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Offline pussygalore

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rare ww1 initials
« on: Saturday 12 June 04 21:16 BST (UK) »

hello to everyone out there ,
could any www1 boffin, egghead, or very intelligent person help me with my problem.

i have a painting of my great-grandfather in uniform, but am unable to find out what the initals mean. I am told they are very rare and that they still are not 100%  on what they could mean.

above my great-grandfathers sargents stripes are the initials SG could anyone help.

thanks again :)

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Re:rare ww1 initials
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 22 June 04 12:38 BST (UK) »
Hi,

I have joined the Great War forum:

http://1914-1918.org/forum/index.php?showforum=1

and posted your question there,  as I hate to see a post go unanswered. >:(

So far the suggestion is that it could be LG,  to stand for Lewis Gunner.  The other suggestion made is that a photo to examine would be helpful.

Is there any way you could get a digital photo of the painting,  or scan an ordinary photo?

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Re:rare ww1 initials
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 22 June 04 12:49 BST (UK) »
Hi,  me again,

Another suggestion,  Scots Guards.  Is there any link to Scotland?

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Re:rare ww1 initials
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 22 June 04 12:59 BST (UK) »
I saw Kazza's post on the Great War regarding Lewis Gunner.

Is the badge anything like this ?

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Re:rare ww1 initials
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 22 June 04 14:49 BST (UK) »
Not much help here but a handy link maybe?

http://www.wakefieldfhs.org.uk/military%20abbrevations.htm
Rose (Black Country),Downs (Black Country),Wolloxall (any and all),Bark (Derbyshire),Wright (Derbyshire),Marsden (Derbyshire), Wallace (Black Country)

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Re:rare ww1 initials
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 22 June 04 15:19 BST (UK) »
Hi,
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I have joined the Great War forum:

http://1914-1918.org/forum/index.php?showforum=1
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Yes i use the war site its very good  ::)


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Re:rare ww1 initials
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 22 June 04 18:54 BST (UK) »
Was he in the brittish forces




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Barclay,baxter,Cook,Cowie,Dryburgh,Hughes,Morris,Murray,Simpson,Westwater from Fife Scotland.

Hatton,Roscoe,Smith,Ellison,Hardy,Harding,Holmes,Randles, Fishwick from Wirral Cheshire,



Barnett,Hempsall,Humphrey,Ward,Wrench  from Lincolnshire


Hartshorne,Wilson,Brass,Dodds,Hunter from Durham

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« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 22 June 04 19:12 BST (UK) »
Dont know if this is it

Regiments of the British Army issued with bayonets Pre-1881 Mark Regiment Post-1881 Abbreviation
(none) The Royal Garrison Artillery R.G.A.
S. & M. The Corps of Royal Engineers (Sappers & Miners)  R.E.
1st Foot Gds. The Grenadier Guards (The First Regiment of Guards) G.G.
2nd Foot Gds. The Coldstream Guards (The Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards) C.G.
3rd Foot Gds. The Scot Guards (The Scots Fusilier Guards) S.G.

this last one looks like a possibility
there is the site i got this from

http://www.radix.net/~bbrown/brit_bayo.html#markings-gb

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Barclay,baxter,Cook,Cowie,Dryburgh,Hughes,Morris,Murray,Simpson,Westwater from Fife Scotland.

Hatton,Roscoe,Smith,Ellison,Hardy,Harding,Holmes,Randles, Fishwick from Wirral Cheshire,



Barnett,Hempsall,Humphrey,Ward,Wrench  from Lincolnshire


Hartshorne,Wilson,Brass,Dodds,Hunter from Durham

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Re:rare ww1 initials
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 24 June 04 13:14 BST (UK) »
Pussygalore,

It would be very helpful if we could see a picture,  as my experts on the WWI forum need to know where exactly the badge is.

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