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Offline Katharine F

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Identifying soldiers from photos.
« on: Saturday 26 January 19 21:42 GMT (UK) »
I have inherited a few photos of soldiers from both WW1 and WW2.
Does anyone know of any books available which might help me to identify them by either their badges or uniforms please?
If I knew their regiments it would help me know who was who as I now know my father had not always put the correct name to all the photos. I don't really want to put all the photos online as there are quite a lot.

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Re: Identifying soldiers from photos.
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 26 January 19 22:25 GMT (UK) »
Why not post them on here one or two at a time requesting information on the regiments.
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CAPES Hull. KIRK  Leeds, Hull. JONES  Wales,  Lancashire. CARROLL Ireland, Lancashire, U.S.A. BROUGHTON Leicester, Goole, Hull BORRILL  Lincolnshire, Durham, Hull. GROOM  Wishbech, Hull. ANTHONY St. John's Nfld. BUCKNALL Lincolnshire, Hull. BUTT Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. PARSONS  Western Bay, Newfoundland. MONAGHAN  Ireland, U.S.A. PERRY Cheshire, Liverpool.
 
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Re: Identifying soldiers from photos.
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 27 January 19 15:33 GMT (UK) »
Thank you Carol I did think of putting the photos up on here but my grandson is interested and wanted to see if he could identify some himself. That's why I wondered if there were any identifying books.

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Re: Identifying soldiers from photos.
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 27 January 19 15:38 GMT (UK) »
Google WW1 British Army cap badges, and the same for WW2, there are lots of  images on line to help identification.
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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« Reply #4 on: Sunday 27 January 19 15:38 GMT (UK) »
CAPES Hull. KIRK  Leeds, Hull. JONES  Wales,  Lancashire. CARROLL Ireland, Lancashire, U.S.A. BROUGHTON Leicester, Goole, Hull BORRILL  Lincolnshire, Durham, Hull. GROOM  Wishbech, Hull. ANTHONY St. John's Nfld. BUCKNALL Lincolnshire, Hull. BUTT Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. PARSONS  Western Bay, Newfoundland. MONAGHAN  Ireland, U.S.A. PERRY Cheshire, Liverpool.
 
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Re: Identifying soldiers from photos.
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 27 January 19 15:43 GMT (UK) »
There are several books that deal with uniforms written by Mike Chappell, published by Wessex Military Publishing which may help - my guess is that your local library may have something too, or (if you have one nearby) one of the many military museums
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Robinson (RAF)
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Re: Identifying soldiers from photos.
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 31 January 19 13:17 GMT (UK) »
Thank you all for your replies  :)
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