Saturday, June 22, 2013
Royal Garrison Artillery
A veteran group from the Royal Garrison Artillery. A majority of them have overseas service stripes. Among the insignia that can be seen are skill-at-arms badges for Gun Layer and Signaler, trade badges for Artillery and one for a Saddler & Collarmaker. A couple of them also have wound stripes.
Labels:
Army,
Artillery,
British,
Royal Garrison Artillery,
Saddler & Collarmaker,
Signaler,
Skill-at-arms Badge,
Wound Stripe
Friday, June 21, 2013
Canadian in Greatcoat
The cap badge is clear enough to identify this soldier as Canadian but not to identify his battalion.
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Besançon
Cooks from the 60è Régiment d'Infanterie. This was sent from Besançon which was about 50 miles behind the front line and the Swiss border.
Labels:
60è Régiment d'Infanterie,
Army,
Besançon,
Cooks,
France
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Colonial Infantry Regiment
A group from a French Colonial Infantry Regiment. Seated front right is the bugler. He is easier to identify by the stripes on his sleeves than the bit of the bugle showing between his legs.
Labels:
Army,
Bugler,
Colonial Infantry Regiment,
France
Friday, June 14, 2013
Corps of Royal Engineers
These three Royal Engineers had this picture taken while in France. Two of them have the proficiency badge of a farrier or shoe smith and the arm band of the Signal Service.
Labels:
Army,
British,
Corps of Royal Engineers,
Farrier,
France,
Proficiency Badge,
Signal Service
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Niš
Niš (Nisch) was the wartime capital of Serbia. It was occupied by the Central Powers from November 1915 to October 1918. Pictured are German troops in what may be a medal presentation.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
IX 14 Landsturm-Infanterie-Bataillon
Labels:
1917,
Army,
Germany,
IX 14 Landsturm-Infanterie-Bataillon,
Kraftfahrer
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