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youngtug
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Re: please restore and date if possible for this old army man
« Reply #15 on: Wednesday 01 July 09 19:58 UTC (UK) »

just hit the wrong button


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chewboy
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Mark 44

Re: please restore and date if possible for this old army man
« Reply #16 on: Wednesday 01 July 09 22:15 UTC (UK) »

A first effort eh samsauntie Huh

Oh boy, if that's your first, heaven knows what it'll be like when you get the hang of it Grin

Well done

Mark


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chewboy
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Mark 44

Re: please restore and date if possible for this old army man
« Reply #17 on: Wednesday 01 July 09 22:17 UTC (UK) »

Incidentally, I'd say WW1 or a little later Undecided

Can't see any detail of the buttons. I'm searching for the unit but can't promise anything Tongue

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Mark


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samsauntie
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Re: please restore and date if possible for this old army man
« Reply #18 on: Wednesday 01 July 09 22:24 UTC (UK) »

thanks Mark

I really am a beginner.

I suppose I should have said, first one I have been brave enough to submit. Had lots of disasters up to now, this one just came together for me.

Sorry. Embarrassed

bit misleading

SA


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youngtug
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Re: please restore and date if possible for this old army man
« Reply #19 on: Thursday 02 July 09 22:07 UTC (UK) »

hi Mark, is this possibly the same man. john.

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xinia
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Re: please restore and date if possible for this old army man
« Reply #20 on: Thursday 02 July 09 22:09 UTC (UK) »

if not its a doppleganger (yet again)

xin


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youngtug
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Re: please restore and date if possible for this old army man
« Reply #21 on: Thursday 02 July 09 22:17 UTC (UK) »

hi xin, that was quick. ok, here he is in a group, might help place him but i have tried this lot before. thanks, john.

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xinia
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Re: please restore and date if possible for this old army man
« Reply #22 on: Friday 03 July 09 06:38 UTC (UK) »

yep same man one at start of war one much later .... the eyes look haunted in 2nd one and uniform worn

Xin

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youngtug
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Re: please restore and date if possible for this old army man
« Reply #23 on: Friday 03 July 09 14:42 UTC (UK) »

hi Xin, thanks for that, appreciated. john. Just have to find who and what he/they are.


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chewboy
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Mark 44

Re: please restore and date if possible for this old army man
« Reply #24 on: Friday 03 July 09 19:26 UTC (UK) »

Not a badge in sight.... infuriating Angry

I enquired who wore a lanyard on the left shoulder and was told the Blues,[Royal Horse Guards] but think this may be wrong.

Will enquire further

Mark


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youngtug
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Re: please restore and date if possible for this old army man
« Reply #25 on: Friday 03 July 09 20:30 UTC (UK) »

hi Mark, thanks, Ihave one relative was in the royal horse guards, but he was only 22 in 1918 and he was discharged in 1922, I think this bloke looks older. must do some more digging. trouble is, they are all gone. cheers, john.


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chewboy
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Mark 44

Re: please restore and date if possible for this old army man
« Reply #26 on: Saturday 04 July 09 06:43 UTC (UK) »

This is an interesting photograph.

They call themselves the Old Sweats, but there's only one ranker among them. None of the Flower of Youth here!!

I'd love to know what outfit they were. Lanyards on working dress point to Gunners and Cavalry normally, though on parade dress, all sorts wear them. I wonder whether he moved from one unit to another later on, but there would normally be a badge of some sort. Very puzzling.

I wonder if they actually worked the railway Huh


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youngtug
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Re: please restore and date if possible for this old army man
« Reply #27 on: Saturday 04 July 09 08:47 UTC (UK) »

hi chewboy, I was told sometime or other that machine gunners removed all insignia because they were shot if seen to be m/c gunners. dont know about this lot though, seem a bit old. Trouble is, these photos were in a box of my aunts that my sister put into storage when my aunt died a few years ago and there is no one left alive now who knew anyone,except the few me and my sister knew or met. thank you for your interest, john.


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Treetotal
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Ernest Leslie Perry

Re: please restore and date if possible for this old army man
« Reply #28 on: Saturday 04 July 09 09:16 UTC (UK) »

Hi Youngtug....I gave it a clean for you...lovely photo Cool

Carol

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youngtug
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Re: please restore and date if possible for this old army man
« Reply #29 on: Saturday 04 July 09 10:33 UTC (UK) »

hi Treetotal,thank you, now you have done that I noticed some writing or letters on the shirt of the man sat on the paper, wonder what they are. thank you, john.


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