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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
27-04-20, 02:54 PM
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Someone has pointed out that the all-white Shako...
Someone has pointed out that the all-white Shako pompom stopped being used in 1846 which means the photo is 10 years older than expected.
This means it can't be the man labelled, or any of his...
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Thanks for this. So I suppose all I can really...
Thanks for this. So I suppose all I can really tell from this badge is that he was likely in training or just posted. Is that right?
Or are the shako plates still unique to different regiments?
The...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
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From some googling it does appear that all white...
From some googling it does appear that all white shako tufts related to granadia company.
I'm not entirely sure what that means though!
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
10-04-20, 02:29 PM
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Because the badge is tricky to read I have made a...
Because the badge is tricky to read I have made a mock-up of the features based on various similar badges. Does this help?
https://i.ibb.co/jMDxsBy/badge-Mockup.jpg
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
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Oh thank you, that's promising! I will follow...
Oh thank you, that's promising!
I will follow that lead and see where it goes.
People called Child invariably have and "s" appended to their name. Even more so in those days.
Thanks
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
08-04-20, 12:13 PM
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Some matching uniforms, though not the badges: ...
Some matching uniforms, though not the badges:
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/334110866104623323/?nic_v1=1aC7LRHOrtY%2BZ75YqJkHhzmp4D4YkhBH0zq50al7t5CqZPLRxH3yHvsJqTKej91lHF
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
08-04-20, 09:35 AM
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Thanks, no it's not the Dorset regiment, which...
Thanks, no it's not the Dorset regiment, which would have been the most likely.
The buttons have uneven gaps, which is distinctive of some regiments I see.
My next guess might be somerset or...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
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Hi all, Thanks for your replies. I actually...
Hi all,
Thanks for your replies.
I actually know a great deal about this ancestor, just not anything to do with the army! I only just found the image so I was quite thrown by it.
He is James...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
06-04-20, 09:58 PM
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Crimean war(?) uniform & badge - what regiment?
Hi,
I hope that someone can help. I have just discovered this photo of an ancestor from about 1855.
https://i.ibb.co/bPtxyDv/1586124339424.jpg
I believe the uniform is from the Crimean war era....
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