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Soldiers of the Labour Corps

MWS

MWS

from Bham
This is the photo I mentioned on the 'Write It Down' thread.

I don't know the year or how much of the photo is missing. It looks like it may have been folded, so the tear may have been deliberate.

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smashing photo mark...maybe you could post it on our restoration thread if not i am happy to do it for you...i am sure some of our helpful members would have a go at tidying it up a bit for you

lyn
 
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Astoness said:
here you go mark...great attempt made by our member jonob

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As is my wont, I'm drawn to the cap badges on view here. The be-ribboned bloke on the left is Manchester Regt and him on the right is possibly Northamptons.
I'm also drawn to the man on the right's SD tunic. Either the photo was affected by the photoshop clean up or he has no pockets. I've never seen anything like that before. Has anybody got any thoughts on this ?
 
I just assumed they were all Labour Corps but I suppose the Labour Corps would have had soldiers from many regiments for many different reasons.

Top right man doesn't appear to have any pockets on the original photo.
 
MWS,

My father enlisted in the Royal Warwickshire Regt, but was medically graded C3 (the lowest) and only fit for duty in the UK, so was moved to the Labour Corps for 3 months. However, since they were mainly engaged in heavy work, such as road building, it was too much for him and he was transferred to the Royal Tank Corps at Bovington, Dorset, where he served as camp postman for the remainder of his service.

Maurice :cool:
 
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