Mystery Soldier - Page 2

Turtle · 30-09-2014, 18:58

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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

If it is ASC (Army Service Corp) forerunners of the RASC - RCT - RLC, you're looking at cart 'osses, general transport & logistic support. Not exactly glamorous but most definitely essential to keep the 'Eroes fed watered & stocked with ammunition. As to the other fella on the 'Oss, looks like a gun bunny cap badge & the white lanyard.

Hah hah - do you believe it, I had to google 'gun bunny'? According to the Urban Dictionary, it's: 'a sarcastic name that soldiers will call other soldiers who handle artillery in the military'. Thanks DiG

DaveinGermany · 30-09-2014, 19:01

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Originally Posted by gpick24

to zoom in on pics, click on attached thumbnail, then click on the pic to open it in a new tab (or right click and click "open link in new tab"), hold down ctrl button and tap + to zoom in.

Okay I admit to being a dumbarse! I've used that trick before but didn't even think to try it this time round.

Turtle · 30-09-2014, 19:03

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Originally Posted by Eric

No ... it's Ally Sloper's Cavalry

Ever the turtle, me. I thought you were just taking the Mickey, Eric. Then I googled Ally Sloper. So it's educate the turtle day! Where else but on Accy Web. Thanks

Gordon Booth · 30-09-2014, 19:17

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Originally Posted by gpick24

Not much detail on the cap badges especially the mounted one, to zoom in on pics, click on attached thumbnail, then click on the pic to open it in a new tab (or right click and click "open link in new tab"), hold down ctrl button and tap + to zoom in.

You had me worried there,gpick!
I enlarged the photo and it worked. Then came out of it and the whole of Accyweb had been magnified so I could only see about a quarter of a line. Don't ask me how I did it.
Took me a few minutes to try Ctrl and -. Panic over!

gpick24 · 30-09-2014, 19:20

Ctrl and 0 puts it back to normal size. Doesn't happen on my browser, you can magnify one tab and the others stay as they were.

DaveinGermany · 30-09-2014, 19:27

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Originally Posted by Turtle

although he must be related to my father in some way

Grandfather & Great uncle?

gpick24 · 30-09-2014, 19:27

Perhaps re-scanning the photos in as high dpi as possible, then crop around the cap badges before re-sizing for the forum might give more detail.

Turtle · 30-09-2014, 19:33

Thanks gPick. - I'll give that a go tomorrow

Turtle · 30-09-2014, 19:44

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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

Grandfather & Great uncle?

Hi paternal grandfather was a Market Gardener on The Moss in Ashton, so I'm ruling him out. His maternal grandfather is more likely, (he was a carter) but he would have been too old being born in 1858. So I'm looking at uncles from that line, also working with horses.

Turtle · 01-10-2014, 14:10

I scanned the photos using 600 dpi, then futzed around in Photoshop to sharpen the images, but I don't think they're much better. Maybe the one of the mounted guy is a bit better.

I'm now thinking the mounted man is Royal Artillery, and the seated man Cheshire regiment, but can't be certain. Any opinions? I'd like to upload the photos I found of WW1 cap badges, but I think it's against the rules to upload internet images. Or am I wrong?

Thanks for all your help on this. Accy Web is tops in my book

DaveinGermany · 01-10-2014, 15:20

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Originally Posted by Turtle

I'm now thinking the mounted man is Royal Artillery, and the seated man Cheshire regiment,

Thought it was ASC for the seated fella & the geezer on the 'Oss, a drop shot.