Which regiment?

[Andy J2022]

Yes Alan O is right. After he returned from South Africa he was stationed at Bordon followed by Colchester. Then in late 1910 he was posted to Malta for around 12 months. He came back to the UK and was in Aldershot until early 1913 when he moved to the Military Detention Centre Stirling. He deployed to France with the BEF, from Stirling via Southampton and Le Havre on 11 Oct 1914.

[Ronda231]

Hi,
There is a memorial page on the Billion Graves website for a Robert Eglington died 1972 aged 86 (born circa 1886) with wife Martha Sanderson died 1957 aged 73 (born circa 1884), buried together with other family members, in Logie Church graveyard, Blairlogie, Stirling.

https://billiongraves.com/grave/Robert-Eglington/19417827

Also this website has graveyard burial details:

https://www.interment.net/data/scotland/stirling/logie/surnames-e-g.htm

EGLINGTON, Robert, Age: 88 YEARS, d. 2/10/1972, bur. 4/10/1972, Section: CEM, Row: A20, Number: 9

Together with details of other family members

regards

[tonepad]

The man stood on the extreme right of the rear rank (on top of the dilapidated bench) appears to be wearing three medals over his right breast pocket. The medals may belong to a deceased next of kin.
Are the medals WW1, Boer war or others?
If they are three WW1 medals, then the photo was taken after the medals were issued in the early 1920s.


Tony

[Andy J2022]

Tony, I would question that he is wearing medal ribbons. Certainly the white blob on the pocket flap is not the ribbons, since ribbons were worn above the pocket seam. And the fuzzy bit above the pocket which I assume you are referring to would be an awful lot of medals to occupy three rows. Also both 'blobs' have a fairly marked shadow under them suggesting that they are not flat but three dimensional (see image below).

That said I can't offer a better explanation for what these features are. It may be significant that although the photograph is relatively free from marks, the only apparent defect is the black dot on the same man's tunic pocket. And if these are the medals ribbons of  a deceased relative, why aren't any of the other men wearing any ribbons at all? To be in the MPSC they must have volunteered to transfer after 1903 when the Corps was founded. The MPSC was only staffed by existing servicemen, and did not (and still does not) directly recruit civilians.

[alan o]

I agree with Andy.  Without knowing exactly where the photo came from I don't think it is possible to work out anymore.

[ecksdochter]

     Found an article in "The Scotsman" dated Saturday, 3rd May 1913, on The British Newspaper Archive website. A list of soldier's names and regiments including Sergeant R. Eglington, Military Provost Staff Corps. I can't access the full article but I think it's about courses/qualifications these men have passed.
     
     Above Regiment/Corps matches information on Robert and Martha's Scottish Marriage Certificate. (Not easy to read in parts.) Transcription:
     1913 Marriages in the District of Stirling in the County of Stirling.
     On 8th October 1913 at Waverley Hotel, Murray Place, Stirling. After Banns According to the Forms of the Established Church of Scotland.
     (Signed) Robert Eglington, Sergeant - Military Provost Staff Corps. (Bachelor) age 31yrs. Address: 36 Upper Bridge Street, Stirling. Parents: Emerson? Eglington. Joiner (Journeyman) and Sarah Matilda? Eglington ms Poole?. To:
     (Signed) Martha Sanderson (Spinster) age 29yrs. Address: 27 Nelson Place, Stirling. Parents: William Norman? Sanderson. Railway Yardsman (deceased) and Catherine Sanderson ms McDougall.
     (Signed) D.P. McLean? - Minister of Stirling (?). (Signed) Albert Barlan? - Witness. (Signed) Mary Macnaughton Sanderson - Witness. Registered: 11th October 1913 at Stirling. (Signed) Hugh Webster? - Assistant Registrar. (Counter signed by Registrar at bottom of page. Signature unreadable.) [Statutory Marriages 490/ 158] ScotlandsPeople.

     Also this Birth Notice in the "Stirling Observer" dated 29th August, 1914. "EGLINGTON - At IS,? Married Quarters, Stirling, on 24th August, the wife of Sergeant R. Eglington, of a son."

[kathy-9]

Thank you for this information, great news! This is my grandfather and grandmother.

Does anyone remember where the Waverley hotel is/was? I only recall the Station hotel and the golden lion.

And was it usual to get married in a hotel, not a church in those days?

[David Nicoll]

Possibly here.

In Scotland quite normal, people got married in their homes as well.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/oldstirling/posts/24925037053801100/