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Title: Help need on rank/regiment
Post by: Ditsy on Friday 14 December 07 10:19 GMT (UK)

Can anyone identify the rank or regiment of this uniform :-\

Title: Re: Help need on rank/regiment
Post by: ShaunJ on Friday 14 December 07 10:39 GMT (UK)

It's the Durham Light Infantry

Title: Re: Help need on rank/regiment
Post by: Ditsy on Friday 14 December 07 10:40 GMT (UK)

thanks shaunj, that was quick.

Ditsy :)

Title: Re: Help need on rank/regiment
Post by: oleonepace on Friday 14 December 07 10:43 GMT (UK)

Yup, Durham Light Infantry and a 'Private' by the looks of it.
Oleonepace

Title: Re: Help need on rank/regiment
Post by: Ditsy on Friday 14 December 07 10:44 GMT (UK)

You are such a clever lot.

 :o

Title: Re: Help need on rank/regiment
Post by: ShaunJ on Friday 14 December 07 10:53 GMT (UK)

If you look closely at the cap badge, you can see the letters "DLI" in the middle.

Title: Re: Help need on rank/regiment
Post by: Ditsy on Friday 14 December 07 11:00 GMT (UK)

simple when you know how eh?  I am amazed at how much you can discover through this site.

Ditsy

Title: Re: Help need on rank/regiment
Post by: ShaunJ on Friday 14 December 07 13:43 GMT (UK)

You can buy and download a copy of his medal card from the NA
http://www.rootschat.com/links/02dl/

There are two George Parsons listed in the DLI - but probably they will be on the same medal  card.

Title: Re: Help need on rank/regiment
Post by: Ditsy on Friday 14 December 07 17:03 GMT (UK)

Thanks ShaunJ.  It's amazing, all this info from a badge on an old photograph.

Ditsy

Title: Re: Help need on rank/regiment
Post by: ShaunJ on Friday 14 December 07 17:12 GMT (UK)

Have you got his war medals? There should be an army number engraved on the edge, along with his name and regiment.

Title: Re: Help need on rank/regiment
Post by: Ditsy on Saturday 15 December 07 15:13 GMT (UK)

Shaunj

Unfortunately I don't have his medals.  I have downloaded info as suggested but as far as I can see it doesn't tell me anything about him.

Title: Re: Help need on rank/regiment
Post by: ShaunJ on Saturday 15 December 07 19:45 GMT (UK)

No Ditsy, the medal card is not very revealing is it (whichever DLI George Parsons it is). The trouble is, you don't know until you buy it.

His WW1 service records may have survived but until Ancestry complete their upload that will require a trip to the National Archives.

Title: Re: Help need on rank/regiment
Post by: Ditsy on Sunday 16 December 07 20:15 GMT (UK)

Thanks again Shaunj,

on a more positive note, at least I have learnt something about him I didn't know before and have another avenue to follow

ditsy :)