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**greg873** · 07-11-2007, 15:21

Badge certainly looks like Lancs. Picture of it here, along with apotted history of the Regiment, they seem to have had the knack of being in the thick of it!

http://www.army.mod.uk/fusiliers/bat...th_of_foot.htm

**General Melchett** · 08-11-2007, 16:27

Period of the picture is Great war probs 1915 looking at the uniforms, hats and belts ('07 SD hats and P '14 belts).

**dcellwood** · 08-11-2007, 16:33

Thanks to you all...I uploaded the photo to the great war site as advised and they feel it is great war era and Lancs Regiment.

I may aswell complete the story and show you the other two photos I have.

Below is Thomas Toole (b1902), my father-in-law's Grandfather (second from right):

And Lawrence Toole (b1926 Salford, Lancs) my Father-in-law's father (back row second from right). On the reverse of the photo it says Lawrence aged 18, so I make it 1944. He served in Africa apparently.

Any ideas on the uniforms ?

Dave

**General Melchett** · 08-11-2007, 16:42

Both pictures show wartime battledress early and late war, plus denim bd. The 1944 date would be correct.

**blue-sophist** · 08-11-2007, 18:03

Awfully scruffy lot, though.
"Sergeant-Major .. sort those men out"

**41fm77** · 17-11-2007, 15:32

Had a parcel turn up yesterday off my folks with a few pictures of my Grandad from his army days as they have been clearing out a load of stuff that was left after he died a few years back. I can remember him telling me tales of the things he got up to with the Ox and Bucks including getting caught up in an airraid on the Hercules cycle factory in Birmingham where he was blown across the road and into the canal whilst he was home on leave, amongst other tales. But he didnt talk much about the time he spent in Burma

Anyway heres the first one
this one I think was coloured by my grandad after the war

and this I think was taken in Burma

**ugly** · 17-11-2007, 20:05

Which Bn of Ox and Bucks? Curious as there are one or two left around at Remembrance here!

**41fm77** · 18-11-2007, 09:58

I'll ring my dad and ask him he should know,if not I'll take the picture off its mounting and see if there is anything written on the back.

**MrDragon** · 02-01-2008, 20:41

Photo of my Grandad in Italy, taken Sept 28th 1943. He served in the RAMC 1940-1946 (Dunkirk, North Africa, Sciliy, Monte Cassino, Austria)

He died last week aged 89 hence why I am going through the photos.

**MrDragon** · 02-01-2008, 20:46

And another one. Don't know when it was taken but he has the Africa Star ribbon up with numeral denoting a 1st Army clasp - anyone got ideas of when this would have been dished out?