Which regiment?

[Lodger]

Here is the Labour Corp badge 1916 - 1919.

[alan o]

No that's not correct I am afraid.  They wore the GS badge until late 1918.

https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/307142-labour-corps-badge/

[alan o]

They are wearing the large white metal Cameron Highlanders cap badge.  Some infantry battalions were nominated as Pioneer Battalions but they wore the infantry cap badge. 


https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-labour-corps-of-1917-1918/

So 5th labour corps was a formation and made up of a variety of units.  The Labour Corps is not a formation but a Corps in the same way that there is a Corps of Engineers or Army Ordnance Corps.

So back to the original photo is not a Scottish infantry cap badge.  If they were a Scottish Pioneer Battalion in a Labour Formation then they would be wearing the infantry cap badge.

[Ronda231]

A slightly better partial image of the chap with the cap badge:

[alan o]

Unfortunately as the majority of soldiers' records were destroyed in WW2 unless he served in France or another theatre of war then you may struggle to find any paperwork.

Volunteer Training Corps did not have personnel records like the Regular Army.

If he did serve overseas then their should be a medal card which would give you his unit when he earned the medal.  If he was in the Volunteer Force or a Battalion that never left the UK  then there will not be a medal roll entry.

[GR2]

To approach it from a different angle, where was your grandfather from and when was he born?

Looking at the newspapers (1910 - 1919), two military Robert Eglintons appear.

Stirling Observer, 17-11-1914 - A list of men associated with the Erskine Church in Stirling who are serving etc. : includes Robert Eglinton, address Married Quarters, A.P.C. (Army Pay Corps?)

There is also a Robert Eglinton, alias Thomas Robert Eglinton, alias Thomas Bradley, who was serving in a "Scottish regiment" and was convicted of theft at Luton, Torquay and Paignton. The Police Gazette reports him being charged again for "improperly wearing military uniform". According to the report (1-5-1917) he was aged 27, a labourer or soldier, and a native of London.

[kathy-9]

Thank you all for such wonderful information. It has been a delight to read all the information from each of you and has inspired me to find out more about my grandfather.

Robert Eglington was born in Norwich 1870(ish?) and ran away from home, story goes there were too many children in the family, 14! I don’t understand the connection with Scotland and Stirling, but he joined up when he was 16, lied about his age.

He served in many places, I believe e Egypt was one of them.

I believe he was governor of Stirling prison.

He married Martha Sanderson and lived in Stirling till his death 1961. (Ish?).
I know he had medals,  uit these are lost to me.

Thank you.

[kathy-9]

Where could I find out about Robert’s medals?

[Margow]

Robert Eglington aged 88 (i.e. born c. 1884) died in Stirling in 1972.   For a small fee you can download his death certificate from ScotlandsPeople [scotlandspeople.gov.uk].   This should give you his occupation, date of birth, his wife's name and the names of both his parents.