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Replying to BumbleB, yes he does appear on the 1901 census.  Would the  "black buttons with a bugle of a Rifle/Light Infantry regiment" imply a British unit?

Hello to all, I am trying, and so far failing, to find out where I can find the details of my great great Grandfathers birth and thus he parents who details may be recorded at that time.  He was William James Clancy and was born in 1831 or perhaps a couple of years either side in 'St John, Middlesex, England.  His marriage from 1858 says his father was James Clancy but there are so many it is too much of a guess.  The 1841 & 1851 censes are not giving up the information either.  The family appear to be made up of Labourers and lived in Brompton for 20 plus years from 1865ish.  Can anybody help track down the birth details?  Many thanks, Stephen.

Thanks for your help guys, I'll take a look at the links. 

Thanks for the swift reply, RAF, not army, thanks for clarifing.  I have just one more image, are you able to comment at all on this?  I know my granddad did not 'leave for war' until June 1943, he would only refer to it as an 'Oversees Absence'  This photo looks to be earlier than the first.