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  • giselles_postcards
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    Does anyone have any idea what this group of men are? I assumed they were army as the card came with a batch of WW1 military cards, however none of them are wearing anything to indicate rank so I wondered if they could be some kind of civil defence group. I'm guessing that they're British on the basis that the card is printed in English but then again, those big overcoats don't look particularly British so thet could be from elsewhere.

    Any thoughts as to who they are and what they might be?

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    Does anyone have any idea what this group of men are? I assumed they were army as the card came with a batch of WW1 military cards, however none of them are wearing anything to indicate rank so I wondered if they could be some kind of civil defence group. I'm guessing that they're British on the basis that the card is printed in English but then again, those big overcoats don't look particularly British so thet could be from elsewhere.

    Any thoughts as to who they are and what they might be?

    Giselle
    • Erstellt am 12.12.2012 um 12:17
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    The houses in the background look very British.

    No idea about the uniforms though - Civil Defense, Territorial Army?
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    Does anyone have any idea what this group of men are? I assumed they were army as the card came with a batch of WW1 military cards, however none of them are wearing anything to indicate rank so I wondered if they could be some kind of civil defence group. I'm guessing that they're British on the basis that the card is printed in English but then again, those big overcoats don't look particularly British so thet could be from elsewhere.

    Any thoughts as to who they are and what they might be?

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    • Erstellt am 12.12.2012 um 17:04
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    I don't think they're air raid wardens (not British ones anyway. The headgear is wrong. I still have my father's air raid warden's helmet.
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    The houses in the background look very British.

    No idea about the uniforms though - Civil Defense, Territorial Army?
    • Erstellt am 12.12.2012 um 16:57
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    I wonder if they could be army medics in a dress uniform or something along those lines - or new recruits that had just been issued with uniforms - hence the lack of rank indicators.

    Several of the men have the kind of moustaches that were fashionable in the early part of the 20th century and the uniforms themselves with the trench coats seem to fit that period so, I could be wrong, but I'm leaning towards WW1 era. If it is WW1 that rules out air raid wardens which were a WW2 thing. Plus as Tony points out the hats (and the uniforms) were quite different to those worn in the photograph - nowhere near as smart.

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    I wonder if they could be army medics in a dress uniform or something along those lines - or new recruits that had just been issued with uniforms - hence the lack of rank indicators.

    Several of the men have the kind of moustaches that were fashionable in the early part of the 20th century and the uniforms themselves with the trench coats seem to fit that period so, I could be wrong, but I'm leaning towards WW1 era. If it is WW1 that rules out air raid wardens which were a WW2 thing. Plus as Tony points out the hats (and the uniforms) were quite different to those worn in the photograph - nowhere near as smart.

    • Erstellt am 13.12.2012 um 05:51
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    I'd put them as WW2 rather than WW1 - the uniforms look too modern for 14-18
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    I'd put them as WW2 rather than WW1 - the uniforms look too modern for 14-18
    • Erstellt am 13.12.2012 um 06:01
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    You could be right. I've been trying to match the caps, belts and trench coats to online examples and the only thiing tha came close was an American WW2 cap which had two buttons on the front rather like the ones in the photo.
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    You could be right. I've been trying to match the caps, belts and trench coats to online examples and the only thiing tha came close was an American WW2 cap which had two buttons on the front rather like the ones in the photo.
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    Vereinigtes Königreich

    Does anyone have any idea what this group of men are? I assumed they were army as the card came with a batch of WW1 military cards, however none of them are wearing anything to indicate rank so I wondered if they could be some kind of civil defence group. I'm guessing that they're British on the basis that the card is printed in English but then again, those big overcoats don't look particularly British so thet could be from elsewhere.

    Any thoughts as to who they are and what they might be?

    Giselle
    • Erstellt am 12.12.2012 um 12:17
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    Don't think it's WWI, WWII or even later, late 40s / early 50s National Service - the glasses of those wearing them look very like the first NHS glasses given out after the Service was formed in 1947
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    I wonder if they could be army medics in a dress uniform or something along those lines - or new recruits that had just been issued with uniforms - hence the lack of rank indicators.

    Several of the men have the kind of moustaches that were fashionable in the early part of the 20th century and the uniforms themselves with the trench coats seem to fit that period so, I could be wrong, but I'm leaning towards WW1 era. If it is WW1 that rules out air raid wardens which were a WW2 thing. Plus as Tony points out the hats (and the uniforms) were quite different to those worn in the photograph - nowhere near as smart.

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    • Erstellt am 13.12.2012 um 10:19
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    • Erstellt am 13.12.2012 um 15:05
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    I think you might be right.

    There's a nice picture of an officer wearing what looks to be the same or very similar hat and coat here

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    and the forage cap matches images in google when you search for RASC

    It looks as though the mystery could be solved.

    I've never even heard of the RASC so I would never have got that in a million years.

    Many thanks

    Giselle

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