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Can anyone ID these cap badges
« on: Friday 03 April 09 09:56 BST (UK) »
Here is my Great Grandfather Rowland William (Jimmy) May. Can anyone recognise the cap badge? In the groupr photo he is the one without the cane.

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Re: Can anyone ID these cap badges
« Reply #1 on: Friday 03 April 09 12:37 BST (UK) »
Looks like one of the Light Infantry units? (Somerset??)
Top cap badge seems different.

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Re: Can anyone ID these cap badges
« Reply #2 on: Friday 03 April 09 13:13 BST (UK) »
It's hard to say without better definition.

I was going for Durham Light Infantry, but there erred towards Shropshire.

I think the top picture is the same, but the cap / camera angle has clipped the badge.

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Re: Can anyone ID these cap badges
« Reply #3 on: Friday 03 April 09 14:57 BST (UK) »
The sergeant seated bottom left could be Manchester Regiment
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Re: Can anyone ID these cap badges
« Reply #4 on: Friday 03 April 09 15:03 BST (UK) »
Top one is Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry....

Bottom pic a bit more blurred...But looks like either Durham light Infantry (the x3) or 6th Kings (TA)

Along with x1 from at what first appears to be GSC, but as that wasn't formed until 1942 ooh err!...

Dont think it is a Madchester, as the coat of arms appears sans scroll at bottom..

I'll look into it...
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Re: Can anyone ID these cap badges
« Reply #5 on: Friday 03 April 09 15:04 BST (UK) »
And appears to be a Royal Coat of Arms... ;)

Not the Madchester City Arms...

A better definition scan would help enormously!!
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Re: Can anyone ID these cap badges
« Reply #6 on: Friday 03 April 09 15:15 BST (UK) »
I will try to get one, but it came from a 3rd party.
Thanks for your help so far. If it helps I believe he was living in Liverpool at about the time he would have enlisted.

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Re: Can anyone ID these cap badges
« Reply #7 on: Friday 03 April 09 15:20 BST (UK) »
Another one is an early Military Provost Staff Corps... ;)
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Re: Can anyone ID these cap badges
« Reply #8 on: Friday 03 April 09 15:57 BST (UK) »
I had hoped to get details via Ancestry's WW1 military records.  No joy for a Rowland William May at all. :(
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