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army uniform

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Christine

Christine Report 15 Feb 2009 17:58

hi,i have a photo of a british soldier wearing what appears to be a leather belt. it looks about 3 inches wide with metal bits for loops. the buckle is a snake design. he has got a sapper stick with either a white or brass tip.his cap badge looks like royal brittania but im not sure. could any of you kind people help me out here. many thanks christine

Heather

Heather Report 15 Feb 2009 18:47

Chris, if no one on here can help, pop over to family tree forum and upload the photo to let people see it and assist.

Christine

Christine Report 15 Feb 2009 19:20

thanks for thatbut could you tell me how to do it please. is there a certain site or do i go to my family tree. sorry to ask but im not to good at this , still learnin from the kind people on this site thanks chritine

Grumpy

Grumpy Report 15 Feb 2009 20:43

found this info given on another post by victoria


http://www.iwm.org.uk might be able to help identify the uniform

could also try here

http://www.arbeia.demon.co.uk/srs/collect/milsig.htm

Christine

Christine Report 16 Feb 2009 22:03

thanks everyone for your tips abuot army uniform. will give them a try. you are so kind. christin

Heather

Heather Report 17 Feb 2009 12:20

Sorry christine, only just seen this. Family tree forum is another site (free) where you can upload photos and so on for people to look at

http://www.familytreeforum.com/index.php