Tony

Ed, it does look like SR on the reverse of the Star doesn't it. According to the PRO it should be SB but mistakes do happen. I have no idea about the prefix either, T2 is new army transport I think but SB for the ASC oe SR even??? He isn't listed as killed. Tony

Got him I think http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...p;resultcount=1 tony

Does anyone know what happened to ID tags belonging to a member of the forces killed during the Great War? I believe French soldiers had a small oval disc worn around the neck and one on the wrist. Were both, only one or none kept with the body for burial? Was one of them sent home to the next of kin? Thanks for any help. Tony

And again, only I don't know if this shell would have been used together with your case. Tony

Hello Coastie, Yes it's German, Sp255 means inspection mark Karlsruhe (Sp=Spandau). 6" works out to about 15cm, here's one that we stumbled across the day before yesterday.

Now that would make the card double interesting, shame there's nothing noted on the reverse. When did the Black & Tans start wearing their B & T uniform? Was it light coloured trousers and a dark tunic? I remember seeing a picture of one on a PG Tip card when I was little. Tony

I bet the bloke kneeling down must have ended up being quite deaf. They look like sniper shields to the left and right of the gun barrel. Tony

Kev, quite true. I actually have a 14-15 Star to a soldier who was killed on the Somme in 1917, the poor bugger was aged 16 so must have only been 14 when he joined. Johnsy, I should say that the reverse has a message from Len and a relation has also written (post 1939 I'd say) cousin Len who come over from Australia in World War I. I suppose that would add more weight to him being in the Flying Corps as opposed to the Camel Corps. Graham, thanks for clearing those up. So they are Royal Arms cap badges, don't think I've ever seen one before. Gilbert, get digging. I don't find them for 50p or a Mark (half a Euro) anymore but I do like photos especially if they show the men as they were instead of the pre F/F plain uniform studio photo. The face of a bloke who's spent time at the front is quite often without a smile. Tony

I don?t who this lot are either. ASC, RA and some Scots? Are they oversea stripes on his right sleeve? A post war photo? Please put me right on the units above and below. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do. Tony

I?m not sure about this lot. Can anyone id the unit?

A Lewis Gunner of the Northamptonshire Regiment I think, with wounded and good conduct stripes.

Here?s a member of the AIF called Len. I think he?s wearing a unit patch to either the Australian Camel Field Ambulance (see 311 here http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-badges...dical-plus.htm) or the Australian Flying Corps (see 10a here http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-badges...es/afc.htm#afc).

This one shows ASC lance jacks and full screws, most are wearing the Imperial Service overseas volunteer badge for territorials.

RAMC South Lancs. sporting 1 wounded stripe, 2 good conduct stripes and an unknown trade badge

This lot have an assortment of cap badges, none of which I?m sure about. They also show wounded stripes and a trade badge. King?s Colonials? A guardsman going by the peak of his cap and possibly the King?s Own.

Some medics with the cleanest mess tin I?ve ever seen and some tasty Shaw?s Relish. What might the burning bin be?

The boy soldier. I wonder if looked so young after a couple of months at the front.

I?m not sure about this unit with the young looking boy in front. Bandsmen maybe? There are some good conduct stripes and a SAA badge I think. The collar dogs look like Prince of Wales feathers.

I?ve just bought what to me, are fantastic Great War photos showing detail of uniform badges etc. Some I can?t id so would be grateful of some help. This first one could be some mates who have just volunteered or are about to. They?re standing next to a YMCA tent by the look of the writing.

Yes, empty. Thanks

Ahhhh. I also have another which isn't sectioned and was bought at a market in France, although I was told it was safe, I'd like to make sure. When I got home I unscrewed the cap at the bottom and saw a tube poking out. As I can't find the fuze at the moment, I've made an addition to the above photo showing where (from memory) the tube is. What is it? Tony

Jens, our metalworking department is about to be sold off although I could do the fins at home. Jef, thanks for the pics. I didn't drill a hole for the safety pin but might do so now. Tony

Steve, I have one of these too. The stamping is very crisp but the mark if double hard to decypher. I also have LW, another one that doesn't crop up as often as KO, WILM, SW and the rest. Tony

Although I know nothing about these, it certainly looks Victorian. Imagine all the work that went into the production and what it must have cost. Tony

Hello Martin, No I'm afraid not. My interest is that he lived not too far away from where I grew up (although he was on the wrong side of the river) and has my surname. I was also in the RCT (latter day ASC). Tony