Military Photographs and How to Date Them

by Neil Storey

Overview

The military photographs in family albums stand out as different and distinctive and the sight of an ancestor in uniform stirs thoughts of what he or she did and where they served. Neil Storey offers advice on identifying military uniforms, badges, insignia, ranks, medals and the equipment worn by our military ancestors. These items can provide a wealth of information about the person or people in the photograph and can lead to many new avenues of research. The book covers our Nation's military history from the 1870's to the 1940's.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781846741524
Publisher:	Countryside Books
Publication date:	12/07/2009
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Acknowledgements 10

Chapter 1 Soldiers and Sailors of the Queen: British Military Forces 1865-1900 11

Chapter 2 The Edwardian Era 19 01-1913 27

Chapter 3 The First World War 1914-1918 50

Chapter 4 The Inter-War Years 1919-1938 137

Chapter 5 The Second World War 1939-1945 146

Appendix I The 99 British Line Infantry Regiments in l865 183

Appendix II County Designations of the Home Guard in the Second World War 186

Select Bibliography 188

Internet Resources 189

Index 190

Editorial Reviews

"For analyzing a photograph of someone in the military anywhere in the British Empire from 1865 to the 1940s, this book is a must."

National Genealogical Society Quarterly - Maureen Taylor