WW1 or 2

[cce427]

Hi
I have had this photo for many years and it was thought to be WW2, now a second photo has turned up showing a different man with the same name, my Great Grandfather and Great Great Grandfather both had the same name so this could be WW1 and not WW2. I am keen to know the regiment, rank or type of soldier he was, if he was ? He is scary to say the least.

[Bill A]

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[cbuehler]

I am sure others will be able to confirm the badge, but it does not appear to regular army. The uniform is also not an army uniform I recognize either.
Whatever, the photo and cap style is circa ww1 or earlier.

CB

[Luke H]

It’s a Volunteer Training Corps cap badge so definitely WW1. The VTC were effectively the Home Guard of the Great War and your man appears to be wearing the original VTC pattern uniform of a private. I’m sure the VTC aficionados will be able to expand on the exact badge and pin down a unit from its design and his shoulder titles.

Some basic info on the VTC here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volu...Training_Corps

[Alan O]

VTC - likely to be 1915-16 as after then the uniform and badges changed over.

There were half a dozen units who wore this design of cap badge with different county titles at the bottom. Where did he live? There was a GS version without a county designator.


https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...hp?albumid=522

because they were semi- official the VTC records were not archived to my knowledge so VTC personnel records are not recorded.

[Postwarden]

For those interested in the VTC Ray Westlake has just had published a detailed survey of the VTC and its units.

Details and offer at https://www.naval-military-press.com...raining-corps/

Jon