Years and uniforms please.

[missjayniee]

Hi All

I've been given some photos and wondering if anyone can date these uniforms and maybe tell me which regiments they belong to please. Thanks for taking a look.

[neil1821]

Is that all the uniform detail?
No caps/headgear for example?

[missjayniee]

Thanks for your interest there is no headgear for the first one but this is the headgear on 2nd one.

[LJReb123]

Hello

1. WW1 era other rank. Looks like economy issue tunic- general service button-very difficult to narrow down.

2. c1890's Regimental quarter master in the Royal Medical Army Corps.

David

Any more on no 1?

[missjayniee]

Thanks for your help thats great.  Thats all I have on number 1 there is no head gear. Jayne

[macintosh]

 Is the second button from the top different from the others?
The second button looks similar to Royal Artillery "Ubique"
 Cap badge?

James

[missjayniee]

Thanks James its all very interesting its a shame the photos aren't any clearer but hopefully if I can get some ideas of uniforms and years it will help me work out who the people are.  I received these photos from a lady in Australia through doing my genealogy so I don't have originals only scans thats why I haven't put faces on as there not my photos but I do believe they are people from my husbands family. Jayne

[John Young]

Jayne,

Just to let you know the 2nd photograph is that of a volunteer, rather than a regular army, senior N.C.O.  Given the 'Drum' above the inverted chervons I think he might be a Drum-Major, rather than a RQMS as suggested by David.  If the photograph pre-dates 1898 then he would be in the Medical Staff Corps, rather than the R.A.M.C.

Isandlwana

[missjayniee]

Thanks Isandlwana  all this information is going to be really helpful like everyone on this site.