Help with Uniform Please

[Treetotal]

Could anyone offer any info for this photo please.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=744725.0

Thanks ~ Carol

[Glengarry]

Hi Carol,

Not sure you will be able to gain much information from the uniform as it is so basic other than the 1908 pattern webbing belt, you can look through hundreds of WW1 photographs and you will see this belt being worn as in your photograph, so it is not unusual. What is unusual is that there is no shoulder titles or other distinguishing insignia on the tunic, the buttons appear to be standard brass button.

Now with regards to siblings dressing up in one of the others uniform you can discount that in this case, as 292106 John Campbell KIA 23 April 1917 in Egypt was in the Cameronians ( Scottish Rifles) and his buttons on the tunic would be Black as in all rifle regiments.

All I can say is that this photograph was taken prior to 1917, but by looking for Johns service record you may be able to help date the period, for example on his MIC there will give a date when he entered the theatre of war and was away from home.

Kind regards
Hiram 

[jim1]

There seems to be a discrepancy in the names as in one photo the man seated is called John,therefore the soldier is Gregor & in another photo of the seated man is called Gregor therefore the soldier is John.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=744726.0

[Glengarry]

Hi Jim,

Aye, you are right I was unaware of the other post and photograph, there would appear to be some confusion within the family then.

To make matter worse I had a look at his MIC and it has no details on it other than he is entitled to the VM and BWM no date for entering theatre of war or that he was KIA very poor and I could not find any service records, but if John is the soldier then this would have been taken some time in 1915 -17 since he did not qualify for the 1914-15 Star he did not enter a theatre of war until after 1st January 1916, therefore, photograph taken prior to then, that's the best one can do.

Cheers
Hiram