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Offline Nicky

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Identifying regiments
« on: Monday 22 August 05 10:17 BST (UK) »
Is it easy to identify a regiment from the soldiers uniform?

If so how easy is it to do?

I have two brothers and would like to identify which regiment they were in so that I can obtain their medal/service records.

I have hopefully attached the photos

Any help on this would be great.

Nicky
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Re: Identifying regiments
« Reply #1 on: Monday 22 August 05 20:52 BST (UK) »
Hi Nicky,

I believe the top one is the Devonshire Regt and the bottom one the Army Ordance Corps.

If you could scan the cap badges to as high a resolution as possible then we may be able to confirm that.

It is the cap badges that identify them more easily as during WW1 in particular most Regt's wore the same uniform.

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Re: Identifying regiments
« Reply #2 on: Monday 22 August 05 21:03 BST (UK) »
nicky,toms probably right about their regts/units,the rank of the second man is smith/armourer,mack
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Re: Identifying regiments
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 23 August 05 07:37 BST (UK) »
Many thanks for the replies, I will see if I can find the records from this.
Nicky
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Re: Identifying regiments
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 23 August 05 16:15 BST (UK) »
nicky,what are their names,mack
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Re: Identifying regiments
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 23 August 05 17:56 BST (UK) »
Hi

Frederick Whall is the top one and George Whall the bottom one. They were both originally from Norwich, Norfolk.

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