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DavidWW
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Post by DavidWW » Wed Oct 04, 2006 7:56 pm

andyc wrote:Hi David and Mary

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thanks very much for your help much appreciated :D

Andy
Our pleasure !!

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Post by emanday » Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:05 pm

ditto :D
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andyc
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Post by andyc » Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:58 pm

Hi Again,

after the help you gave me i thought i would post this picture and see what your opinion of this is :?:

I think the badge on the cap looks the same and i was wondering if it could be the same person, alex, but younger :?:

if so then that would make this photo closer to 1920 or something

what are everyones thoughts :?:

thanks in advance

andy

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Post by emanday » Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:18 pm

Could be the same person.

Look at the ears which are as unique as fingerprints.
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Post by StewL » Thu Oct 05, 2006 2:34 am

Looks to me like one and the same person :lol:

Not just the lugs, look at the nose and eyes if you obscure the section below nose on both photies :D
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Post by DavidWW » Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:07 am

Never mind that the cap badge, - I'm defintutely awake this time - is indeed the Royal Artillery. Going back to earlier posts in this thread, what amazes me is just how indistinct the field gun is in the middle of the badge.

David
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andyc
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Post by andyc » Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:49 am

hi Mary and Stewie

thanks again for your opinions and reasons for this being the same person i am sure you are right will go and see if i can find out more about him

thanks again

Andy
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Post by StewL » Fri Oct 06, 2006 2:30 am

My pleasure Andy

I thought "removing" the distraction of the tash, was the way to go. Its amazing the difference it makes to a picture :D
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Post by emanday » Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:14 am

DavidWW wrote:Never mind that the cap badge, - I'm defintutely awake this time - is indeed the Royal Artillery. Going back to earlier posts in this thread, what amazes me is just how indistinct the field gun is in the middle of the badge. David
I think the fact that the badge is really quite complicated in comparison to some others and that photographic quality wasn't that great back then might be part of the reason for that, David.
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Helen64
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Re: unknown soldier

Post by Helen64 » Sun Nov 05, 2006 11:56 am

Hi there, i have looked at many cap badges for you and i can only find ones that are simular which are Royal Artillery in scotland. Sorry i couldnt be of more help!

Helen


I have tried to enter the URL for an image with this post, not sure if it will work as it is the first time i have done this.

Anyway, if it works i wonder if anyone can identify the badge on this soldiers cap. I dont know anything about him apart from his name is Robert and he was 40 yrs old in 1918 (this is written on the back of the photo).

If anyone can help i would be very grateful

Thanks

Andy

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