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The Great War => City Battalions - Photo Identity Project => 20th Battalion 5th City => Topic started by: harribobs on June 14, 2010, 09:43:31 PM

Title: 20th Battalion C company platoon 9
Post by: harribobs on June 14, 2010, 09:43:31 PM

photo and list

Title: Re: 20th Battalion C company platoon 9
Post by: mancsmike on July 25, 2016, 07:24:23 PM

thank you very much , charles bonehill was the mrs great uncle  killed on 1st july ,   do you know how people identify them is there a right to left order ??

regards mike and karen

Title: Re: 20th Battalion C company platoon 9
Post by: sphinx on July 25, 2016, 11:41:51 PM

Totally random order I'm afraid

Title: Re: 20th Battalion C company platoon 9
Post by: mhargreaves on September 05, 2016, 11:36:31 PM

Not totally random. Those with rank get a chair.

Not that it helps but the "seated on a  chair row" can be eliminated if one is trying to identify a private.

(it appears everyone on that row has stripes or a pip)

Alas, a lot of similar looking Privates still to go

Title: Re: 20th Battalion C company platoon 9
Post by: Romulus on November 12, 2020, 02:27:43 AM

Hi,

I believe that 3rd from the right on the bottom row is my great grandfather Alfred Oswald (17721)

Title: Re: 20th Battalion C company platoon 9
Post by: themonsstar on December 01, 2020, 09:29:45 AM

Hi Romulus
Welcome to the site, thank you for putting a face to a name especially when it's a member of your own family. If you have any other questions or you have any photographs of him you it would be great to see them.

All the best with your research.
Roy