Extracting clues from a soldier photo

[MaxD]

Little bit of joining the dots.  The rank badge right sleeve looks like, as Maec says, the Household Cavalry Lance Corporal (2 stripes with crown above).  The affiliated Yeomanry unit to the Household Cavalry was the Ayrshire Yeomanry (Earl of Carrick's Own) whose cap badge (Google) bears a  resemblance to that of our man. Don't know whether they wore similar rank badges to the Household cavalry though.

Or is the badge above the stripes a drum in which case............

maxD

Matt R The badges of your list don't seem to fit as you've said.

[Matt R]

Hello all,

I've now managed to get better quality scans of the photo following a visit to the relative who sent them. This is the best that I can get to the cap badge and hopefully it may offer up some more clues.

Also, on his left sleeve (closest to the bench) it appears he has some insignia there...looks like two crossed guns or two crossed swords.

I have attached pic for your perusing.

Thanks again for all of your help

Matt.

[jess5athome]

Hi Matt, two crossed rifles would signify a "Marksman"

Frank.

[MaecW]

The cap badge is still a bit blurred but I reckon it could be the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars.

Interestingly, on looking them up (Wikipedia), it seems they also followed the practice of having slightly different badges of rank compared to most similar units within the British Army." A Lance Corporal has two chevrons and a Corporal has two chevrons topped with a cloth crown."

How does that fit ?

Maec

[jess5athome]

The cap badge is still a bit blurred but I reckon it could be the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars.
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How does that fit ?

Maec

Very nicely to be honest 

Frank.

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NDgwWDY0MA==/z/9D0AAOSwyZ5UqYWt/$_35.JPG

That link appears not to work, try this one:

http://www.britishmilitarybadges.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p-5224-ijih-022.jpg

[Jebber]

Alternatively it could be a proficiency badge above his stripes. I don't think it had been mentioned, but  he has a good conduct stripe on his left arm, one is for two years.

[jess5athome]

........................................... I don't think it had been mentioned, but  he has a good conduct stripe on his left arm, one is for two years.

Reply number one   

Frank.

[Matt R]

I'm interested with the connection to Gloucestershire...the family did have connections to Kingswood and Bristol. Also, upon zooming in I also notice a star on the bottom is his right sleeve, and perhaps more of a mundane clue, he also appears married by the ring on his finger.

[Matt R]

And funnily enough I thought the centrepiece of the cap badge looked like a portcullis!

Matt.