Soldier On A Horse.....

AnnieMack · Post by **AnnieMack** » Tue May 16, 2006 7:42 pm

I have uploaded a photo of my gran's brother John Morrison in an army uniform and on a horse. I don't know when or where this was taken, I don't know what regiment he was in.

http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... p?pos=-547

Any help you can give would be great.

Annie

Gallery URL added - AndrewP

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Tue May 16, 2006 8:09 pm

When was he born ?

David

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Tue May 16, 2006 8:45 pm

Hi David
Under the photo Annie has mentioned: "He was born in 1896 so this must be about 1914-1920 would think"
Hope this helps.

Best wishes
Lesley

Lorna Allison · Post by **Lorna Allison** » Thu May 24, 2007 10:42 pm

Hi Annie

I just found this thread of yours - maybe you have solved your mystery now, but just in case......... my husband's father's WWI photo looks so like yours. He was Pte John Allison of the Lovat Scouts No 25785 and his photo, on an equally enormous horse, was taken at Fort George apparently.

I am being boringly unable to find his war records , but perhaps this angle might help you.

Hope you are well

Lorna

AnnieMack · Post by **AnnieMack** » Fri May 25, 2007 11:02 am

Thanks for that Lorna! I haven't had much time to look at any of it lately, don't you just love year end and the Inland Revenue ha ha!

Will get in touch soon, once my cloning machine arrives :O)

Annie

don · Post by **don** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 4:30 pm

Can not help you with identifying the regiment but it appears that he is wearing collar dogs which would make the photograph having been taken after 1922 which is when they were reintroduced.

don

AnnieMack · Post by **AnnieMack** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 11:11 am

Thanks Don, that is helpful in one respect but makes me more confused in another

(not difficult) as it can't be who I thought it was.

Back to the drawing board with this man then.

Annie

jontodd · Post by **jontodd** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 5:35 pm

He looks like he could be Glasgow or Ayrshire Yeomanry to me

There is a few other sites like this one that might get a possible ID for you on the picture.
you dont get if you dont ask I guess

John

rivergazer · Post by **rivergazer** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:11 pm

Hi

The collar dogs were often still worn by Yeomanry units in the WW1. He looks to me like Yeomanry. Here is a link to a John Morrison's medal index card. This one served with the Ayrshire Yeomanry:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/docu ... unt=515469

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