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Name of Regiment please
« on: Monday 27 November 17 10:12 GMT (UK) »
Hello,
Can you identify the regiment of the soldier on the left of picture please.
Thank you,
Brian
PRITCHARD[CAERNARVONSHIRE/DENBIGHSHIRE
EVANS[CAERNARVONSHIRE/DENBIGHSHIRE]
SLOAN/SLOANE[CAERNARVONSHIRE]
WILLIAMS[Caernarvonshire]
JONES[Caernarvonshire/Denbighshire]
ROBERTS[Caernarvonshire]
TODD[ANTRIM]
McNEILL[Antrim]
FURNEAUX[DEVON]
SKINNER[DEVON]
WEST[Devon]
SANDERS/SAUNDERS[DEVON]
WEBBER[Devon]
BARRET[Devon]
POPE[Devon]
EDWARDS [Caernarvonshire/Denbighshire]

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Re: Name of Regiment please
« Reply #1 on: Monday 27 November 17 10:41 GMT (UK) »
Hi, the man on the left as you look at the photograph looks to be wearing the badge of the Gordon Highlanders.


http://www.theblackwatch.co.uk/assets/Uploads/Gordon-Highlanders-badge.jpg


Frank.

Added. The right hand side man "May" be wearing the Royal Scots Fusiliers badge.

Post edited.
Ramsey Ridsdale Ridgway Kempen Knight Harrison Denby Sisson Graney Spilsbury Wain Hebden Abbott Skinn ........ Yorkshire (Doncaster Goole Snaith Thorne area)Lincolnshire Nottinghamshire The Netherlands

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Re: Name of Regiment please
« Reply #2 on: Monday 27 November 17 13:23 GMT (UK) »
Hi, the man on the left as you look at the photograph looks to be wearing the badge of the Black Watch (Gordon Highlanders).


http://www.theblackwatch.co.uk/assets/Uploads/Gordon-Highlanders-badge.jpg


Frank.

Added. The right hand side man "May" be wearing the Royal Scots Fusiliers badge.

This quoted post seems to be confusing the issue.
Surely the Black Watch is a separate regiment and is not connected with the Gordon Highlanders:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Watch

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Highlanders
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Re: Name of Regiment please
« Reply #3 on: Monday 27 November 17 13:44 GMT (UK) »
Is this the same man  :-\
Walter Leonard George   
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Re: Name of Regiment please
« Reply #4 on: Monday 27 November 17 19:07 GMT (UK) »
Hi, the man on the left as you look at the photograph looks to be wearing the badge of the Black Watch (Gordon Highlanders).


http://www.theblackwatch.co.uk/assets/Uploads/Gordon-Highlanders-badge.jpg


Frank.

Added. The right hand side man "May" be wearing the Royal Scots Fusiliers badge.

This quoted post seems to be confusing the issue.
Surely the Black Watch is a separate regiment and is not connected with the Gordon Highlanders:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Watch

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Highlanders



Post has now been edited  :)

Frank.
Ramsey Ridsdale Ridgway Kempen Knight Harrison Denby Sisson Graney Spilsbury Wain Hebden Abbott Skinn ........ Yorkshire (Doncaster Goole Snaith Thorne area)Lincolnshire Nottinghamshire The Netherlands

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Re: Name of Regiment please
« Reply #5 on: Monday 27 November 17 20:09 GMT (UK) »
Hi Frank,

I would say it's definitely a Gordon Highlanders cap badge, see the attached photo of one I have on the tartan backing cloth.

Michael
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Re: Name of Regiment please
« Reply #6 on: Monday 27 November 17 20:37 GMT (UK) »
I have to agree, it does look like the right cap badge, the other man on the right of picture was in the Royal Wesh Fusilliers.
Thamk you all,
Brian
PRITCHARD[CAERNARVONSHIRE/DENBIGHSHIRE
EVANS[CAERNARVONSHIRE/DENBIGHSHIRE]
SLOAN/SLOANE[CAERNARVONSHIRE]
WILLIAMS[Caernarvonshire]
JONES[Caernarvonshire/Denbighshire]
ROBERTS[Caernarvonshire]
TODD[ANTRIM]
McNEILL[Antrim]
FURNEAUX[DEVON]
SKINNER[DEVON]
WEST[Devon]
SANDERS/SAUNDERS[DEVON]
WEBBER[Devon]
BARRET[Devon]
POPE[Devon]
EDWARDS [Caernarvonshire/Denbighshire]