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Offline peterb

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What uniform are they wearing?
« on: Wednesday 11 May 05 08:50 BST (UK) »
Hi,

Can anyone identify the uniform that these young men are wearing?
I have an ancestor who was in the Yorkshire Regiment in 1901. He is the only professional soldier that I know about in my family of that generation.
Or is it a WW1 uniform and therefore could be any of dozens in my family who served.

Grateful for any help,

PeterB
Berry Ripley Hedley Wilkinson
Stringer Wright Plummer Wilson
Clay Wilkinson Rhodes Dalby
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Re: What uniform are they wearing?
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 11 May 05 11:24 BST (UK) »
Hi Peter
Only help I can offer is that they look as if they're in a cavalry regiment. ;) Jan
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buckinghamshire- pain
cambridgeshire- bird, carver
hertfordshire- conisbee, bean, saunders, quick,godfrey
derbyshire- allsop, noon
devon - griffin, love, rapsey
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Offline Flipster

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Re: What uniform are they wearing?
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 11 May 05 11:33 BST (UK) »
PeterB,
Here's a website that might be able to help you.  They've been excellent in finding stuff out about my Grandfather and are experts in identifying uniforms

http://www.1914-1918.net/

Go into the Forum and register....they will answer any questions, Im sure!

Flip

Hackett - Black Country
Shakespeare - Birmingham/Middlesex/Leicestershire
Williams & Millington - Denbighshire
Davies - Rhondda/Black Country
Whittle/Bowen - Black Country
Bradshaw - Birmingham
Millard - Cambs
Smith/SQUELCH! - Birmingham
Peart - Yorkshire
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Re: What uniform are they wearing?
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 11 May 05 12:19 BST (UK) »

Hi Peter B,

They look like Royal Horse Artillery to me.      Think about the fellows who do the 'musical rides' at military tatoos.

Percy
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Re: What uniform are they wearing?
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 11 May 05 12:34 BST (UK) »
Definitely Royal Horse Artillery 8)
Southern or Southan [Hereford , Monmouthshire & Glos], Jenkins, Meredith and Morgan [Monmouthshire and Glos.], Murrill, Damary, Damry, Ray, Lawrence [all Middx. & London], Nethway from Kenn or Yatton. Also Riley and Lyons in South Africa and Riley from St. Helena.
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Re: What uniform are they wearing?
« Reply #5 on: Friday 01 July 05 20:04 BST (UK) »
I can confirm as RHA. White lanyard & flaming bomb collar dogs are the key identifying marks
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Re: What uniform are they wearing?
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 02 July 05 00:00 BST (UK) »
pwenlocks spot on,and i dont think they are ww1,they didnt wear collar dogs till shortly after the war finished,just out of interest,see if anyone can recognise the garrisons gates,find the gates and you will find the battery,that garrison may still be around,is there anything on the back of the card,photographers name etc,mack
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