Author Topic: Uniform identification help needed! (Read 4862 times)

acceber · « **on:** Sunday 04 May 08 18:13 BST (UK) »

Hi

Please can anyone work out from the uniform what regiment, my G G Uncle Jack belonged to in WW1?

Any help is greatly appreciated

Thanks
acceber

mmm45 · « **Reply #1 on:** Sunday 04 May 08 22:52 BST (UK) »

accebar
do you have a full name for your relative? is it possible to get a high resolution scan of his cap badge and of his shoulder title ? it would all add to the picture to identify him.

Ady

acceber · « **Reply #2 on:** Sunday 04 May 08 22:59 BST (UK) »

Hello

My ancestor is John Albert Sellick b.1884, on the National Archives site there are 2 John A Sellick's and im not sure which is my ancestor, one is in the Royal Army Medical Corps and the other the Devonshire and then Wiltshire regiments.

Unfortunatly I dont own the photo, and this is the only picture so this is about as good as I can get. $:-\$

Thanks again
acceber

mmm45 · « **Reply #3 on:** Sunday 04 May 08 23:23 BST (UK) »

http://www.keepmilitarymuseum.org/shop6151_cat639_devonshire_regiment_cap_badge_devonshire_regiment.htm

Devonshire Regiment looks good to me??

acceber · « **Reply #4 on:** Sunday 04 May 08 23:30 BST (UK) »

Thank you, thats brilliant!! i'm certain that must be it!

Once again, many thanks

acceber

scrimnet · « **Reply #5 on:** Wednesday 07 May 08 21:18 BST (UK) »

Sorry I don't think it is a Dorset badge...

Is there any other Regt listed on any of the medal cards?

Deffo not RAMC and not Wiltshires either...I think it has more of a "star" shape to it...

There is also the round thingy on his bottom left sleeve...a trade badge of some sort...Wheeler, or Driver perhaps???

forester · « **Reply #6 on:** Wednesday 07 May 08 21:31 BST (UK) »

Hello acceber,

The John Albert Sellick, Wilts Reg, 203119, (previously Devon Reg, 315288) died 31/07/1917.
This is the link to the CWGC entry, which has his wife's name and address for you to check against:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/03dq/

Phil

acceber · « **Reply #7 on:** Thursday 08 May 08 20:47 BST (UK) »

Hello

Thank you both for your input,

Forester: thats not the same man so I think we can rule out the medal card for the Devon and Wilts regiment.

The other option would be the RAMC or possibly another medal card mistranscribed?

Thanks again
acceber

mmm45 · « **Reply #8 on:** Thursday 08 May 08 21:05 BST (UK) »

Im sure its a Devonshire badge 7 pointy bits star shaped?
Any chance of close up scan of shoulder title?

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