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Old 12-05-19, 04:06 PM
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I would be grateful for any information about the attached photograph of a soldier I believe is a Scots Guards General Officer. Dose anybody know who he might be? What his rank might be? I know most of the medals he is wearing but not the honour before his DSO or the dark cross breast badge. Can anyone identify these please?

I don't know exactly when the photo was taken, but I would hazard a guess that it was taken late twenties - mid thirties judging by his medals.

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Old 12-05-19, 04:18 PM
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Not at all sure but by facial features rather than research ....... Lord Methuen?
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Good Afternoon,
I would be grateful for any information about the attached photograph of a soldier I believe is a Scots Guards General Officer. Dose anybody know who he might be? What his rank might be? I know most of the medals he is wearing but not the honour before his DSO or the dark cross breast badge. Can anyone identify these please?

I don't know exactly when the photo was taken, but I would hazard a guess that it was taken late twenties - mid thirties judging by his medals.

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billyh
The award before the DSO is the British Order of St Michael & St George and the darker one below is the Russian Order of St Anne with Swords (it is a Red Cross) The ribbon for that one would be red with narrow yellow edge stripes
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Picture taken in late 30s or early 40s at least.
CB CMG DSO Order of At Anne
Queen's South Africa Medal with 5 bars
King's South Africa Medal with 2 bars
1914-15 Star Trio
1935 Jubilee
1937 Coronation.

Tricky but not impossible to track...
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Old 12-05-19, 07:22 PM
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Thanks for the information so far. I got those last two medals very confused with earlier ones!
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Any guards chaps out there could shed any light ?
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