Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
Ask Katie who it is
Labels:
1/5 Battalion,
Army,
England,
Gallipoli,
Suffolk Regiment,
WWI
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Royal Field Artillery
A signaler with the Royal Field Artillery. He has 3 overseas service chevrons and one good conduct chevron.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Texas National Guard
A member of the Texas National Guard in France. He has an overseas service chevron on the left sleeve indicating one year or service.
Labels:
Army,
France,
National Guard,
Texas,
United States,
WWI
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
61th Infantry Regiment
Monday, January 23, 2012
French occupied Mainz
Three French soldiers in the studio of Hch. Ranzenberger in Mainz. France occupied Mainz from 1919 to 1930.
Labels:
Army,
France,
Germany,
Hch Ranzenberger,
Mainz,
Occupation,
WWI
Sunday, January 22, 2012
110e Regiment officers
Some officers of the 110e Regiment. The soldier fifth from the left is wearing the Légion d'Honneur and a Medaille Militare as well as a third medal I cannot identify.
Labels:
110e Regiment,
France,
Légion d'Honneur,
Medaille Militare,
WWI
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Willie X
Labels:
1919,
England,
Glasgow,
James Dewar,
Royal Corps of Engineers,
Scotland,
WWI
Sergeant with Queen's South Africa Medal
A sergeant with his family. He has a Queen's South Africa medal given for his service in the Boer War. The clasps are hard to read but they might be South Africa 1901, Transvaal, Orange Free State and Cape Colony.
Labels:
Boer War,
England,
Queen's South Africa Medal,
WWI
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Shiny Seventh
A member of the 7th (City of London) Battalion The London Regiment also known as the Shiny Seventh. Photograph taken by the National Photo Co.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Dorsetshire Regiment
The cap badge is not clear but it looks like it is the Dorsetshire Regiment although it could be the Dorset Regiment.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Adrian Helmet and bonnet de police
A mixed group of French soldiers. 2 of the them have the helmets of the infantry and 2 of the artillery. The rest have on the bonnet de police.
Labels:
Adrian Helmet,
Army,
bonnet de police,
France,
WWI
Monday, January 16, 2012
Sunday, January 15, 2012
South Wales Borderers
The soldier on the right has what looks like the sleeve patch of The South Wales Borderers. With the tropical uniforms they are most likely with the 2nd Battalion which was posted to India after the war.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Model 1915 Bluse
These gentlemen are wearing the model 1915 bluse. The Bavarian War Ministry opted to keep the collar the same color as the uniform. The Prussian War Ministry adopted a dark green collar.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Karl Pöpping
Karl Pöpping is a non-commissioned officer as indicated by the button on his collar. The smaller size of them would mean he was a Gefreiter.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Suffolk Regiment
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Croix de Guerre with bronze lion attachment
Two Belgian Carabiniers. The one on the right is wearing a Croix de Guerre with bronze lion attachment. The bronze lion attachment is for mention in a dispatch at a regimental level.
Labels:
Belgium,
Bronze lion attachment,
Carabiniers,
Croix de Guerre,
Medal,
WWI
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Stacking rifles
Monday, January 9, 2012
Infanterie-Regiment 24
Labels:
1915,
24 Infanterie-Regiment,
Army,
Germany,
WWI
Sunday, January 8, 2012
3 Yanks
Three unrelated images of American soldiers. The first one wears the collar insignia of the infantry. The middle image is embossed with Seabold's Studio, 424 East Baltimore Street.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Touring the ruins.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Lancashire Fusiliers
There were 30 battalions of Lancashire Fusiliers seeing service during the war. They saw action at Gallipoli as well as the Western Front. Eighteen Lancashire Fusiliers were awarded the Victoria Cross.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Myself and Johnny Zimmerman
Labels:
Army,
Motor Transport Corps,
United States,
WWI
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Siege Battery
Labels:
Army,
England,
Royal Garrison Artillery,
Siege Battery,
United States,
WWI
Monday, January 2, 2012
The King's Liverpool Regiment
A studio portrait of a British soldier possibly with The King's Liverpool Regiment. He has the arm bands of a signaler and a good conduct chevron on his sleeve.
Labels:
Army,
England,
Good Conduct Chevron,
Signaler,
The King's Liverpool Regiment,
WWI
Sunday, January 1, 2012
320th Train Headquarters and Military Police Adjutants Office
A studio portrait of a regimental sergeant major. This card bears an unusual time stamp on the back for the 320th Train Headquarters and Military Police Adjutants Office.
Labels:
1918,
320th Train Headquarters,
Army,
United States
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