Uniform Id

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  1. At Home Dad (Returning)

    At Home Dad (Returning) Well-Known Member

    goalie Harry Medhurst of West Ham United

    Sgt in ... ?
     

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  2. sol

    sol Very Senior Member

    Bow and arrow aimed upwards is sign of Anti-Aircraft Command.
     
  3. At Home Dad (Returning)

    At Home Dad (Returning) Well-Known Member

    thanks Sol, that's a start.

    Any idea what the four chevrons represent?
     
  4. Staffsyeoman

    Staffsyeoman Member

  5. At Home Dad (Returning)

    At Home Dad (Returning) Well-Known Member

    thanks Phil.

    Would this AA be based in UK or overseas?
     
  6. Combover

    Combover Guest

    They stayed in the UK.

    The insignia top-to-bottom is:

    'Royal Artllery' shoulder title - fairly self explanatory.
    'Anti-Aircraft Command' unit badge - to denote someone on home AA duty as they didn't leave the British Isles.
    Blue-Red 'Arm of Service' strip - indicating Artillery as the service he served in.
    'Gunnery Qualification' badge - positioned thus, it indicates he was an instructor or Battery Serjeant i.e. fairly well qualified to lead a battery of guns.
    Serjeant's Stripes - again, self-explanatory.
    'Service Chevrons' - red on a khaki background, indicating that this man served 4 years as each denotes a 12 month period of continual service. Instigated from 3rd December 1939 and authorised from 14th February 1944, dating this picture quite nicely to the October 1944 displayed below.

    Hope this helps. :)
     
  7. eddie chandler

    eddie chandler Senior Member

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