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Cloth shoulder title clarification, please.
A photo here of a sailor from HMS Pembroke, together with two infantrymen. The chap on the viewer's left is a Royal Fusilier, and the chap on he viewer's right is (I think) a Terrier of the 7th Londons.
Could someone clarify what cloth shoulder title the fusilier is wearing, please? What I can see of it says: ...................' - - - - RES LONDON / RF' scan0071.jpg scan0072.jpg scan0073.jpg scan0074.jpg scan0070.jpg |
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Possibly something like this.
Jon |
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Jon,
Seems a highly likely candidate, doesn't it? I wonder if the parentheses in my image have somehow become obscured, or if this might be a variation in title? I very much appreciated your reply. Thanks for taking the time to provide the image too. JT |
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JT, I'd say you're right about the man on the right. Shoulder title 7 / T / CITY OF LONDON plus cloth title that looks like 7TH. LONDON.
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Quote:
Cheers mate. JT |
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Is it possible to date this photo from the RF shoulder title? The metal 'T/7/CITY OF LONDON' would have changed during the Great War period to 'T/7/LONDON', suggesting this was taken pre-1918.
In addition, I believe cloth S/Ts sewn to the top of the shoulder were introduced early-1917(?). Of course, the rule book doesn't always strictly apply, as we have seen time and again. Thoughts appreciated. JT |
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Hoot, you old fool, it's T/7, not 7/T. Sorry JT, I must have been as fissed as a part when I posted that!!.
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Knew exactly what you meant, H. All good, nothing bad
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cloth shoulder title, london, royal fusiliers |
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