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Offline SiGr

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Re: Rank and regiment/corps
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 12 November 23 18:02 GMT (UK) »
I think the 'formation badge' above the crown and three stripes rank badge is that of the XIV Army. This was based in Burma which matches your comment about the soldier being on leave from there.

Have a look at:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_formation_insignia_of_the_British_Army

It is about a quarter of the way down under 'Army'.

Good luck with your research.
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Re: Rank and regiment/corps
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 12 November 23 18:13 GMT (UK) »
QMS = Quarter Master Sergeant.
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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Re: Rank and regiment/corps
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 12 November 23 19:18 GMT (UK) »
If he was in the infantry then his rank would have been colour sergeant which is the same as staff sergeant in non infantry units. And with the QMS bit he would have been the company quartermaster sergeant (CQMS) in charge of the stores for the company. At around the time of the Second World War, in some regiments colour sergeants wore the badge shown below on their No1 dress (the most formal uniform), but I don't think that's what is going on with your man because he has a crown instead of the crossed flags (the Colours) and in any case he's in battle dress.

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Re: Rank and regiment/corps
« Reply #12 on: Sunday 12 November 23 19:32 GMT (UK) »
Thank you all. Even conjecture adds to the story but the information about the role of QMS is more than that.
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Re: Rank and regiment/corps
« Reply #13 on: Monday 20 November 23 12:13 GMT (UK) »
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KENWARD
HARRIS
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Re: Rank and regiment/corps
« Reply #14 on: Monday 20 November 23 14:14 GMT (UK) »
Thank you grandarog
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