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Offline davidgoldburn

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Definitely British, WWII.
« on: Monday 01 February 16 17:40 GMT (UK) »
This one is a relative Johnny Williams, was in WWII and then the merchant navy.

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Re: Definitely British, WWII.
« Reply #1 on: Monday 01 February 16 17:59 GMT (UK) »
Super photograph. Can you crop to just the two of them. They have upper arm badges which might be visible.
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Re: Definitely British, WWII.
« Reply #2 on: Monday 01 February 16 19:19 GMT (UK) »
sadly cant get it in any better definition :(

I tried!

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Re: Definitely British, WWII.
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 03 February 16 09:43 GMT (UK) »
Do you know what year it would have been?

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Re: Definitely British, WWII.
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 03 February 16 11:44 GMT (UK) »
The berets suggest to me that it's post-WW2 (if only just) I accept that some units, notably tank  regiments, wore berets during WW2 but these chaps are not they.

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Re: Definitely British, WWII.
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 03 February 16 17:52 GMT (UK) »
There's upper arm insignia could be Para wings so maybe Airborne troops ? Not Para Reg but someone like RASC ?

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Re: Definitely British, WWII.
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 04 February 16 07:58 GMT (UK) »
The cap badge  does look like the 8 point star of the RASC.
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Re: Definitely British, WWII.
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 04 February 16 18:33 GMT (UK) »
I wonder if the Divisional sign on the arm of the right man is that of the War Office Controlled Units, the sign is a square half blue half red with golden lion rampant. These units were established to oversee training in Colleges, Military schools and training units such as gunnery etc,


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