photo of my great-grandfather

[rikbb]

 

[deand]

Terrific picture! Love to see those family photos. How young they looked then.







dean

 

[dujardin]

splendid family souvenir

thanks for sharing

 

[Kennyz]

Wonderful photo. He looks splendid!

Ken

 

[Peter Graham]

Great photo. Are you sure it's original ? Which one is your great grandfather ?

 

[Roughwear]

I guess your great grandfather is the corporal in the centre. The hand written inscription gives a 1918 date which seems accurate judging by the uniforms. The yellowing to the photo itself is surely not the result of some recent timeworn treatment!

 

[rikbb]

I guess your great grandfather is the corporal in the centre. The hand written inscription gives a 1918 date which seems accurate judging by the uniforms. The yellowing to the photo itself is surely not the result of some recent timeworn treatment!

Yes, He's the one in the middle.
The scan was done by my aunt, so the yellow edges might show less on the original.
But it sure is an original photo…

 

[rikbb]

And here is his son-in-law, my Grand father.

 

[Peter Graham]

Here's my dad in a similar photo. Dad is second from right in the front row.

 

[deand]

Great photos! My father was 11 years old in 1944 and didn't get drafted until 1954. No glorious military record. He trained as a medic. Both grand parents were too young for WWI and too old for WWII. Mom's dad worked in the defense plant in River Rouge, MI, and Dad's father was a Civil Defense officer. Both would have been 4F anyway.







dean

 

[rikbb]

Here's my dad in a similar photo. Dad is second from right in the front row.

Nice picture! What year would that be?

 

[Peter Graham]

Nice picture! What year would that be?

1945. Royal Ulster Rifles shooting team.

 

[ausreenactor]

Here's my dad in a similar photo. Dad is second from right in the front row.

Looks like they scored a trophy for some military hole punchin'!

Great pics..

Couchy

 

[Peter Graham]

Looks like they scored a trophy for some military hole punchin'!

Great pics..

Couchy

They did. Dad was a sniper. He's 85 now. Recently a young lad who is a re-enactor showed him a MK4 Lee Enfield. Dad was able to strip it down and put it back together in a matter of minutes. You should have seen the young lads face. Check the angle of those berets compared to yours Couchy. Things have changed.