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Old 23-01-21, 04:39 PM
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Default thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry

he can be seen to be wearing the TMI shoulder title, from the 2nd Boer War. Examples of the title can be found on the net, from the https://www.angloboerwar.com/forum website
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Old 23-01-21, 05:25 PM
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A superb photograph showing an unusual pose and inappropriate use of household furniture; clearly not a gentleman in Khaki.
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Old 23-01-21, 05:47 PM
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A superb photograph showing an unusual pose and inappropriate use of household furniture; clearly not a gentleman in Khaki.
Without casting aspersions, some of the TMI were Americans....and Aussies
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Very nice image Jerry, is there a photographers address upon the reverse?


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Very nice image Jerry, is there a photographers address upon the reverse?
Sadly nothing
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Okay, just wondered, but, those do appear to be Victorian villa type housing in photograph with the bay windows.
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Old 23-01-21, 06:27 PM
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Indeed, the tiled footpath and edging are typical of the period.
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I would think probably post Vereeniging, but, he certainly looks the part, typical SAMIF, I wonder who he was.
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I have a pair of TMI shoulder titles (slouch hat insignia?) similar to those those posted on https://www.angloboerwar.com/forum by "LinneyI".

They're brooched, of white metal with traces of gilding.
I'll dig them out.

Not as similar to Linnerl's as I thought:
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I have a pair of TMI shoulder titles (slouch hat insignia?) similar to those those posted on https://www.angloboerwar.com/forum by "LinneyI".

They're brooched, of white metal with traces of gilding.
I'll dig them out.

Not as similar to Linnerl's as I thought:
these are the ones I saw on the abw forum, they were posted by Roy who posts on this forum as well, I hope he will not mind

https://www.angloboerwar.com/forum/2...?start=6#74462
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Old 23-01-21, 09:03 PM
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Yes, I saw those, I mistakenly thought from memory that my insignia were quite similar another title shown on the thread but they're noticeably different.
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Without casting aspersions, some of the TMI were Americans....and Aussies
Your aspersion has been cast! Not without some truth however

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Old 24-01-21, 06:25 PM
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Well, they were hand made by various jewellers, so you would certainly expect to encounter a number of differing examples.



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