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  • PhotoWoman
    PhotoWoman

    50 messages

    United States

    Looking for help in identifying the group in the attached postcard. Appear to be military with different types of uniforms/coats. A few on back row wearing mortar board caps. One civilian in middle. Thanks for your help. Linda
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  • moonstone
    moonstone 100% (53812x)
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    1013 messages

    United Kingdom

    Looking for help in identifying the group in the attached postcard. Appear to be military with different types of uniforms/coats. A few on back row wearing mortar board caps. One civilian in middle. Thanks for your help. Linda
    • Created on Jul 15, 2023 at 1:41 PM
    • #1578750
    Look like British Navy uniforms
  • PhotoWoman
    PhotoWoman

    50 messages

    United States

    Look like British Navy uniforms
    • Created on Jul 16, 2023 at 8:12 AM
    • #1578972
    Thank you. I will focus my research on British uniforms.
  • grahamshanghai
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    39 messages

    United Kingdom

    Thank you. I will focus my research on British uniforms.
    • Created on Jul 17, 2023 at 5:12 AM
    • #1579278
    Hi there only just seen this. I think in fact they might be US Navy - note the eagle badges on the arms of the two men sitting middle and right in the group of three at the front, and a couple of others. These look like the eagles in USN petty officer badges c. WW1...see here for examples.

    Link (https)

    For the peaked caps and flat hats, see e.g. this Google search

    Link (https)

    The publisher/photographers Walshams are certainly British - the Doughty Street address is London. But the men might be involved with either the USN Battleship Division 9 ( Link (https) which joined the British Grand Fleet at Scapa Flow, Orkney, Scotland in December 1917. Alternatively, they might be from some other unit somewhere in the south of England.

    Hope useful !
  • grahamshanghai
    grahamshanghai 100% (584x)
    free

    39 messages

    United Kingdom

    Hi there only just seen this. I think in fact they might be US Navy - note the eagle badges on the arms of the two men sitting middle and right in the group of three at the front, and a couple of others. These look like the eagles in USN petty officer badges c. WW1...see here for examples.

    Link (https)

    For the peaked caps and flat hats, see e.g. this Google search

    Link (https)

    The publisher/photographers Walshams are certainly British - the Doughty Street address is London. But the men might be involved with either the USN Battleship Division 9 ( Link (https) which joined the British Grand Fleet at Scapa Flow, Orkney, Scotland in December 1917. Alternatively, they might be from some other unit somewhere in the south of England.

    Hope useful !
    • Created on Jul 30, 2023 at 2:33 PM
    • #1583988
    Sorry that third link should be Link (https)

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