Family History Photos - Soldiers

[Shona]

Originally Posted by Merry

My grandfather, Walter Henry Clark (1888-1965), Captain (according to his army record so why only two pips?) Royal Engineers in 1943.

Pic taken before he was became a captain?

[Merry]

According to his army papers and his CV he was supposed to have been a lieutenent until he was demobbed in 1918 and then went back in the army as a Captain at the end of 1942.

It was only today I noticed the uniform discrepancy, having looked at the photo for the past 45 years!

I just this moment looked in the Gazette and saw:

Corps of Royal Engineers

The undermentioned to be Lts:

6th October 1940
Walter Henry Clark (152378)

This is an earlier date than I had for him rejoining the army (he worked for the MoD as a civilian from 1939 until......well I thought that was until the end of 1942??!!) so I will have to get his army papers out again and have another look at them.

I guess what you said is correct, Shona I'm glad I took a second look at this picture now (well, probably a 10,002 look!)

[Merry]

These are from OH's tree.

The above photo is on a postcard and written on the back it says:

Best Wishes from Ben
to Mother Lily and Bert
Write soon

The wound is on my left hand.

and this one is also a photo on a postcard, this time with the photographer's details: Photo by W White, 21 Broad St, Wolverhampton and the writing says:

Keep this one and I will send you an enlargement.
That's me standing up. Ben.

After about 20 years++ of wondering we are still stuck with who Ben is! We know who Lily and Bert are, but whilst "mother" is obviously Ben's mother she isnt their mother too.

I don't know what that dress uniform is either.

Oh and I forgot, who else thinks the two Ben's don't look like the same person, yet the name and handwriting seem the same!

[Merry]

Best fit for that jacket, so far, is this red one:


Gieves and Hawkes

But I can't see anywhere that says what it is!

[Margaret in Burton]

We have no idea who this is other than that it is a member of my husbands family.

WW1





WW1

My husbands great uncle, Francis Stanbridge 1895-1916
11046 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders



Francis again with his sister Elsie and half sister Selina

[Margaret in Burton]

WW1

My grandfather Edgar Newey 1883-1934 Durham Light Infantry Private 40831






OH's grandfather Peter Henry Harrison 1885-1965 Private 8003 Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry taken whilst a POW.

[Margaret in Burton]

Boar War

My grandfather Edgar Newey 1883-1934 North Staffordshire reg. Private 5229.

[Margaret in Burton]

WW2

OH's uncle Reginald Horace Harrison 1911-2009 Ordanance Corp



Taken in the Garden of Gethsemane














I teased him he thought he was Clark Gable in the last one.

[Margaret in Burton]

WW2

My father in law, Ronald Harrison 1920-2010 RASC (Royal Army Service Corps) WW2,reg no. 192889 (affiliated to the 8th Army) Rank - Driver


Not brilliant pics, very faded.







father in law on the right

[Margaret in Burton]

WW2

Another of OH's uncles. Reginald John Dixon 1901-1981
I'm not sure of his regiment but believe he was an officer.