help with uniforms please

[Treetotal]

There is a matching Army record for John Scholes born in Bury...Mother is Mary Hannah Scholes of 61, Eton Hill, Radcliffe...He was in the Royal Engineers.
Carol

[Treetotal]

If this is your man...then he received a Silver War badge issued to the sick or wounded...
Pioneer John Scholes
Enlisted 30/08/1919...Discharged 19/09/1918
Royal Engineers Prov. Co
Reg. No 328445

Unit....Royal Engineers (Chatham; Tavistock Square, London)

Carol

[Shirleyjjj]

hi,

my sister has some ww1 medals but we thought they were grandads on the other side of the family - ill ask her to dig them out -

his mothers name is harriett Scholes - they were living in Bolton on the 1911 census but hes listed as born in Ainsworth and that birth would have been registered in Bury at that time

[t mo]

hi
get sis to look at the edge of the medals they will have his name and service number regiment on the 1914 star this info is stamped on the back
yours
trevor

[Shirleyjjj]

hi,

just looking at some pictures of hospital blues - i never knew about that i just thought his unifrom was a bit creased - thanks for all the information all very useful -#
ive e mailed my sister to ask her to look at the medals if if she knows who the lad is (but i dont think she will as this is long time before my parents even met but you never know )
And i think the lad is too old to be my mums cousin working out the dates and ages in my head

[Shirleyjjj]

Thanks Trevor ill do that - cheers !!

[Shirleyjjj]

ok sis said he fought in the midde East in ww1 and this is where he learnt how to drive and he used to drive the officers around and he used to wear a turban he was in the desert in Saudi Arabi

neither myself or my sister know much more but she says there should be more pictures (there are none) and the medals disappeared (we both have our own thoughts as to who has ended up with these but its not a blood family memebr but obvioulsy cant post on here )

[Treetotal]

Is the info I found not your rellie then?
Carol

[Shirleyjjj]

not sure Carol the parents are Harriett and thomas but the age and dates fit - i would like to find more info about his service record and possibly who the lad is in the picture - if this uniform is called hospital blues does it mean they took the picture in hospital ?