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Uniform Identification
« on: Tuesday 21 October 08 22:00 BST (UK) »
Can anyone help identify the uniform Frank Collins and Thomas Hughes - my husband's great grandfathers are wearing?

Frank is in this photo with his wife Mary

Thomas is by himself

Thanks

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Re: Uniform Identification
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 21 October 08 22:57 BST (UK) »
Both Circa Great war 1914-1918 Top one possibly Royal Engineers Unsure on medal Ribbon.

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Lowe(Lower Gornall-Castleford)
Blackburn (Castleford)
Sidwell(Ledsham)
Fairburn(Hartshead)
Wood(Liversedge)
Tallon (Whittington Lancs/Hartshead West Yorkshire)

Researching all Great War soldiers from the Spen Valley of West Yorkshire Especially lads from the Cleckheaton Company of 1/4th West Riding Regiment.

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Re: Uniform Identification
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 22 October 08 21:07 BST (UK) »
Thanks.

Will look for info on the Royal Engineers.

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Re: Uniform Identification
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 23 October 08 09:44 BST (UK) »
He appears to be wearing the ribbon of the Queens South Africa Medal.

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CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.
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