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Trying to identify uniform
« on: Tuesday 21 June 16 03:07 BST (UK) »
I am wondering if anyone can help me identify this uniform..at least I think it is a uniform.  I am posting the front and back of the photo to show where it was taken.
Thanks in advance for any help dating and identifying this painting.
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Re: Trying to identify uniform
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 21 June 16 03:31 BST (UK) »
if this is a photo of a photo,,it would be better if you could scan the photo at a high resolution,,,,the only way to identify this regiment is by the collar badge,,,it is too indistinct at the moment.
MCHUGH {mayo/manchester}   OHora,MCHALE{mayo/manchester /chicago}  KENNY{Manchester}   TIMPERLEY{wilmslow-bollin fee,Manchester} SMITH{manchester}  LEE{Colne,manchester,Cheshire} VENABLES {Styal.Cheshire} PAYTON {Staffs/Manchester}McCARTHY{TIPPERARY/MANCHESTER}  EAMES/AMS/HEAMES/HAMES/AYMES {Wilmslow/Manchester} Eames/Aymes  {Ireland/Manchester/Cheshire
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Re: Trying to identify uniform
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 21 June 16 03:34 BST (UK) »
Ok, will try to get it scanned and will upload again.

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Re: Trying to identify uniform
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 21 June 16 03:40 BST (UK) »
best guess at the moment is Royal Army Medical Corps
MCHUGH {mayo/manchester}   OHora,MCHALE{mayo/manchester /chicago}  KENNY{Manchester}   TIMPERLEY{wilmslow-bollin fee,Manchester} SMITH{manchester}  LEE{Colne,manchester,Cheshire} VENABLES {Styal.Cheshire} PAYTON {Staffs/Manchester}McCARTHY{TIPPERARY/MANCHESTER}  EAMES/AMS/HEAMES/HAMES/AYMES {Wilmslow/Manchester} Eames/Aymes  {Ireland/Manchester/Cheshire
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Re: Trying to identify uniform
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 21 June 16 04:04 BST (UK) »
Here it is again...high resolution scan. Hope it helps.

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Re: Trying to identify uniform
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 21 June 16 07:22 BST (UK) »
I'm going for one of Irish Regiments I think it's a harp collar badge Victorian.

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Lowe(Lower Gornall-Castleford)
Blackburn (Castleford)
Sidwell(Ledsham)
Fairburn(Hartshead)
Wood(Liversedge)
Tallon (Whittington Lancs/Hartshead West Yorkshire)

Researching all Great War soldiers from the Spen Valley of West Yorkshire Especially lads from the Cleckheaton Company of 1/4th West Riding Regiment.

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Re: Trying to identify uniform
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 21 June 16 12:09 BST (UK) »
The back indicates this is 1870's & probably early-mid decade.
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
Kings of Wessex & Scotland
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Re: Trying to identify uniform
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 21 June 16 23:57 BST (UK) »
Good evening,

Ady is right, it's an Irish harp collar badge. Not all the Irish regt's used that as a collar badge which cuts the search down a little. I'm not sure what the London Irish or Liverpool Irish used.

John915

PS. post 1874 which is when collar badges were introduced to replace regt'l buttons which had been taken away a couple of years before.
Stephens, Fuller, Tedham, Bennett, Ransome (Sussex)
Rider (Fulham)
Stephens (Somerset)
Kentfield (Essex)

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Re: Trying to identify uniform
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 28 June 16 12:06 BST (UK) »
It's the Royal Irish Regt.  Both Bns transited through Malta in the 1880s.

London and Liverpool Irish were much later volunteer/territorial battalions and their antecedents would not have left UK during the period that type of uniform was worn.
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