British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

Recent Books by Forum Members

   

Go Back   British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum > British Military Insignia > Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia

 Other Pages: Galleries, Links etc.
Glossary  Books by Forum Members     Canadian Pre 1914    CEF    CEF Badge Inscriptions   Canadian post 1920     Canadian post 1953     British Cavalry Badges     Makers' Marks    Pipers' Badges  Canadian Cloth Titles  Books  SEARCH
 
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 29-10-18, 10:27 AM
Postwarden's Avatar
Postwarden Postwarden is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: The Garden of England
Posts: 3,224
Default Unknown regiment - or Corps?

Help with identifying the regiment or Corps of the soldier in the two photos would be appreciated.

All I can see is a good conduct chevron in both pictures and crossed rifles in one.

Suggestions please.

Jon
Attached Images
File Type: jpg JS Oct 18 1.jpg (45.0 KB, 99 views)
File Type: jpg JS Oct 18 2.jpg (40.9 KB, 84 views)
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 29-10-18, 12:12 PM
manchesters's Avatar
manchesters manchesters is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 7,572
Default

Very difficult Jon but my guess would be R.E.

regards
__________________
Simon Butterworth

Manchester Regiment Collector
Rank, Prize & Trade Badges
British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 29-10-18, 12:32 PM
Postwarden's Avatar
Postwarden Postwarden is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: The Garden of England
Posts: 3,224
Default

Simon,

Thanks. I would tend to agree but the absence of any badges does not help.

Jon
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 29-10-18, 08:13 PM
tonyb's Avatar
tonyb tonyb is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Huytonshire
Posts: 3,266
Default

Total shot in the dark.....Royal Marine, maybe an anchor on the belt buckle.
The Female in the second image is she wearing a RM cap/collar badge to fasten her collar?
Or am I pi55ing in the wind?
Tony.
__________________
For Christopher night night son.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 29-10-18, 08:16 PM
leigh kitchen's Avatar
leigh kitchen leigh kitchen is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 9,034
Default

Belt locket looks like the dog in a basket to me.
Didn't RM have gauntlet or slash cuffs or whatever they're called, similar to the Guards. Are the photos too early for the RM globe and wreath cap/collar badge design we're thinking of?
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 30-10-18, 09:53 AM
Toby Purcell's Avatar
Toby Purcell Toby Purcell is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Completed colour service and retired
Posts: 3,202
Default

They are undoubtedly Royal Engineers, who wore no collar badges, but a uniform that in B&W looked identical to RA (who did wear collar badges), and you can even make out the velvet cloth of the collar and cuffs, a particular feature of RE uniform.

The Royal Marine Artillery wore an elongated cuff knot and worsted grenade collar badges and the Royal Marine Light Infantry, had trefoil cuff knots on the earlier pattern tunic and also globe and laurels on shoulder straps and no collar badges.

RE were authorised for crossed rifles as a musketry badge, but at that time the RA were not. The location, Brompton, Chatham, is also synonymous with the RE.

The RE element of the Dublin Garrison were based in the Ship Street Barracks.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg RECplFullDressGib1881001.jpg~original.jpg (41.0 KB, 15 views)
File Type: jpg s-l1600 (5).jpg (44.6 KB, 5 views)
File Type: jpg british-issue-victorian-era-royal-engineers-uniform-6-1024x731.jpg (34.7 KB, 3 views)
File Type: jpg RE Barracks Ship Street.jpg (56.3 KB, 5 views)
File Type: jpg shipstreet_barracks2_lge.jpg (88.8 KB, 6 views)
File Type: jpg shipstreet_barracks_lge.jpg (77.6 KB, 4 views)
File Type: jpg Ship St Bks Dublin.jpg (102.6 KB, 6 views)

Last edited by Toby Purcell; 30-10-18 at 01:08 PM.
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 30-10-18, 11:55 AM
Postwarden's Avatar
Postwarden Postwarden is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: The Garden of England
Posts: 3,224
Default

Toby,

That's brilliant as it covers all the queries. Much appreciated.

Jon
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 30-10-18, 09:17 PM
Phil2M's Avatar
Phil2M Phil2M is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Essex
Posts: 6,314
Default

I was thinking RM too, for what its worth
__________________
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 01-11-18, 11:26 AM
Toby Purcell's Avatar
Toby Purcell Toby Purcell is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Completed colour service and retired
Posts: 3,202
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil2M View Post
I was thinking RM too, for what its worth
Enclosed are two Royal Marine Artillery men for you to compare, Phil. Notice the elongated cuff knots that were unique to the RMA and worsted (bullion for 1st Class sergeants) grenade collar badges. Also a badge was worn on the pillbox cap.
Attached Images
File Type: jpeg 7CF3A77C-C8A2-4962-8E0B-911370B564EF.jpeg (30.5 KB, 12 views)
File Type: jpg 048DD97F-76E5-47B8-AEEF-2FAD5AE370F5.jpg (45.9 KB, 12 views)
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

mhs link

All times are GMT. The time now is 01:10 AM.


Powered by: vBulletin
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.