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Which Regiment has this young man joined?
« on: Tuesday 12 February 13 11:59 GMT (UK) »
Please can anyone help me with identifying anything about this young man and his uniform? I may then be able to work out who he is. I think the photograph was taken in England at the outbreak of WW1.  Thank you.

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Re: Which Regiment has this young man joined?
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 12 February 13 12:46 GMT (UK) »
It's really too blurry an image to get a good idea of the cap-badge: it looks like it could be either crossed swords or crossed keys on the badge, but it really needs to be sharper image.

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Re: Which Regiment has this young man joined?
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 12 February 13 16:35 GMT (UK) »
As jrchdsimms points out there is very little detail in the badge, however in my opinion the general outline has the shape of a shield with perhaps a scroll under. The only British Army cap badge of ww1 that has a similar look and outline is the Army Ordnance Corps badge pre 1919. If it was Army Ordnance Corps it would have 3 cannonballs along the top and 3 cannon under with a 3 part scroll with "Army Ordnance Corps" on it,

The Canadian Army Ordnance Corps badge can be ruled out as it was surmounted by a beaver.

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Re: Which Regiment has this young man joined?
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 12 February 13 16:54 GMT (UK) »
Thank you very much indeed for your help. I have zoomed in on the photo and this is as close as I can get to the detail of the cap badge.  Could it possibly be the Mechanical Transport Section, Army Service Corps in November 1914 by any chance?

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Re: Which Regiment has this young man joined?
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 12 February 13 17:24 GMT (UK) »
Don't think it is Army Service Corps, that is a 7 pointed star surmounted by a crown from Victoria's reign up to Queen Elizabeth II, Then became Royal Corps of Transport.

Most transport in 1914 was horsedrawn,  early motor transport was London omnibuses requisitioned for troop movements

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Re: Which Regiment has this young man joined?
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 12 February 13 18:06 GMT (UK) »
Any possible names? Or where he was from?  He looks more like a territorial than a regular and it could be any number of minor units or officer training corps.

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Re: Which Regiment has this young man joined?
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 13 February 13 02:02 GMT (UK) »
He looks very young doesn't he?

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Re: Which Regiment has this young man joined?
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 13 February 13 08:11 GMT (UK) »
Does the stick he's holding mean anything?

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Re: Which Regiment has this young man joined?
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 13 February 13 10:26 GMT (UK) »
Could it be a college regiment, I'm thinking...? All I can make out is a shield, with no royal crown, with what looks like crossed staffs or a saltire? Or an (inverted) chevron.

This forum may be able to help you further:

http://www.britishbadgeforum.com

That stick he has is his 'walking-out cane' - I believe it means he's signed up.
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