Pentagonal shaped cap badge ?

[GriffMJ]

Just done some further reading:-

A Royal warrant was issued on the 10th May 1918, constituting the regiment under the designation of the sixth Machine Gun Regiment of Foot Guards or Guards Machine Gun Regiment, which constituted of five battalions:

1st LG Btn (CO Lt.Col. E H Brassey) 40 Officers 720 ORs
2nd LG Btn (CO Lt.Col. A F Stanley) 31 Officers 822 ORs
3rd RHG Btn (CO Lt.Col. Lord Tweedmouth) 30 Officers 756 ORs
4th Foot Guards (CO Lt.Col R C Bingham) 59 Officers 983 ORs
5th Res Btn (CO Lt.Col. R E K Latham) 70 Officers 1,051 ORs

[MrsG]

Hi again,

I was slow getting off my application to the Household Cavalry Archive, but have now heard back with my ancestor's service records - I have attached a few pages here, but I don't now believe the photo I originally posted is the same ancestor as the records ...!

William served with the Life Guards for about 21 years, and prior to this service it would appear he was with the 3rd Vol. Royal Fusiliers.

Any thoughts ?

[MrsG]

Originally Posted by Hoot

As Paul has pointed out in post 23, the Guards Machine Gun Battalion was only made up of members of the Brigade of Guards. The soldier in the opening post is not from the Household Cavalry. Unless he transferred from the 2nd Life Guards he is someone else altogether.

Thank you for this - I have posted some of William’s Life Guards records, and I think it is clear that you are right.