Help with uniform

[yorkshiremags1]

Can anyone help with this uniform. There is writing on the back but the reverse is black and only a couple of lines are visible.
Tunic - Blue
Collar - Red

Sorry thats all I have to go on. Thankyou.

[Arfur Mo]

Are you sure about the uniform colours?

If they were the other way round, I would say he was in the Grenadier Guards, who have a red tunic and blue collar.The collar badge is the same.

I'm sure that someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

Arf

[yorkshiremags1]

Thankyou Arfur for your reply. Yes, that is what it says on the back. It is hand written with dark coloured ink on a black background. Unfortunately time has taken it's toll and the rest is a blur.

[neil1821]

From the blue tunic and red collar I'd guess Royal Artillery.

Here's an example:
http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyuniforms/britishartillery/ra1880.htm

And there are others on that site!

Neil

[yorkshiremags1]

Thankyou Neil, I have looked at the site for a gunner and he must be in full dress uniform as it states there were more buttons on the tunic. I wish I could make out the badges on the collar but I'm afraid thats not possible but they do look similar. Mags

[neil1821]

Mags,
The collar badges are the flaming grenade style badges typical of the Artillery.

I'm pretty sure he's RA! 

Does he have a name?
What do you know about him?

Neil

[yorkshiremags1]

All I know is that the photo was in my parents collection. He has a very strong resemblance to my late father. Whitham family of Yorkshire.
My father had one brother killed in WW1, he was in the Duke of Wellingtons(West Riding Regmt) and I had a photo restored of him the other day on Roots.
That is all I can tell you, I was hoping to get an idea of regiment then try searches for any personnel. Mags

[neil1821]

Just a thought, but why not try scanning the reverse at a high resolution?
There may be people on here or on the Photo Restoration board who can do something with it and decipher the rest of the writing.

[yorkshiremags1]

Its a thought Neil, I will have a go tomorrow, got a lot on at the moment Thankyou