Hi there, Would anyone be able to help with a 1940s photo of my grandfather (deceased) in army uniform, who was believed to be in "army catering corps" (manager), based in India, Bangalore before (and apparently during) WW2? - do you recognise the uniform; how can I find out more information about what he did and where? medals etc.? he might have died while in service too - how can I check? Thanks
If yuo have a service number in theory as NOK you can ask the Army Records Office for his records.....this will show you where he served etc.....but regretfully without more information and details it is a difficult question!
Hi georgeous, A good first step might be to show us the photograph if you have it scanned in? I'll sort your permissions so you can post photos, (new chaps normally require 5 posts). Cheers, (and welcome aboard.) Adam.
Hmmm, you should be able to after I upgraded your status (skipping the required 5 posts). This thread has all the picture hosting info. If you continue to have trouble send me a PM and we'll get it sorted. Cheers, Adam.
Trying again... I'm official now with 5 posts (see intro).... the thread was helpful... looks like I just needed advanced...here goes .. its the guy on the left
Thanks for posting the photo...obviously an officer so he should appear in the annual publication known as 'The Army List'....they have copies at Kew - this will confirm his number and corps....cap badge in the photo looks a bit strange to me.....I think you really need to see his service record......
For what its worth (I'm no expert) the cap badge looks like the outline of India surrounded by a wreath. I don't know if that will jog anyones memory but I'd say its a Indian Regt. or am I stating the obvious? :indflag[1]:
The medal ribbons look like WW! ......? Cap badge is very odd .....press studded div insignia - not unusual for easy washing in hot climes.....female looks colonial....that's about it though - Captain in 40's has to be a regular....Army list should be studied. Cheers
Thanks again... regular means "regular army list" in Kew? I just don't know how to start being the other side of the world.... does anyone do 'lookups? or is there anyone I can write to who would retrieve records given I'm not even 100% positive about the date of birth, let alone other details?
Georgeous - can't help you at Kew as I am living in Western Canada - will be three - hopefully for Christmas !
Hi, Could you give us his name?....then you could check the London Gazette for promotions....which would tell you regiment....with regards to the medal ribbons...first is definately ww1 British War medal...second is India General Service Medal 1908-1935 and the last one is a hard one....will look later... Donnie
Thanks. Would it be usual to wear WW1 medals ribbons post war? perhaps it was just for the photo. His name was Cecil Philip Ross. He should have been born about 1890 in Scotland.
Georgeous - Once medals have been awarded - they can be worn at any time - even on your pyjamas ! - so he would have been around 50 in WW2 and an admin job would have been the right task for him - can you button down his birthplace ? Cecil is not usually a Scottish name and if he were anything but Catholic - shouild be easy to trace as Catholics were "non persons" from 1570 until 1829 and records are sketchy...
Birth place, probably Glasgow...I also think I found an immigration record in 1918 of him on the Empress of Russia, leaving van couver. But there are a few people about at that time named Cecil P Ross
while this is a ww2 forum I was also wondering if someone can help interpret the following WW1 medal card. There were a couple of possibilities for "C. Ross" on ancestry at the library, and I think this one MIGHT match the person I'm searching for..... does this card show only 1 medal given? why would that be? is it the British war medal that might match the ribbons on the photo?
