Cap Badges..

[Nutty1966]

Hi

I have a question for you clever people 

Is it possible to have served in two different regiments??  I have two photographs of two men, which I am hoping to be the same man  but they have different cap badges 

I am at work at the moment, so I am unable to post the photo's that I have, it's just puzzling me and I know nothing about the armed forces at all.  Many thanks for reading


Jane

[mmm45]

Hi Jane
Perfectly possible to have served with two different Regiments...Especially in the Great War.
If it was Great War if you post his name we can check the online medal rolls out and then compare cap badge to medal card to see if the link fits.

Ady

[Nutty1966]

Hi Ady

The surname is Bollands, one of the photographs is of a William Bollands, 6th? regiment, Leicestershire,  I am clutching at straws, as my late great aunt had the second photograph in her possessions, unfortunately there is not a name or any clue to who this man is, but they do look similar, or maybe I want them to 

Photographs to be added as soon as I can, mind you I only have scans, as my father's cousin has the original

Jane

[mmm45]

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/search-results.asp?searchtype=browserefine&query=first_name%3dwilliam%7clast_name%3dbollands&catid=10&pagenumber=1&querytype=1&mediaarray=*

Fair chance we have him....If its a great war pic.Ill see if its on Ancestry in colour!

Number 2 in list was Leicesters and Labour Corps.

[mmm45]

Just to add if his wife was called Ada then its even better news as his Service Record is online its burnt but survived .He had served pre war and was recalled to 3rd Batt then to 6th Batt Leicesters its not the 2nd lad in list but 3rd.Theres a lot of family details on the record to be certain

[Nutty1966]

Hi

Finally home  ok here is the picture, it's not the best, but as I say I only have scans

Thanks for all of your help up to now

Jane

[Nutty1966]

Oh my word, it was'nt meant to be that big    will have to get pic resized,


Jane

[Stebie9173]

The 2nd Picture is definitely the Leicestershire Regiment - the animal on the badge is a Tiger.


Steve.

[Nutty1966]

Hi

thanks for that Steve, the lower photograph is the one you mean, hmmmm, he is the one I know as William Bollands, but unsure of how he is related, back to the census again



jane