looks to be the same person standing at left in JS image-15 none in this image show any rank indications.
JS image- 9 shows some sergeants in the older soldiers at the rear,
The Berkshire Yeomanry were in Gallipoli and Egypt in 1915

James

[Pete Keane]

Guy in civvies at the back has an armband - any idea what he did?

Pete

[macintosh]

Well spotted Pete, These khaki armbands with red felt crown were issued under authority of Army Council to volunteers in early ww1 because of a shortage of uniforms.

James