Help needed please
 

Hi all,
Could anyone shed some light on the photo please?
I assume it’s a British soldier, photographed post-war, but can’t read his shoulder titles, so have no idea as to his regiment. The medals are also baffling me...obviously he has the 39-45 and Burma Stars, but the third ribbon has me flummoxed. It appears to be one plain colour with a MiD spray attached.
I’d be grateful for any info.
Cheers
Paul

Hi Paul, welcome to the Forum. Your account is active and open for posts.

Formation sign could be North Western Army India.

MID for post war service where no campaign medal is awarded.

regards

Or a wartime award, the photo apparently being taken before the War Medal was instituted in 1946.

Thanks gents.
Anyone care to take a guess at the shoulder titles?

Thanks Bill

I think that the photograph dates from around 1945/46. I also think that the shoulder title is vital clue. It appears to have an S as the last letter so could possibly read KINGS, R.SIGS, or WILTS. A close up of the shoulder title would be useful.

Unfortunately, it’s a copy of a photo sent to me by my mother, so that’s as good as it gets I’m afraid.
Apparently, it’s a chap that my Nan was engaged to before she met my grandad [or during...you never know with my family].
My mother thinks he might have been a Pole, but not sure.

I’ve tried enlarging the photo but it’s too pixelated.
I don’t think the letter before the ‘S’ is a ‘G’, but it could possibly be a T’?