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Default ☆ Captain W.B. Northey,MC. Gurkha Rifles\ KLR.

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Captain W.B. Northey,MC. Gurkha Rifles. Wounded Mesopotamia, 25 March 1917.

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Most interesting set of insignia. He also appears to have been the joint author of a book about the Gurkhas in the 1930`s.

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Peter,

He appears to be 11th(S) Bn. (Pioneers) with the crossed pick and rifle collars.

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Simon,

Yes but not just the Pioneer collar badges, the Kings cap and collar badges are not the official pattern.

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Most interesting set of insignia. He also appears to have been the joint author of a book about the Gurkhas in the 1930`s.

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Perhaps he wrote a number of books, this is the one I found:

https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/B...n%3D%2BNorthey

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Perhaps he wrote a number of books, this is the one I found:

https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/B...n%3D%2BNorthey

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While it is a nice display of insignia, I suspected that it may be another case of the IWM mislabelling an item. While the gentleman pictured may indeed be named "Northey", he may, possibly, not be the "William Brook" (W.B.) who received the MC and served in the Gurkha Rifles.

The individual in the photo is wearing 2nd Lieutenant insignia and with the crossed pick and rifle, it can be assumed that the photo was taken sometime during the war. W.B. Northey entered Sandhurst in 1903 and was commissioned in 1905 in the Indian Army.
http://archive.sandhurstcollection.c...w/5260/105522/

He was gazetted 2nd Lt in January 1905 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/...27755/page/418
Quote:
The undermentioned Gentlemen Cadets, from
the Royal Military College, to be Second
Lieutenants, with a view to their appointment
to the Indian Army. Dated 18th January,
1905 :—
William Brook Northey
He served in India and was (at least for a short time) attached to the HLI in 1905 - well, at least played cricket for them in Calcutta.
https://books.google.ca/books?id=DyW...orthey&f=false

He was promoted Captain in 1914
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/...8815/page/2547
Quote:
Lieutenants to be Captains.
Dated 18th January, 1914.

William Brook Northey, 1st King George's
Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)
And gazetted a Staff Captain in 1916
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/...865/page/12242
Quote:
Captain W. B. Northey, 1st King George's
Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment).
Dated 25th May 1916.
He is mentioned in a history of his regiment
https://books.google.ca/books?id=_is...lume&q=northey

He made major in 1920
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/...1957/page/7012
Quote:
Captains to be Majors.
18th Jan. 1920.
W. B. Northey. M.C.
And retired in 1924 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/...2926/page/3014
Quote:
The KING- has approved the retirement of
the following officers, with effect from the dates
specified:—
INDIAN ARMY.

W. B. Northey, M.C., on account of ill-health.
9th Apr. 1924.
Assuming that the IWM somehow made a mistake, I looked for other Northeys and found "Alfred" who bears a striking resemblance to the officer in uniform with the photo similarly attributed to a Mrs. A.E. Northey. Then, on reading the news clipping that accompanied the photo of Alfred, it is noted that they are brothers. The badges still remain a mystery.

And W.B.'s books
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.22833
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.72740

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It could very well be just another IWM labelling mistake.....just another one...





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As Simon said with the second pair of collar badges he is almost certainly a member of the "11th Service Battalion (Pioneers ) of the KLR.

I only have one Army List for WW1 which is the September 1915 List and there is no officer of the name Northey listed for the 11th Battalion which might mean something or nothing.

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