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Eric Gibson
master brummie
The crown on his sleeve and the cane suggest a company sergeant major in some regiment or other, I don't know anything about prison officer's ranks maybe they copy the military.
thanks eric this is good news because in the family i am researching i have someone who was a sergeant major..he was born in1858 so a good bet the photo is of him
lyn
Eric Gibson
master brummie
The cap badge had me lost too, it doesn't look like the Warwicks but at the age of the photo who knows? If the middle of the badge is a harp then the Irish regiments maybe, a close up of the badge would help.
How about Warwickshire Royal Horse Artillery for the cap badge? I agree with Eric that the crown worn on forearm suggests a Warrant Officer, as does the stick. This unit was raised in 1908 and were part-time volunteers for home service. He's a good-aged man, probably ex-regular?
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Sergeant Major, that's a senior non-commissioned officer. He rose through the ranks with many years service?
Eric Gibson
master brummie
A major would have the crown on his shoulder not his sleeve Pete.
he certainly did stokkie..hard to believe he re joined at the age of 56 in 1914...
i cant be certain yet but i think my photo is of JOHN CHARLES PRICE born 1858 in darjeeling india...all of the records i have for him including his ww1 record indicate he was always with the royal worcesters...
the photo along with other family photos and documents is just one of many i have in my possession that i need to try and get back to the price/rich family..efforts to trace them are going well and i await reponses so fingers crossed... what i have are little treasures that need to be with family who care...my search began in 2015 on the below thread and just decided to have a really good go at finding family..one of his children is lilian gertrude price b 1897 southwark london..as said you can catch up on the thread below where i posted more old photos but i also have many more that i did not post..
lyn
Looking for the rich family
hi folks i have here some little treasures..trouble is they are not my treasures and i would dearly love to give them back to the family they belong to..they have been in my brothers safe keeping for some years now cant be sure if he got them from a car boot or found them in skip... looking...
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Jonob
master brummie
Cap badge looks like a prancing horse
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Eric Gibson
master brummie
WO2 company sergeant major, WO1 Regimental sergeant major, his sleeve would have what we called a scrambled egg, the royal coat of arms. Curly
Lloyd
master brummie
Royal West Kent?
(The word under the horse is "Invicta".)