What is the Military Branch

[barryd]

Am I seeing Corporal's stripes on the standing soldier? I am not sure.

[shirleyarule1]

I see them too.  I believe this to be the Herbert John Scott and not the other photo.  Herbert also received some medals.  I now know that they cannot be the same person since the uniforms are of two different countries.  I want to thank everyone who has helped me with this.  Now to figure out who the younger man is.

[shirleyarule1]

I did find the following ( a brother to Herbert John Scott)

SCOTT - Pte. Arthur Alfred, 4945. 1st/7th Bn. Sherwood Foresters.  Died of wounds 8th July,
1916.  Age 19.  Son of Arthur and Elizabeth Scott, of 79 Seymour St., Carlton Road, Nottingham.
I.H.13.

Could he have worn a uniform like the man in the first photo?

[MaxD]

The standing man is a (british) artilleryman.  He is wearing one rank stripe, at that time the badge of a bombardier, one below a corporal.  There is a medal card for a Herbert J Scott, ending the war as an acting Corporal Royal Field Artillery, no service record unfortunately, two medals only..  There is also a Herbert John Scott who served first in the RFA and then the Labour Corps, he had the full set of three medals and a Silver War Badge, discharged wounded in 1918, probably not him, he was a Gunner when in the RFA (below bombardier).

The first man is quite definitely, as jim1 said, in the Canadian army.  Arthur Alfred would have worn a uniform similar to that of the standing man albeit with a different cap badge and probably puttees (the leg "bandages") rather than riding boots and spurs.

MaxD