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Offline longtallsally

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Uniform Identification Scottish year
« on: Sunday 06 March 11 00:06 GMT (UK) »
Hi
Can anyone identify this uniform or possible dates?
Thank you.
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Re: Uniform Identification Scottish year
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 06 March 11 14:09 GMT (UK) »
Cant identify the cap badge - I'm thinking Highland regiment because the badge appears to have a tartan square behind it (but cant see a hackle).

He looks to have a wound stripe on his left forearm, and there is a stick (may just be a photo prop of course), but WW1 region.

Pete.

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Re: Uniform Identification Scottish year
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 06 March 11 16:45 GMT (UK) »
As Pete states Wound Stripe so post 1916

Ady :)
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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 Scottish year
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 06 March 11 18:18 GMT (UK) »
Now that i didnt know.

So a wound stripe indicates post 16.

Ta.

That cap badge is frustrating, its very distinctive despite the lack of clarity, bit isnt shown on any of the sites I use for reference.

Pete


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Re: Uniform Identification Scottish year
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 06 March 11 18:28 GMT (UK) »
Oooh I Hate to be beaten by a cap badge.... :o

But...
I dont think I have ;) ;D


Have you any Canadian connections?

This looks remarkably like the Canadian 15th Inf bn 48th Highlanders of Canada Dileas Gu Brath

The bottom separate scroll should read "15th Canadian Batt"
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Re: Uniform Identification Scottish year
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 06 March 11 18:31 GMT (UK) »
This one...

One more charge and then be dumb,
            When the forts of Folly fall,
        May the victors when they come
            Find my body near the wall.

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Re: Uniform Identification Scottish year
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 06 March 11 18:34 GMT (UK) »
Or the larger numbered variant...
One more charge and then be dumb,
            When the forts of Folly fall,
        May the victors when they come
            Find my body near the wall.

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Re: Uniform Identification Scottish year
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 06 March 11 18:41 GMT (UK) »
One more charge and then be dumb,
            When the forts of Folly fall,
        May the victors when they come
            Find my body near the wall.

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Re: Uniform Identification Scottish year
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 06 March 11 21:22 GMT (UK) »
Excellent.  Thank you, Thank you.
Researching Canadian Family of Scottish and Irish descent, so no doubt one of the Canadians - very interesting -  who I may yet identify. A

Amazed you could see the badge - very impressive, great to see your talents and interests at work, much appreciated.
LTS
Biddle - London
Biddlecombe - London, Hampshire
Brown - Whitechapel/Bethnal Green/St George in the East
Chittick -  Stepney
Gosling - Stepney, Stoke Damerel (Devonport)
Heritage - Clerkenwell - Marylebone - Islington
Morgan - Bethnal Green/Whitechapel
Morgan - Bedminster & Minehead (more morgans!)
Thomas - Stepney, Dartmouth Devonport
Tovey - Bedminster
Tozer - Ealing - Bedminster - Devon
Waring - Bristol
Notley - Bristol