This is CHARLES HAYLOCK, he was almost certainly of the Durham Light Infantry during WW1. (There is an enlarged version of the soldiers cap and badge below.) The photograph was dated at some time as 1917. Charles was wounded at an earlier time in WW1 as can be seen from the "wound stripe" on his lower left sleeve.

Can anyone help Dorothy with any other information about this soldier please?

 

 

 

 

CHARLES HAYLOCK, his cap & badge.

This what the submitter wrote about this portrait, "This is GEORGE HAYLOCK. He was identified by ROSA HAYLOCK (his daughter) when I went to Hartlepool in 1990. It would be nice to see if his Regiment can be identified. I don't know about the red cross badge arm band either. Would that indicate some medical unit or actually was he a medic? George did survive the war and here is a family story that when he was in the trenches in France, he carved a wooden box with the Prince of Wales feathers on the top. The story is that the Prince actually visited the men at the front and he wanted George to give him that carved box as a memento of his visit, and George refused to do so. George brought the box home after the war, and it is still in the family possession (by a great-nephew) in Hartlepool. I think that might be hard to believe that a common soldier would refuse the Prince of Wales - but I guess worse things have been done - and it does make a good story! "

Can you help with any information please ?

This what Caroline wrote about this portrait ,

"I attach a photograph of DANIEL McCARTHY which was taken in India, probably in the 1880s or 90s. I should very much like to know whether anyone can identify his rank and his regiment. I have studied the section on "Identification & Dating of Military Uniforms" in Don Steel & Lawrence Taylor's "Family History in Focus" from which it appears that Daniel may have been in a staff position, as his uniform has no badges or facings & he is wearing an aiguillette (loops of plaited cords) on his left shoulder. I should also like to know the significance of the plain chevron at the bottom of each sleeve; of the group of 4 chevrons surmounted by a crown on his left sleeve; and of the sash across his chest. If anyone can help me to identify what any of this means I should be most grateful."

News: Chris Coogan kindly sent the following information "I have to admit that this was a difficult one, as the subject is quite a rarity, and I have to admit to seeking the help of a fellow enthusiast on the uniform. The man depicted is a senior NCO [Squadron Sgt. Major, or maybe the Regtl. Sgt. Major of a cavalry unit of the AFI, or Auxiliary Force India, in the late 19th Cent. These units were composed of British civilian part-time soldiers resident in India. One well-known such unit was the Calcutta Light Horse." Thank you Chris, you deserve a medal !

News: Caroline has now discovered that her Gt. Uncle was in fact (in 1896) a Sergeant - Instructor of the BIHAR LIGHT HORSE REGIMENT (Auxiliary Force India). Daniel McCarthy was born in 1861 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England. He married Ada Stevens in 1896 at Mozufferpore, Bengal. Three of the couples children where baptised at Bankipore, Bengal.