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Title: Date please for this Dunn Photograph from Wales
Post by: sunflower on Wednesday 23 June 21 15:43 BST (UK)

Hoping someone can give me a date for this picture and the regiment if possible

Title: Re: Date please for this Dunn Photograph from Wales
Post by: Treetotal on Wednesday 23 June 21 23:11 BST (UK)

I think this could be 1950s and could be Boys Brigade.
Carol

Title: Re: Date please for this Dunn Photograph from Wales
Post by: Gadget on Wednesday 23 June 21 23:16 BST (UK)

I remember the boys in my class at school wearing horizontal  striped ties like that!   Late 1940s - mid 1950s, maybe.

Title: Re: Date please for this Dunn Photograph from Wales
Post by: Treetotal on Wednesday 23 June 21 23:20 BST (UK)

Quote from: Gadget on Wednesday 23 June 21 23:16 BST (UK)

I remember the boys in my class at school wearing horizontal  striped ties like that!   Late 1940s - mid 1950s, maybe.

I agree, I have a photo of my OH with his Brother wearing a short trousers suit and similar shirt and tie.
when he was about 7 years old in the mid 50s.
Carol

Title: Re: Date please for this Dunn Photograph from Wales
Post by: sunflower on Thursday 24 June 21 08:44 BST (UK)

Thanks both very much for suggestions.  I'll do a bit of investigating.

Carol

Title: Re: Date please for this Dunn Photograph from Wales
Post by: sunflower on Thursday 24 June 21 09:16 BST (UK)

I've just been looking at pictures of Boys Brigade uniform and it looks like the boys at the front are right, but not sure about the men at the back.

Carol

Title: Re: Date please for this Dunn Photograph from Wales
Post by: jim1 on Thursday 24 June 21 11:12 BST (UK)

1920's/30's Army Cadets.
Raised by Grammar schools & affiliated to an Army Regt. but not
part of it so they don't wear the Regt'l. cap badge.
The Clergyman looks like a priest so maybe a Catholic school.

Title: Re: Date please for this Dunn Photograph from Wales
Post by: sunflower on Thursday 24 June 21 11:34 BST (UK)

Thank you Jim.  Very interesting.

Carol

Title: Re: Date please for this Dunn Photograph from Wales
Post by: jim1 on Thursday 24 June 21 11:43 BST (UK)

Anything on the back which might indicate where it was taken?
The only other bit of info I can give is that their cap badge is pretty
much identical to that of the King's Royal Rifle Corps so maybe that's
who they're associated with.

Title: Re: Date please for this Dunn Photograph from Wales
Post by: sunflower on Thursday 24 June 21 14:28 BST (UK)

Thanks Jim,  The only writing on the back is - Dunn 4724

Carol