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Old 27-04-20, 10:52 AM
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Can anyone enhance this photos cap badge and medal ribbons please.
I think it might be Honourable Artillery.
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Old 27-04-20, 10:59 AM
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Looks like a Royal Fusiliers cap badge rather than HAC.
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Old 27-04-20, 11:07 AM
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Leigh my way of thinking it was HAC was the white lanyard for Artillery
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Old 27-04-20, 11:15 AM
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I see what you mean, I'm judging by the silhouette of the cap badge, to me it looks to have the RF rather than HAC flame pattern.
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Old 27-04-20, 11:38 AM
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Leigh that why I asked if it could be Enhanced so to be sure
Thanks for you input.
Here is the original Photo did RF have horses
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Old 27-04-20, 11:46 AM
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Infantry battalions had horsed transport.
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Old 27-04-20, 11:46 AM
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Leigh that why I asked if it could be Enhanced so to be sure
Thanks for you input.
Here is the original Photo did RF have horses
Yes, in the Transport Section, but did the HAC (Infantry) who wore the grenade badge?

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Old 27-04-20, 12:03 PM
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Leigh my way of thinking it was HAC was the white lanyard for Artillery
There is no connection between lanyards in WW1 and the RA. They were worn by all cap badges and did not have the regimental association with the gunners until later.
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Old 27-04-20, 02:02 PM
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The photo is not mine but a friend it his grandfather he says he was a driver with horses but he does not know his army number or regiment, He was gassed 3rd battle of ypres and got shrapnel in the leg
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Old 27-04-20, 05:48 PM
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Old 27-04-20, 06:44 PM
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Terrific bit of info Magpie many thanks.
And thanks to the rest of you guys for your input I shall pass on you thoughts.
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I too think that it is a Royal Fusilier's cap badge. The medal ribbons are hard to make out but they could either be a British War Medal and Victory Medal or more likely, a Q.S.A. and a K.S.A.

If your contact has a name for his grandfather, we could check the medal index cards.
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There is no connection between lanyards in WW1 and the RA. They were worn by all cap badges and did not have the regimental association with the gunners until later.
That's true. They were/are more an other rank symbol of a Regiment or Corps that performed its duties mounted than artillery-specific.

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"Civilians......1". I wonder what that was all about. Any ideas anyone?.
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