Friends Ambulance Unit
 

Just a postcard photo of a FAU man (formerly First Anglo Belgian Ambulance Unit) for observation comment etc.
Billyh

You have a name for him?
I think I have a small book listing names and units.

This is the back of the card Leigh. One name appears to be the ladies. The other looks like H Bert, which mey be the gents name.
It's a Carlisle photographer.
Billyh

I'll seek out the book and have a look.

Thank's Leigh, I know the quaker's have a search tool, but it doesn't seem to function. Can you just check the name on the card. I may have had a Specsavers moment!
Billyh

Looks like H Burt to me, when I find the book I'll check, Bunt, Bust etc

Had a quick look on the Quaker site , works OK for me.

Tried searching for all people with initial H and surname starting with B but didn't find any likely candidates.

Will do a bit more digging later.

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Thanks Mike,
I've only tried the site on my phone. Perhaps that's the issue.
Billyh

Had a quick look through all the surnames begining with B in case he was using his middle name (so wouldn't show up under H but couldn't find anyone . :confused:

https://fau.quaker.org.uk/search-vie...ame=&surname=B

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B could be the middle initial, there is quite a gap between it and the rest of the name.

I wondered about the gap but thought surname would start with capital letter ?

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I've checked "Friends Ambulance Unit, List of Members and Addresses 1914-1919", no trace of an H Burt, Bunt, Bert or anything similar, closest is an HH Burtt.
No trace of a Raphael.

Thanks Leigh
Billyh

Billy,
Not wanting to put the cat among the pigeons, but are you sure that is a FAU man? The uniform and Cap badge is as worn by British Red Cross during WWI, so may this man be BRC?

Steven

He's FAU. I'd expect to see the red cross with the standard metal cap badge and normal, not braided, shoulder strap.
Billtyh