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Re: British Army Solider -Marriage in Uniform - Possibly Thomas & Emily Sheffield
« Reply #27 on: Tuesday 14 January 20 10:13 GMT (UK) »
Good evening,

Hard to give a definitive date but post WW2. He is wearing 1938 pattern battledress, has medal ribbons and two long service and good conduct stripes.

Do you have a date for the marriage, hopefully between 1946 and early 50s which would fit with the above.

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Added; the good conduct stripes were for 2 and 6 years service with no blemishes on his records.

I have found two wedding of my Grandfarthers sisters both in 1945

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Re: British Army Solider -Marriage in Uniform - Possibly Thomas & Emily Sheffield
« Reply #28 on: Tuesday 14 January 20 11:22 GMT (UK) »
Super photograph, he wears battledress, but with shirt and tie which means soon after WWII. Looks like he volunteered pre War by a few years. Not easy to age, could be 30. He has shoulder title and formation sign, but not visible.
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Re: British Army Solider -Marriage in Uniform - Possibly Thomas & Emily Sheffield
« Reply #29 on: Tuesday 14 January 20 12:49 GMT (UK) »
Hi I would have said late 30s to early 40s for the wedding photo, just going by hair styles, brides clothes  style of photo etc.
In my opinion the couple on the beach are the same couple. The light is totally different and so is the image quality which I think accounts for the lack of chin cleft. Together they are proportionally very similar (tall man, petit woman), hair colour is similar as is facial shape.  Have you any photos of her in later life?