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.

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.

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.

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. 

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


A member of the IX 14 Landsturm-Infanterie-Bataillon with a driver in a shell hole. -0