Men in British photo postcard

  • PhotoWoman

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    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
  • moonstone

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    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
    Look like British Navy uniforms
  • PhotoWoman

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    Look like British Navy uniforms
    Thank you. I will focus my research on British uniforms.
  • grahamshanghai

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    Thank you. I will focus my research on British uniforms.
    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

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    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 !
    Sorry that third link should be Link (https)

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