Cap Badges..

[km1971]

The first (top) cap badge could be for the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.

Ken

[Nutty1966]

This is going to be a real puzzle, the first picture is the one we have from the deceased great aunt, she remained a spinster all her life, also on the picture is a small child, which makes me think he was a married man, but obvioulsy not to her   

I will have a look on ancestry to see if there are any families with the name Bollands in Lancashire, ours all originated from Leicester/Rutland and came up north to Middlesbrough to work in the steel works

thanks again everyone for your time


Jane

[Iban Kepala]

How about the first one being The Green Howards ??
George.

[Nutty1966]

Well on ancestry I have found the same picture as I have, the man from leicestershire, his name is William Sidney Bollands, so have contacted the owner of the tree and will now have to wait    I'm not good at waiting


Jane

[mmm45]

Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) or LNL  with the blurring both pretty similar outline....You dont have a Walter Bolland from up in North East of England   do you??
 

[Nutty1966]

Hmmmmm the plot thickens, my ancestor, James Bollands born Leicester, came to Middlesbrough and had eight children, Arthur was youngest, he is my great grandad and he had a brother George, who had a son called Walter!!!

Jane

[mmm45]

Theres a Walter Bollands Yorkshire Regiment Medal Index card...Mmm? They recruited heavily from Middlesborough Teeside region...Its an uncommon surname so it MIGHT be him?
Lets wait for a better scan....Cant see any Bollands with LNL MICs

Walter served as 3570 With Yorkshire Regiment so was probably a Territorial he also fought with the Highland Light Infantry so could have been wounded before rejoining a different Regiment.

[km1971]

The top one could be the Yorks, they had a similar scroll to the LNLR and with a thin vertical bit.

Ancestry have published all the papers to Bollands that survived WW2 bombing. So if you cannot find him you will have a problem. There is a medal card to a Walter Bollands who served in the Yorks, as well as the Highland Light Infantry - http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=1508781&queryType=1&resultcount=20

Again this should on Ancestry, or due shortly.

The low Yorks number might mean a pre-war Territorial


Ken

[Nutty1966]

OK hubby is home, so I have asked him if he can do anything with this photo - it's ok I have made his fav dinner 


I do have a slight contact with a member of this family, still living in Whitby


Jane