Great Grand Father

[shaunh]

Hi All,

You must get plagued with requests like this, but I wonder if anybody can shed any light on this photo of my great grandfather.

According to family history, this was taken in 1902 and shows my great grandfather James Horrigan who was born on 29th August 1884.

If anyone can identify the uniform or belt buckle or give any help I would be extremely grateful!

Thanks,

Shaun

[Bill A]

Hello Shaun, welcome to the Forum. Your account is active and open for posts.

[Investment]

Hi Shaun,

I know the collar badges in the picture are not clear, but they look like those worn by the 11th Australian Light Horse Regiment (Victorian Mounted Rifles) between 1900 - 1912.

Also on the side of the slouch hat you can just make out a little piece of the hat badge.

Australian eBay currently has one of these collar badges for sale, just type in 11th Australian Light Horse Collar Badge 1903-12 and it should come up.

Any chance you could post a closer image of the collar badges and belt buckle in the picture.

Cheers,

Invest

[Investment]

Here is the picture from Australian eBay.

[badgecollector]

hi guys
the collar badges and the hat do resemble the 11th LHR however the buckle has me stumped. looks to have the same design as the collar badge. very unusual
bc

[shaunh]

Thanks for the replies so far.

I feel it unlikely he would have been in an Australian regiment, although I confess to knowing very little about military history!

He was born in London, to an Irish father and the photo was taken at Tower Bridge Photo Studios in London.

I don't know much about his military career at all other than having this photo, some letters he sent to his son from India in 1917 and a photo of him in uniform that says it was taken in 1919.

I do see a definite resemblance in the collar badges though!

Unfortunately, I don't have the original photo, only a scan. I've attached some snips from that at the full resolution I have.. and the 1919 photo just in case it's any help, but I'll see if I can get hold of the original photo in the next couple of weeks.

Thanks again,

Shaun

[High Wood]

Given that the photograph is a cabinet card used in the late 19th century until around 1910 and appears to have been taken in a London Studio, I would think that it is probably Boer War vintage. Possibly an Imperial Yeomanry battalion?

http://earlyphotographers.blogspot.c...raphic-co.html

[Investment]

Hi HW,

I'm not up to date with Imperial Yeomanry battalions, so was wondering which Imperial Yeomanry battalion has collar badges that most relate to those in the picture.

Cheers,

Invest