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Re: Dating and cleaning up please of Chap from Middlesex Regiment?
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 01 January 15 09:19 GMT (UK) »
I've tried to find the colours, but no luck.  I can give it a stab in the dark if you would like.  Some are pretty obvious.   :)

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Re: Dating and cleaning up please of Chap from Middlesex Regiment?
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 01 January 15 09:27 GMT (UK) »
Why not Caz!  Thanks.

I'm intrigued though by how you can tell which colours should be which in b/w  photos.

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Re: Dating and cleaning up please of Chap from Middlesex Regiment?
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 01 January 15 10:04 GMT (UK) »
Well the Union Jack is obvious, there is a thistle, also I believe they are tudor roses.  Braiding etc is usually gold, the embroidery possibly red on a beige background.

I can get the uniform colour and the badge colour.   The crown etc I can also make educated guesses based on others found on the net.

With his colouring, the grey shades and tones usually give an indication of hair and eye colouring (i.e. his hair doesn't appear to be too dark so I would guess at light to mid brown, same with eyes, possibly hazel.).  It's guess work, and in my opinion coloured photos are just for fun and to give an indication of what they may have looked like, so shouldn't be taken too seriously. 

Of course if you could identify him and find his service record, then we would know his colouring for sure.

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Re: Dating and cleaning up please of Chap from Middlesex Regiment?
« Reply #12 on: Thursday 01 January 15 10:30 GMT (UK) »
I've just had a bit of luck and will be able to get most colours pretty accurate (hair and eyes will still be a guess though!)

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Re: Dating and cleaning up please of Chap from Middlesex Regiment?
« Reply #13 on: Thursday 01 January 15 12:24 GMT (UK) »
Here you go.  I'm going to stick my neck out and say the colours are pretty accurate.  The regiment 'logo' I stole from the internet, so I'm pretty certain that's correct.  A lot of the other colours were obvious.

The cap badge is gold and silver so I hope it stands out.

If anyone thinks I've gotten it wrong, please don't hesitate to say, would be good to get it as accurate as possible.

Background colour was a guess, as of course was the chaps colouring.

Caz



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Re: Dating and cleaning up please of Chap from Middlesex Regiment?
« Reply #14 on: Thursday 01 January 15 12:29 GMT (UK) »
Two more.

Terry

Superb Caroline 8) :) :)
g grandfather Thomas Borthwick 11/11/1882 - KIA 25/9/1915 aged 33 Kings Own Scottish Borderers

Brothers & cousins to Thomas (Both KIA same day)
Robert Johnstone Borthwick 1898 - KIA 24/3/1918 aged 21 North Staffordshire Regiment

George Lowden Borthwick 1899 - KIA 24/3/1918 aged 19 Royal Scots Fusiliers

gr Uncle Walter Combe b1893 - KIA 12/7/1915 aged 22  Kings Own Scottish Borderers

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Re: Dating and cleaning up please of Chap from Middlesex Regiment?
« Reply #15 on: Thursday 01 January 15 12:51 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Terry!  Much appreciated!

Happy New Year.  :)

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Re: Dating and cleaning up please of Chap from Middlesex Regiment?
« Reply #16 on: Thursday 01 January 15 14:09 GMT (UK) »
these are all really great. Thanks Caz for the colouring. If this is the young man I think it is that according to his records he has blue eyes, brown hair and is described both as having a fresh or a fair complexion.

These are great!

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Re: Dating and cleaning up please of Chap from Middlesex Regiment?
« Reply #17 on: Thursday 01 January 15 14:15 GMT (UK) »
One with blues eyes.  :)

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