As you may have guessed i am a big fan of military photos , heres a few more to bore you with .....
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one i really like , i think this is a cracking image of a `great war tommy `
NORTHUMBERLAND FUS.Last edited by SHEARING-CROSS; 04-13-2005, 03:16 PM.Comment
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this guy ,serving in the West yorks regt appears to have NINE KIDS !!!
she must of `caught on ` every time he slung his tunic on the bed ?Comment
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2ND BATT:WELCH FUSILERS , one of the most wrote about great war units , many of the best memoirs ( imo) from the great war were wrote by guys from this unit SASSOON , GRAVES etc this photo although a private postcard type is just like the one that appears in the memoirs of the medial officer R.DUNN
` THE WAR THE INFANTRY NEW ` if you have never read it ,your missing out this was one of the first of the postwar regimental histories to tell it like it really was , patrols getting shot up by mistake on the way back in by their own men , guys getting blown up by their artillery etc ,etc the book caused quite a bit of `fuss ` when it first appeared ,the ,author serving as the battalion doctor commanded the battalion for a time as all other officers were killed or wounded !!
brilliant , Michael.Last edited by SHEARING-CROSS; 04-13-2005, 03:26 PM.Comment
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Tank corps ,taken in INDIA .
Never even crossed my mind about tanks out there ??Last edited by SHEARING-CROSS; 04-13-2005, 03:15 PM.Comment
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Great photos, Michael - I quite enjoy them too. Here's one you might like - although it's a postcard, not an original photo...I can't identify the ribbon on his uniform - I'm guessing he's a Pioneer in The Queen's?Comment
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Yep, pioneer in the West Surreys, a couple of overseas chevrons & a long service chevron - could the ribbon simply be that of the BWM?Comment
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Thanks for the id on the Pioneer patch, Leigh. Yes, I suppose it probably is the BWM ribbon - bit hard to tell, but that would make sense.Comment
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HIYA ,super photo ,thanks for showing , a wealth of detail on this ,
i too think the ribbon is the B.W.M having looked at masses of great war cards like this over the years the B.W.M often looks strange in black ,n white photos , regards ,Michael.Comment
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Glad you liked it Michael - didn't want to hijack your thread - just thought it fit nicely!
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hiya , no worries ,add as many as you like ... i start these photo threads off with the hope others will show what they have `under the bed`
if you have any great war ones of women in uniform ..please ,please show
i get off on things like that
.........sorry but im a weak man ,Michael.Comment
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