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Identifying WW1 regiment
« on: Friday 19 December 25 16:01 GMT (UK) »
The cap badge isn't very clear but can anyone identify which regiment Tom Morgan was in? I thought it was the Royal Welsh (Welch).
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Re: Identifying WW1 regiment
« Reply #1 on: Friday 19 December 25 16:05 GMT (UK) »
He is a member of the Welsh Regiment.

Whist there were some posher regiments such as the 10th Hussars who also used the same design of PofW feathers over a scroll, they were single regiments whilst the Welsh had many more battalions so statistically the regiment is very likely to be Welsh.

This shows 2 cavalry badges alongside the Welsh and as you can see the silhouette is similar but there were circa 30 battalions of Welsh but on one 10th Hussar or 3 rd Dragoons and he does have a good Welsh name.

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Re: Identifying WW1 regiment
« Reply #2 on: Friday 19 December 25 16:09 GMT (UK) »
They were not Royal just the Welsh (changing to Welch post Ww1) Regiment.

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Re: Identifying WW1 regiment
« Reply #3 on: Friday 19 December 25 18:36 GMT (UK) »
Thank you both!
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Re: Identifying WW1 regiment
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 21 December 25 15:59 GMT (UK) »
A clean and colour from me.
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« Reply #5 on: Sunday 21 December 25 16:01 GMT (UK) »
...and one without the border.
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CAPES Hull. KIRK  Leeds, Hull. JONES  Wales,  Lancashire. CARROLL Ireland, Lancashire, U.S.A. BROUGHTON Leicester, Goole, Hull BORRILL  Lincolnshire, Durham, Hull. GROOM  Wishbech, Hull. ANTHONY St. John's Nfld. BUCKNALL Lincolnshire, Hull. BUTT Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. PARSONS  Western Bay, Newfoundland. MONAGHAN  Ireland, U.S.A. PERRY Cheshire, Liverpool.
 
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