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Is this image from ww1? Is it armed forces or could it be with merchant navy?
« on: Sunday 20 July 25 21:21 BST (UK) »
Hello,

Im trying to date and find out details of the attached picture for my dad.

We think its WW1. Is anyone able to help us confirm?

If anyone can tell.me anything about the image that would be great. Years ago I think I figured out which relative the image connected to. However, I cannot seem to find any of my notes!


Thank you in advance.

Laura
Cruickshank - Durham, Scotland

Holloway  -  Southampton, Wiltshire/Hampshire, London

Moody - London, Southampton

Packard - Crawley, Hampshire, Essex, London

Walker - Durham

Irwin - Durham

Raw - North Yorkshire, Durham

Kelly - London, Durham, Ireland, Yorkshire, Hampshire

O'Kelly -London, Durham, Ireland, Yorkshire

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« Reply #1 on: Sunday 20 July 25 21:23 BST (UK) »
Quote from: lawra on Sunday 20 July 25 21:21 BST (UK)
Hello,

Im trying to date and find out details of the attached picture for my dad.

We think its WW1. Is anyone able to help us confirm?

If anyone can tell.me anything about the image that would be great. Years ago I think I figured out which relative the image connected to. However, I cannot seem to find any of my notes!


Thank you in advance.

Laura
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The hard peaked cap is WW1, it was replaced by the folding forage cap in WW2.
The puttees binding the ankles were also WW1.
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Re: Is this image from ww1? Is it armed forces or could it be with merchant navy?
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 20 July 25 21:31 BST (UK) »
Yes, the cap is WW1 and the puttees,the binding round the ankles .
The forage cap which replaced the hard peaked cap in the photograph was WW2 .
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Re: Is this image from ww1? Is it armed forces or could it be with merchant navy?
« Reply #3 on: Monday 21 July 25 06:58 BST (UK) »
Most likely WWI.
There would appear to be all around 130 men in the photo, so possibly a company (a unit within a battalion).
Photo perhaps taken prior to embarkation for service overseas.
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Re: Is this image from ww1? Is it armed forces or could it be with merchant navy?
« Reply #4 on: Monday 21 July 25 10:42 BST (UK) »
Those seated on chairs in the front are the officers, their badges of rank are on the lower sleeves.
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: Is this image from ww1? Is it armed forces or could it be with merchant navy?
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 30 July 25 10:22 BST (UK) »
Definitely WW 1.  Could you enlarge part of it and i might be able to ID the cap badge?

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Re: Is this image from ww1? Is it armed forces or could it be with merchant navy?
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 30 July 25 11:06 BST (UK) »
Quote from: alan o on Wednesday 30 July 25 10:22 BST (UK)
Definitely WW 1.  Could you enlarge part of it and i might be able to ID the cap badge?

I'm visiting my dad today to collect the picture so will take another photo and enlarge it.

I put the image into Google Image search and it thinks its 326th infantry battalion from America. But I'm not too sure with that and not relying on that!
Cruickshank - Durham, Scotland

Holloway  -  Southampton, Wiltshire/Hampshire, London

Moody - London, Southampton

Packard - Crawley, Hampshire, Essex, London

Walker - Durham

Irwin - Durham

Raw - North Yorkshire, Durham

Kelly - London, Durham, Ireland, Yorkshire, Hampshire

O'Kelly -London, Durham, Ireland, Yorkshire

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Re: Is this image from ww1? Is it armed forces or could it be with merchant navy?
« Reply #7 on: Friday 01 August 25 08:14 BST (UK) »
Definitely not the US Army. That's Googlesearch for you!
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