Army Uniform

[elba]

Please - can anyone identify this army uniform?
The photograph would have been taken about 1935/6 and the soldier is a lance corporal (one stripe).

I believe it to be associated with a 'cavalry' regiment. Maybe the Royal Horse Artillery, but have been unable to trace their 'non dress' uniforms on Google.

The cap appears to be a dark colour (maybe navy blue) with what look like silver flashes (?) along the top folds.. but cearly its not khaki, and I can't see what the cap or the epaulette badges say...

[Jewels]

My Grandad in the Royal Artillary taken about 1942

[Jewels]

This was aphoto of his first promotion in 1940

[Little Nell]

I think the cap he is wearing in promotion photo isn't worn by cavalry. It looks a bit like the one my Dad had in the Rifle Brigade. I will see if I can dig it out later for comparison.

[Jewels]

And with his horse

[Rachel Scand]

Hi Elba
Are you able to re-scan it at 300 resolutions ?

It's only at 72, which means that when enlarged the detail is not clear

At 300 we might be able to see what the badges are .... the initials on his epaulette may be readable

[elba]

OMG - it is time for me to admit that those 'senior moments' have finally taken over my brain...

Here I am, asking if anyone can recognise that army uniform. The couple are my parents - and I knew that the photo was taken 'about' the time they were married. I also knew that father had finished his time as a 'regular' with the army before WW2, and had re-enlisted in the Royal Army Service Corps for the duration of the war.

So - laying in bed last night - worrying about his previous regiment (as one does), and EUREKA !!! It came to me - Check their Marriage certificate - and there it was...

2nd Battalion Queens Royal Regiment. So problem (sort of) solved. I say 'sort of', because I know my father rode the horses on gun limber teams - yet I think this regiment was not involved with those... Oh well, another thing to research I guess.

But thank you all for trying to help - if my 'forgettery' wasn't so very good, I needn't have bothered you - Sorry!

[Little Nell]

Well done!

We all have moments like that, or go through our notes and find the answer to something we've been searching for for months!

[Jewels]

Hi Elba, no worries as Nell said we all go through these forgetful days.