WW1 soldier what is on his shoulder boards??
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Hi again
can any one tell me what is on his shoulder board also can any one read his name on the back of the photo please. Grant ?? Thanks Rob |
They could be officer cadet tabs?
Thanks, Jas |
Hi Rob,
Can't tell from the photo, doesn't look to be a title or anything on the slip on. However I note that reinforcements to the AIF often wore slip ons like this, sometimes in multiple colours. I have wondered if the colour related to their reinforcement draft, i.e., reinforcements to the 43rd Battalion for instance might have worn a silk slip-on in brown and sky blue to denote their posting. Possibly for the morale point of view but also with the amount of blokes floating around these camps there might have been a need for the camp staffs and provosts to identify who was on which draft. Sometimes the colours were worn under the shoulder title. Keith |
Thanks Keith , any idea of the name on the back of the card ?? As I am trying to research this fellow as the photo was done at Bendigo
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It looks like Grant Kinock or something very similar.
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To me, it looks like Grant Kinracer. Last letter definitely 'R', the one before is 'e' and rage one before that looks more like a 'c'.
Sorry I cannot be of any more help. |
Thanks guys but neither name comes up when I do record search at our NA.
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Sorry Jackhr, can't read the name but couldn't find a Grant in the first names with surnames starting from KE onwards on the nominal roll.
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To me it looks like Grant Kwacca?
Eddie |
Kulacca??
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Kulacer?
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Thanks for all those but nothing comes up at the NA :(
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Its similar to my own handwriting in some respects and I would say its Vinlacer or Vinlacca. Another possibility is Grant Vince & co. with the . drawn out.
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Hi Rob
With my work in genealogy I come across a lot of "hard to decipher" handwriting. My guess is Grant Kinnear - or maybe Kinear/Kineare Another thought - could it be a place name - Grant stating the place the photo was taken? As in... Grant V. in Lacca? Mecca? Just a thought. Good luck with those. |
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