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Title: What Nationality is this Soldier? Post by: Alan65 on 4 July 2009, 00:53:26 (http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x241/Alanp_photo/Military%20Misc/unksoldierportrait.jpg)
Just got this postcard last week and am wondering what nationality this guy is? what era? [the stamp box on the back dates this to somewhere between c.1918 and 1936 based on known dates for the publisher.] The design on his hat and collar tabs appears to be a flying horse in the center and a crown on top of the pin/button. (http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x241/Alanp_photo/Military%20Misc/unksoldierportraitcloseup.jpg) close-up view Title: Re: What Nationality is this Soldier? Post by: Rattler on 4 July 2009, 14:59:45 Check out Turks/Armenians or other nations around would be my firt guess (but not even "educated", just a gut feeling).
Rattler Title: Re: What Nationality is this Soldier? Post by: Koen on 4 July 2009, 15:04:01 Check out Turks/Armenians or other nations around would be my firt guess (but not even "educated", just a gut feeling). Rattler yes, I would go that direction, maybe some Balkan or countries in/at the south of Russia? Title: Re: What Nationality is this Soldier? Post by: stoffel on 4 July 2009, 18:40:40 Judging by the british looking insignia, I guess he is from Iraq or more probably Jordan.
Title: Re: What Nationality is this Soldier? Post by: Alan65 on 4 July 2009, 19:51:38 Thanks, guys! We're all thinking along the same general lines. It's a matter of going through a lot of images to find a match. (some of the Pegasus badge images for the British Airborne unit has a similar crown at the top but there's no way this guy is in the famous British airborne unit.)
I should add that the publisher on the back is "K Ltd." which appears to mostly publish UK postcards; this is not definitive but leads to a British link for this soldiers service. Title: Re: What Nationality is this Soldier? Post by: FACman on 5 July 2009, 01:17:09 How about Persian?
Title: Re: What Nationality is this Soldier? Post by: stoffel on 5 July 2009, 13:21:25 Yeah Facman, that might be possible, or Afghanistan/Pakistan?
But definately in that region. Title: Re: What Nationality is this Soldier? Post by: Alan65 on 5 July 2009, 19:48:17 Under a 30x glass, the shoulder insignia seems like "L G" and I find the shoulder 'epaulettes' interesting, too, rather net or lace like.
Title: Re: What Nationality is this Soldier? Post by: FACman on 5 July 2009, 23:03:25 If I recall correctly, the epaulets are similar to that which the British used for their cavalry at one time.
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