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Hi can anyone help with this photo please 1917/1918 Uniform ID, please
Anneelaine
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It's WW1 British Army possibly Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) I think that the shoulder title could say Yorkshire
Do you have a name for your grandad?
Ady
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Charles staveley born about 1896/7
thanks anneelaine
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Ancestry has papers available for Charles Staveley, demob address Bowling Green Cottage, Stonegate, Hunmanby?
Served with RFA (Royal Field Artillery).
Joined 19th June 1915; demob 13th July 1919.
Reg No 2917, Driver, Teritorial RFA, North Riding Depot
and 771626, RFA
Medal Rolls Index Card also on Ancestry.
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Thank you so much for this
Anneelaine
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Hello anneeleaine.
Can you get post a clear picture of the buttons on Charles uniform jacket or give a good discription.
I am going to try and contact some of my military contacts and see what else I might come up with.
Good idea to post on this board . Talk laters.
Lilybell :) :)
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His shoulder title isn't RGA or RFA
Is the address for lad with record recognisable or possible?
Ady
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Hello cannot get it any better my laptop not very good Do you still think its a Green Howard's we think its this guy has papers available for Charles Staveley, demob address Bowling Green Cottage, Stonegate, Hunmanby?
Served with RFA (Royal Field Artillery).
Joined 19th June 1915; demob 13th July 1919.
Reg No 2917, Driver, Teritorial RFA, North Riding Depot
and 771626, RFA
Thanks A
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Hi everyone
Can anyone tell me who was based at The Dale Chester in1916/1917 please
Thanks Anneelaine
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HI
Charles Staveley, demob address Bowling Green Cottage, Stonegate, Hunmanby?
Served with RFA (Royal Field Artillery).
Joined 19th June 1915; demob 13th July 1919.
Reg No 2917, Driver, Teritorial RFA, North Riding Depot
and 771626, RFA
Medal Rolls Index Card also on Ancestry.
Could this be my Charles Staveley? or not the right uniform?
Thanks Anneelaine
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Do the papers on ancestry give right next of kin?
Ady
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yes i think so
i have a number to ring but with you saying about the letters on the coat
I was not to sure what to do then
THANKS A
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Good evening,
As ady say's, probably the Yorkshire regt, (ex 19th foot) although they didn't become the Green Howards until 1921. There were also the East Yorkshires (ex 14th) and the West Yorkshires (ex 15th) but I assume this would show on there shoulder titles.
Buttons are of no assistance in regt'l ID as they were all the same, in brass, or black if you were light infantry.
John915
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Hello
Could it be the Army Ordnance corps? or Royal field Artillery
Thanks Anneelaine
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The shoulder title would be AOC or RFA so too short.
Ady
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:)Hello
Army Ordnance corps? or Royal field Artillery could i find out if they were at the Dale camp in Chester
1915/1919?
Thanks A
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Hello anneelaine,
Got this reply back from one of the military boards and I wanted to pass it on to you.
Before the war Charles was in the North Rideng REA then in the war Northumberland RFA serving mainly in France.
Hope this of help to you when you go to the Military Museum .
I was also told before the advent of motorized transport an officers batman was also in charge of the officers bathorse that carried the pack saddle with the officers kit during a campaign.
This seems to fit with him as he was a driver one who works with horses not vehicles as we know it today.
Hope this will be helpful to you.
Lilybell :) :) :)
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HELLO
sounds like we have the right man
Going to post the photo off to him on Monday
to his Gt Gt grand son, to see what he thinks!!
hope he gets back to me THANKS
Anneelaine
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I really hope this turns out to be a good lead for you. I have had a bit of experience
with something similar to this and in my case it worked out well. Wishing the same for you.
keep me posted with your search. You can PM me if you so wish.
Luck to you
Lilybell :) :) :)
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:) thank you that would be good
Anneelaine
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Hi Could this uniform be a Royal Engineers 365, 474738, 458247
John C Staveley
thanks Anneelaine
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Just found this out would anyone think that this could be a Canadian jacket from my photo of Charles Staveley 1917 photo on page 1
Service Dress
(British Pattern)
In the field in France, the CEF found that Canadian pattern jackets (especially those heavily tailored as mentioned above) were too tightly fitting to be as useful for field service as the Canadian jacket. Eventually, the CEF began to issue jacket of British pattern. In addition to the differing features outlined below, the British jacket had "rifle patches" on the shoulders (an extra layer of wool which resisted the wearing out of the shoulders due to field chafing from the field equipment).
thanks Anneelaine