[Frank Kelley]

Particularly nice to see the regiments collar badges being worn.

Originally Posted by High Wood

One of those post cards where all the pieces of the jigsaw fall into place. I bought the card because it showed the cap badge, collar badge and shoulder title, and of course because cavalry portraits are relatively scarce. There is a hand written message to the reverse that states, "To Edith, with love from Ralph. 20.5.19(19)". Ralph is also sporting the ribbon of the 1914 Star.

I put the name Ralph into the Ancestry search box and 16th Lancers into the regiment search box, and where this sort of reckless behaviour would normally throw up 30-50 possible candidates for a line regiment, only two came up for the 16th Lancers. Only one had an entitlement to a 1914 Star whereas the other candidate was only entitled to the British War and Victory Medal medals.

So here is L/6906 Cpl Ralph Urban Stanley, 16th Lancers. Born Hertford, 29th June 1886. Died West Croydon February 1985, age 98.