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Family Portrait
from the Edinburgh studio of
Drummond Shiels |
The Oswald Family
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Reproduced with acknowledgement to LIz Grieve, Bristol, Avon, England
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Family Portrait from the Edinburgh
studio of
Drummond Shiels |
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Thank you to Liz Grieve for
allowing me to reproduce this photo.
The photo is 14.9 cm x 10.1
cm. It is mounted on board 28cm x 20.2 cm, bearing the
photographer's 'Drummond Shiels, Edinburgh' name. Liz wrote: |
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Oswald Family
"This portrait shows the Oswald Family.
It was taken at Drummond Shiels' studio. From left to right are:
- Charlotte Hunter (nee
Oswald)
- Charles Hunter
- Charlotte Oswald
(great-grandmother)
- Thomas Oswald
- Violet Oswald, Jane
Oswald (grandmother).
I think at one time there was a paper flap to
cover the front of this photographs." |
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Date of the Photo
"Charlotte and Charles Hunter were married in
1913 and it looks like she is wearing a wedding ring, my grandmother Jane
Oswald was married in 1918 and she is not wearing a ring in this photo, so
I guess it was between 1913 and 1918." |
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Question
"Do you have any idea what uniform Charles
Hunter is wearing?" |
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Liz Grieve, Bristol, Avon, England: February 1+13, 2011 |
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Reply to Liz
If you can help to
answer the question above, please email me, then I'll pass on your message
to Liz. Thank you.
Peter Stubbs: February 11, 2011 |
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Reply
1.
Bob Henderson
Burdiehouse, Edinburgh
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Bob wrote:
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Seaforth Highlanders
"The
cap badge looks like the Seaforth Highlanders."
Bob Henderson,
Burdiehouse, Edinburgh: February 11, 2011 |
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Reply
2.
Al Lorentzen
Inverness, Illinois, USA |
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Al sent me an image of a
Gordon Highlanders' cap badge and wrote:
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Gordon Highlanders
"The
cap badge sorta looks like the Gordon Highlanders."
Al Lorentzen,
Inverness, Illinois, USA: February 11, 2011 |
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Gordon sent me an image of the Gordon
Highlanders' cap badge, but I've not added it to the web site for
copyright reasons. However, please see 'Reply 4' before for links to
web sites with cap badges. |
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Reply
3.
George T Smith
Nanaimo, Vancouver Island,
British Columbia, Canada |
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George wrote
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Seaforth Highlanders
"A Google search confirms that
the stag's head on the military cap badge is that of the Seaforth
Highlanders." ***
George T Smith, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island,
British Columbia, Canada: February 12, 2011 |
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***
But see 'Reply 4' below |
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Reply
4.
Peter Stubbs
Edinburgh |
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Gordon Highlanders
"George is correct in saying that the
Seaforth Highlanders' cap badge has a stag's head, but so does the Gordon
Highlanders' cap badge.
Here are two pages from Google
images showing these cap badges:
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Seaforth Highlanders
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Gordon Highlanders
The Gordon Highlander's badge looks, to me, to
be the better match for the badge in this photo:
©
Peter Stubbs,
Edinburgh: February 12, 2011 |
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** Note:
One of the photos on this Google images
Seaforth Highlanders page resembles the cap badge on the Swan Watson
photo. However, following the link from this image explains why.
It is an image of an item for sale on the
My Collections auction site. It appears on the
Seaforth Highlanders page because Seaforth Highlanders are mentioned
in the description of the badge, but it is actually a Gordon
Highlanders badge that is being sold. The description reads:
Gordon Highlanders Cap Badge
The Gordon Highlanders was a British
Army infantry regiment from 1881 until 1994. The regiment was
amalgamated with the Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) in
1994 to form The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) Scottish
Regiment.
Price £6.75
W: 72mm H: 68mm. |
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