Cloth shoulder title clarification, please.
 

A photo here of a sailor from HMS Pembroke, together with two infantrymen. The chap on the viewer's left is a Royal Fusilier, and the chap on he viewer's right is (I think) a Terrier of the 7th Londons.

Could someone clarify what cloth shoulder title the fusilier is wearing, please? What I can see of it says:

...................' - - - - RES LONDON / RF'

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Possibly something like this.

Jon

Jon,

Seems a highly likely candidate, doesn't it? I wonder if the parentheses in my image have somehow become obscured, or if this might be a variation in title?

I very much appreciated your reply. Thanks for taking the time to provide the image too.

JT

JT, I'd say you're right about the man on the right. Shoulder title 7 / T / CITY OF LONDON plus cloth title that looks like 7TH. LONDON.

Thanks H. Always good to have another pair of eyes on the case.

Cheers mate.

JT

Is it possible to date this photo from the RF shoulder title? The metal 'T/7/CITY OF LONDON' would have changed during the Great War period to 'T/7/LONDON', suggesting this was taken pre-1918.

In addition, I believe cloth S/Ts sewn to the top of the shoulder were introduced early-1917(?).

Of course, the rule book doesn't always strictly apply, as we have seen time and again. Thoughts appreciated.

JT

Hoot, you old fool, it's T/7, not 7/T. Sorry JT, I must have been as fissed as a part when I posted that!!.:D

Knew exactly what you meant, H. All good, nothing bad :D:D