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Old 15-06-18, 11:09 AM
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Hi All,

Any ideas on this chap's unit, please?

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Old 15-06-18, 12:09 PM
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Hi Phil

No idea mate, but isn’t that Southall Gas Holder in the background? Might be a clue if it is.

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Old 15-06-18, 12:52 PM
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Blimey Graham, thats a bloody good call!!!! Cheers.

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Old 15-06-18, 12:54 PM
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RLC have barracks in Southall.
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Old 15-06-18, 01:53 PM
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Phil, He appears to have black buttons. Probably a rifle regiment?
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Rifle Brigade cap badge?
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Old 15-06-18, 02:06 PM
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Hi Phil

No idea mate, but isn’t that Southall Gas Holder in the background? Might be a clue if it is.

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How'd you do that? I used to live right slap bang next to the Old Kent Road Gasworks but I'd never be able to pick it out in a line-up.
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Old 15-06-18, 02:59 PM
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Rifles is a good call, I hadn't noticed the black buttons and his cap badge does appear to be roundish (from whats left of it).

I was thinking RAF.

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Old 15-06-18, 06:38 PM
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How'd you do that? I used to live right slap bang next to the Old Kent Road Gasworks but I'd never be able to pick it out in a line-up.
I spent 18 months travelling from Paddington to Hayes every day.
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Ah, the Southall tourist excursions sights then.
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Ah, the Southall tourist excursions sights then.
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I think that the cap badge is that of the Artist's Rifles. It is distorted by the reflection on the leather hat band.
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Looks like an informal photo taken from late 1945 onwards with exposed button BD and worn with collar open and possibly a tie. The buttons may appear black but note the white on khaki Lance Corporal stripe with an SD cap and light/white blanco'd belt. Cap badge is blurred but possibly an RE or RASC LCpl??

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Old 16-06-18, 04:57 PM
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I think that the photograph is over exposed and was probably taken on leave hence the relaxed pose.
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Not many pixels to play with but this might help.

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