Hi I'm not a uniform expert but he could be in the RAF and wearing an army tunic in WW1. The RAF was formed from both the Army and Navy in the later years of the war, 1917/18 I believe. The men transferred would not immediately have been issued new uniforms, (that would have been a very low priority) so the early members of the RAF would have worn both Army and Navy uniforms. I don't think the RAF uniform "appeared" until after the War. Good hunting Gordon "Richard Smith" wrote in message news:[email protected] Is anyone here an expert on WWI military uniforms? If so, could they take a quick glance at this photograph? http://www.wikitree.com/photo/png/Smith-76395 It's of my great uncle, aged about 17 and wearing what seems to be an WWI-era British army tunic. In later life, however, he claimed to be in the RAF during WWI. His name (George Smith) makes it too difficult to verify this in the historical record, but I was hoping someone might be able to tell me whether it's an RAF or an army tunic. Richard