Can anyone identify this WW1 uniform?

[moggies12]

This is my Grandad David Scott b1881 near Dundee & family. Can anyone help by identifying this uniform? The smallest girl was born in 1911, so guessing the date to be during WW1. Sorry there are no clear badges...
Many thanks :-)

[Adrian Stevenson]

You are correct on the date, it is WW1 British Army uniform. Rank of Private.

From the photo it is impossible to tell what Regiment or Corps he belongs to. You will see a brass shoulder title on his shoulder strap. If you are lucky you might be able to check this with a magnifying glass on the original print. It will be some letters or a letter / number combination. Post back with you findings.

Cheers, Ade.

 

[jess5athome]

I think that the shoulder title may well be a Territorial one, do you have the name of his wife and children, just to give a bit more information to go on 

Frank.

[Ellenmai]

Have you tried searching for his military records?

[James18]

He looks too old to have served in WW2, so assuming his military service was restricted to WW1 and before, you could order his records from the MoD. They charge you a £30 admin fee, assuming it hasn't gone up since I used the service in 2015.

WW1 records are very, very patch, however -- many were lost to fire when the record office was bombed during the Blitz. You'll only get whatever they can find.

WW2 records are still closed.

[moggies12]

Thanks for your speedy replies!
I've tried looking at military records but with a name like David Scott, I've had no luck narrowing it down.
His wife is Marjory Annandale Knight 1883-1929. I've been quite successful finding census records etc...he was a gardener, but haven't a clue about what he did during the war.
I'll need to look out the photo, but not sure it's clear enough to see the badge.
Thanks again :-)

[James18]

https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records/apply-for-someone-elses-records

[rosie99]

https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records/apply-for-someone-elses-records

This link is for records after 1920.  If he only served in WW1 his records should be online unless they were amongst the many destroyed in WW2

[jess5athome]

Not having any look with his service records I'm afraid, it may well be they were among the 60% plus which were destroyed in the blitz 

Frank.