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Unidentified 24th Officer
Author Message John Young
Posts : 2427Join date : 2013-09-08Age : 66Location : Слава Україні! Героям слава! Subject: Unidentified 24th Officer Mon Jan 29, 2018 12:13 am Pictured at the School of Musketry, Hythe, circa 1874-1880: is this officer of the 24th Regiment. Does anyone have any suggestions as to his identity?
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JY
xhosa2000
Posts : 1186Join date : 2015-11-24 Subject: Re: Unidentified 24th Officer Mon Jan 29, 2018 12:44 am Hi JY, i'm useless at matching faces.. i looked at Hart's 77, Clement's, and Mainwaring are in the frame maybe..
John Young
Posts : 2427Join date : 2013-09-08Age : 66Location : Слава Україні! Героям слава! Subject: Re: Unidentified 24th Officer Mon Jan 29, 2018 8:47 am Thanks Les, I think Ralph Clements is a possible, I only have 2nd Boer War images of him to compare it with. Regards, JY
ymob
Posts : 2268Join date : 2010-10-22Location : France Subject: Re: Unidentified 24th Officer Mon Jan 29, 2018 2:19 pm Upcher but he is a candidate too old!
John Young
Posts : 2427Join date : 2013-09-08Age : 66Location : Слава Україні! Героям слава! Subject: Re: Unidentified 24th Officer Mon Jan 29, 2018 6:42 pm Frédéric, Upcher was certainly in the U. K., up until 1877. The photograph is certainly post-1874, due the change of forage-cap badge. I was gauging the latter date by the School’s Commandant, who appears in the photograph. JY
ymob
Posts : 2268Join date : 2010-10-22Location : France Subject: Re: Unidentified 24th Officer Mon Jan 29, 2018 8:25 pm Mr Young, Thank you for the information about the change of the forage -cap badge in 1874 . Cheers Frédéric
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