Photo restoration please!

[Rachael89]

Hi all

Could anyone do me a favour and restore this photo of a Great Aunt? It's pretty beaten up and it would be great if you could do anything with it!

 Best

Rachael

[Michael72.]

Is that a Sherwood Foresters Regimental badge on her coat??...

Michael72.

[Rachael89]

Hi there

I'm afraid I don't know, I have no knowledge of badges or the like. Do you have any more information about this badge? I could probably tell you how likely it is that it was hers if you can give me a description of what it was for etc.

She is 89 years old now and lives far away, but the next time I speak to her on the phone, I'll ask her.

Best

Rachael

[tomkin]

At a quick guess i would say the Royal Fusiliers.
I've got one in the drawer somewhere. I'll have to dig it out.
I seem to remember the 14/18th badge is very like it,
Tomkin

[neil1821]

The badge on her coat is indeed a military cap badge by the look of it.
It shows the distinctive bugle of a light infantry regiment, and the letters DLI are a giveaway. It's the Durham Light Infantry.

See the badge about 10 rows down on this page
http://www.westernfront.co.uk/thegreatwar/articles/indexphotosbyclass.php?photoclassification=26
regards,
Neil

[Rachael89]

Thankyou very much for your research, you have enabled me to realise that it is another Great Aunt, the one who I thought it was was her sister. The lady in the photo passed away recently so I'll ask Grandad if she was a member of that organisation.

Can anyone do a restoration job, by any chance?

Thankyou for your help.

Rachael

[Michael72.]

Sorry to have waylaid your original request....I've downloaded it and will give it a go...


On second glance the Badge appears to be the Durham Light Infantry....


Michael72.

[tomkin]

Hi Neil,
           Spot on mate and a very interesting site. I may be wrong but i think
a lot of units had the bugle as part of the badge. From what you say maybe
all were the light infantry.

Rachael,
                Patience, you only posted it at  18:20 and its only 21:45.
Do you realise how long it can take to do a decent job. Just because nobody
has replied doesn't mean that nobody is working on your request.
Tomkin

[Rachael89]

Sorry! I didn't mean to sound demanding  .

I know how long it can take, I do colourising myself, I was just slightly afaraid it may turn into a find the badge thread instead (not that that's a bad thing, indeed it has proved very useful) I was just trying to remind people of the purpose of the thread.

I'm very sorry if I sounded rude!

Rachael