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Re: Royal Horse Artillery
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 20 January 05 22:28 GMT (UK) »
Caron

Read all about this famous regiment at:

http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/art-eng-sig/RHA.htm#titles

It'll take you about a week!

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« Reply #10 on: Friday 21 January 05 11:45 GMT (UK) »
Thanks very much for telling me about the site.  Obviously some of the information is still under construction but it looks very interesting.  I think my military photos are definitely Royal Horse Artillery but the photos show them wearing stripes on their arms and badges and medals.  The photos were taken in Woolwich or South Church Essex or Colchester Essex, so perhaps this is where they were stationed, or they lived.  Unfortunately the photos do not have names on them so I can only assume who they are.!

Perhaps somebody reading this post knows about Military uniforms and can help me identify their status within this Artillery.

Thanks
Caron
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« Reply #11 on: Saturday 22 January 05 21:09 GMT (UK) »
Caron

if it is possible to upload the photo to this site, I'm sure the ranks could be identified if they were clear enough.

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Re: Royal Horse Artillery
« Reply #12 on: Saturday 22 January 05 21:23 GMT (UK) »
Definately!

It really would  help if we could see the photographs,it sounds like you might have some interesting research to do! :)

I'm sure that if you can upload the images it would be possible to identify the Regiment and ranks.

Regards,Mick ;)
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Re: Royal Horse Artillery
« Reply #13 on: Sunday 23 January 05 14:53 GMT (UK) »
Here is the Royal Horse Artillery Photographs. If you can identify the actual uniform I would be grateful.
Mayhew of Coddenham,, Rogers of Southwark, Green of Leighton Buzzard. Greens of Islington.Challis of Southwark, Goddard Islington/Redgrave, Chamberlain of Kettering, Price of St Pancras, Selman of Middlesex. Dench of Littleport. Curtis southwark/Bristol

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« Reply #14 on: Sunday 23 January 05 15:16 GMT (UK) »
oops. Try again.
Mayhew of Coddenham,, Rogers of Southwark, Green of Leighton Buzzard. Greens of Islington.Challis of Southwark, Goddard Islington/Redgrave, Chamberlain of Kettering, Price of St Pancras, Selman of Middlesex. Dench of Littleport. Curtis southwark/Bristol

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Re: Royal Horse Artillery
« Reply #15 on: Sunday 23 January 05 15:24 GMT (UK) »
Here is the 2nd set of photos for identification
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Mayhew of Coddenham,, Rogers of Southwark, Green of Leighton Buzzard. Greens of Islington.Challis of Southwark, Goddard Islington/Redgrave, Chamberlain of Kettering, Price of St Pancras, Selman of Middlesex. Dench of Littleport. Curtis southwark/Bristol

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« Reply #16 on: Sunday 23 January 05 15:27 GMT (UK) »
3rd one
Mayhew of Coddenham,, Rogers of Southwark, Green of Leighton Buzzard. Greens of Islington.Challis of Southwark, Goddard Islington/Redgrave, Chamberlain of Kettering, Price of St Pancras, Selman of Middlesex. Dench of Littleport. Curtis southwark/Bristol

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Re: Royal Horse Artillery
« Reply #17 on: Sunday 23 January 05 15:54 GMT (UK) »
The blazon on the lower arm and the number of buttons indicate that this is the uniform of the Royal Horse Artillery. The Woolwich on the second photo reinforces that opinion. This is the dress uniform as would be expected for a photo. They are both of the same man. I would guess that they were taken about 5 years apart in about 1875 or so. A real specialist could tell you more. The rank is that of a Lance-Corporal. 8) That applied to the two earlier photos. 3 more photos were posted whilst I was composing that - I am a bit slow. One is of the man in the dress uniform but now a Corporal with 4 long service stripes and what looks like the long-service medal. The next is of the same man, still later, in the undress uniform but now bearing the rank of Colour-Sergeant but I suspect they called it Battery Quartermaster - Sergeant BQMS. This might be about 1895-1900.
The one with the pillbox is probably taken after recruit training at Woolwich.
I hope any of this helps 8)
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