On 15/06/07, George Smith <airforce@localdial.com> wrote: > I don't think any are of the Machine Gun Corps as they all appear to be > wearing Spurs which would indicate to me the are all from different > regiments of cavalry. My grandfather enlisted in the Dorsetshire yeomanry. However, he ended up in the infantry as I believe cavalry/yeomanry units were not viable throughout WW1 So your relatives could also have started in such units and been transferred. I have a similar picture of my grandfather, taken when he first volunteered in similar uniform (especially the puttees) but none taken later during the war. Diane

".................>> wearing Spurs which would indicate to me the are all from different regiments of cavalry." > In the context of a WW1 photograph of a British Soldier the idea that because he is wearing spurs means that he "must" have been in the Cavalry / Yeomanry etc holds about as much water as (with the man in photo two for example) - he has an Army walking cane so he "must" have been an officer (if only I had a pound for every time I've heard that !). You have to remember that you are talking of an era when the horse was still a primary form of transport and locomotion in the army. Remember also that photographers used "props". The cap badges are the key - so lets see the cap badges ! regards - Tom Tulloch-Marshall WW1 Military Research website > http://www.btinternet.com/~prosearch/index.html