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Northamptonshire or Royal Engineers
« on: Friday 22 May 15 21:07 BST (UK) »
Could someone help with an arguement please?
My mum believes her dad was in the royal engineers but her nephew says he was always told it was the northamptonshire regiment.
 Could someone look at these photos and help me work out which it actually was please?

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Re: Northamptonshire or Royal Engineers
« Reply #1 on: Friday 22 May 15 21:45 BST (UK) »
What are his details..............name, dob, his father's name if he was single when he signed up or wife's name if he was married when he signed up as there may be info. online  ???  :P

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ADDED..........did he die in service ?
South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland:- Bowie, Campbell, Cumming, Currie

Ireland:- Cullen, Flannigan (Derry), Donahoe/Donaghue (variants) (Cork), McCrate (Tipperary), Mellon, Tol(l)and (Donegal & Tyrone)

Newcastle-on-Tyne/Durham (Northumberland):- Harrison, Jude, Kemp, Lunn, Mellon, Robson, Stirling

Kettering, Northampton:- MacKinnon

Canada:- Callaghan, Cumming, MacPhee

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Re: Northamptonshire or Royal Engineers
« Reply #2 on: Friday 22 May 15 21:50 BST (UK) »
he didnt die in action and ive checked online but as yet can find nothing to do with his service records.
he was sidney w smith b1922

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Re: Northamptonshire or Royal Engineers
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 23 May 15 10:16 BST (UK) »
I would go for Northamptonshire Regiment from the photo showing the cap badge.  Although only part of it can be seen, there is a "gap" at the left edge as photographed which looks very similar to the space between the wreaths on the outside and the castle inside on the Northamptons' badge..  The Sappers' badge does not have a similar gap in that position.

Of course, he may have transferred from one to the other at some time.

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« Reply #4 on: Sunday 24 May 15 12:05 BST (UK) »
Northamptonshire Regiment badge in 2nd picture for me - see left!


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Re: Northamptonshire or Royal Engineers
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 24 May 15 19:48 BST (UK) »
What does the middle initial W stand for?

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It is with great difficulty I share with you that in the early hours of 07 August 2021, Maximilian passed away unexpectedly but peacefully.

With deep sadness,
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