Mystery WW1 pictures
Gentlemen, I would like to show you some pictures from WWI showing my grandfather (marked X). He served with the Belgium 3rd Coy, 3rd Batt, 8th line regiment and was taken POW on 24 August 1914 at Bioul, sent to camp Soltau in Germany until 15 January 1917 when he was interred in Switzerland and finally demobbed 12 April 1918.
In picture 1 there are clearly two British soldiers, Royal Artillery and Rifle Brigade(?). The odd thing is that my grandfather appears to be wearing the pattern 1915 uniform.
Picture 7 again shows a British gunner, a kilted Scotsman and a French (?) officer lying on the ground at the right. All Belgium soldier appear to be wearing the 1915 pattern uniform.
I would appreciate your thoughts on how the pictures would match his army career.
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