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Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 14-02-24, 12:29 PM

Replies: 14 Attempting to identify WW1-era uniform/cap Views: 361 Posted By SRJ Thanks all, and particularly to Leigh. This is... Thanks all, and particularly to Leigh. This is fascinating - I'll look forward to digging into the potential of records having survived for the messenger service. If I habe any luck, I'll certainly...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 13-02-24, 11:40 PM

Replies: 14 Attempting to identify WW1-era uniform/cap Views: 361 Posted By SRJ Attempting to identify WW1-era uniform/cap Hello The attached WW1-era photo was located in a collection of photos which recently came into my possession. I have no idea of the identity of the subject, nor of the uniform/cap, nor of the...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 04-10-22, 07:38 PM

Replies: 4 WW1 cap badge for identification Views: 835 Posted By SRJ WW1 cap badge for identification Hello. Attached is an image of a WW1 serviceman from Chesterfield, Derbyshire, named William Herbert Norton Smith (born 1895). He is pictured on his wedding day in 1919. Nobody in the family knows...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 19-09-21, 10:39 AM

Replies: 10 Unidentified insignia Views: 1,095 Posted By SRJ I very much appreciate everybody's assistance... I very much appreciate everybody's assistance with identifying the insignia of these two photographs. Interestingly, the late mother of the individual I received the photographs from was born and...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 17-09-21, 06:25 PM

Replies: 10 Unidentified insignia Views: 1,095 Posted By SRJ Unidentified insignia Hello. I hope somebody might be able to assist. Can you identify any of the insignia on the two attached photographs? Also, roughly what era do you think these photographs would be from? WW1, or...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 07-08-21, 12:35 PM

Replies: 3 Unknown badges for identification Views: 530 Posted By SRJ Unknown badges for identification Hello I would be grateful if somebody could confirm the cap badge and collar badges on this photograph. Many thanks.

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 03-07-20, 09:21 PM

Replies: 2 British Army WW2 - Badge/chevron on left jacket sleeve Views: 326 Posted By SRJ British Army WW2 - Badge/chevron on left jacket sleeve Hello. I wondered if anybody might be able to identify the badge and chevron on the left jacket sleeve of the soldier on the right of the attached photograph. It was taken in 1940 and there is a...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 02-09-18, 08:44 AM

Replies: 2 Unidentified cap badges Views: 371 Posted By SRJ Unidentified cap badges Hello all I received the following PDF image of a group of WW1 soldiers. Unfortunately, the original photograph is long-lost. The cap badges aren't at all clear, but I wondered if anybody might be...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 06-08-18, 07:58 PM

Replies: 14 Unknown uniform/badge Views: 849 Posted By SRJ No - that is the whole of the original... No - that is the whole of the original photograph. I don't have the original, but the scan I received includes a very slight card border.

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 06-08-18, 07:32 PM

Replies: 14 Unknown uniform/badge Views: 849 Posted By SRJ Unknown uniform/badge Hello all. I wondered if you might be able to identify the uniform on the attached photograph (would it be WW1-era, or earlier?). Also the badge on the collar, which isn't at all clear. Thank you.

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 25-06-18, 08:21 PM

Replies: 5 Unidentified medals - pre WW1? Views: 490 Posted By SRJ Unidentified medals - pre WW1? Hello all. Although the actual medals on the attached photograph are unclear, I wondered if anybody might be able to ID them based on the bars and the ribbon patterns. I scanned at 600dpi, so...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 18-06-18, 11:10 AM

Replies: 1 Unidentified cap badge - Leics? Views: 327 Posted By SRJ Unidentified cap badge - Leics? Hello all As ever, thank you for your assistance. Attached is a very low-resolution image I recently received of a WW1 soldier. I wondered if anybody might be able to offer suggestions as to...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 12-06-18, 12:46 PM

Replies: 1 Unidentified WW1 badges Views: 336 Posted By SRJ Unidentified WW1 badges Hello Just looking for a little advice on the identities of the badges on this soldier's collar and jacket sleeve. This man apparently served with the West Yorkshires, though the badges don't...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 05-06-18, 07:55 PM

Replies: 3 RATA medal awarded to soldier in 1906 Views: 384 Posted By SRJ Hello Simon Thanks for your insight on this.... Hello Simon Thanks for your insight on this. Although the medal is inscribed '5th Battn.', the service papers state that he was posted to the 3rd Battalion in March 1906, and served in South...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 05-06-18, 06:52 PM

Replies: 3 RATA medal awarded to soldier in 1906 Views: 384 Posted By SRJ RATA medal awarded to soldier in 1906 Hello all I hoped somebody might be able to shed some light on the attached images. The soldier in question's granddaughter recently came across a medal (see attached photos of the front and...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 10-04-18, 08:37 PM

Replies: 4 Require confirmation on identity of WW1 cap badge Views: 356 Posted By SRJ Require confirmation on identity of WW1 cap badge Hello Could I please get confirmation on the identity of the cap badge from the attached WW1 photograph. I initially thought ASC, but then realised that it couldn't be because of the bottom of the...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 28-08-17, 05:15 PM

Replies: 3 Attempting to identify badge/uniform Views: 595 Posted By SRJ Attempting to identify badge/uniform I just received the two attached photographs (unfortunately the group photograph hasn't been scanned to a high resolution). On the group photograph, do members agree that the cap badge is that of...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 24-05-17, 09:34 PM

Replies: 2 Unidentified WW1 cap badge Views: 517 Posted By SRJ Unidentified WW1 cap badge Hello I realise it is asking a lot, given the blurred image of this particular badge, but from the shape I wondered if anybody might be able to provide any suggestions for the regiment. I don't...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 28-03-17, 08:15 PM

Replies: 4 Attempting to identify cap badge and shoulder title Views: 605 Posted By SRJ Attempting to identify cap badge and shoulder title Hello I am keen to identify the attached cap badge and shoulder title. The same man is pictured on each photograph. Do you agree that the cap badge is that of the KOYLI? I had hoped that the...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 12-01-17, 10:26 AM

Replies: 14 Identifying WW1 cap badge Views: 1,506 Posted By SRJ I've tried to improve/enlarge the shoulder... I've tried to improve/enlarge the shoulder titles, but unfortunately the attached is the best I can do. Having worked through all men in the MICs named Albert Stocks; Albert Stock; A Stocks; and A...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 11-01-17, 09:44 PM

Replies: 14 Identifying WW1 cap badge Views: 1,506 Posted By SRJ The soldier's name was Albert Stocks. He was a... The soldier's name was Albert Stocks. He was a Derbyshire man (with no obvious links to Leicestershire). There are no surviving service records for him at TNA. There is an Albert Stocks in the...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 11-01-17, 09:26 PM

Replies: 14 Identifying WW1 cap badge Views: 1,506 Posted By SRJ Thanks everybody for helping me out with this. ... Thanks everybody for helping me out with this. I have waited several months for the photograph to be scanned and emailed through to me from a rather elderly gentleman, and I know he had to arrange...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 11-01-17, 08:12 PM

Replies: 14 Identifying WW1 cap badge Views: 1,506 Posted By SRJ Identifying WW1 cap badge Hello I hope you might be able to assist me with identifying the cap badge on the attached WW1-era photograph. Unfortunately the scan was received at a low resolution. Any assistance with...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 02-01-17, 08:59 PM

Replies: 3 Identifying WW1 cap badge Views: 879 Posted By SRJ Identifying WW1 cap badge Hello I am attempting to confirm the attached cap badge. The photograph was taken during WW1. The son of the man in the photograph had a vague recollection that his Derbyshire-based father...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 13-12-16, 08:28 PM

Replies: 6 Identifying a WW1 cap badge Views: 1,439 Posted By SRJ Identifying a WW1 cap badge Hello I am a novice to the forum (I have posted only once before, in 2015). I hoped it might be possible to identify the cap badge on the attached photograph. After a quick Google search, I...

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