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Beautiful photograph, perfectly composed. These military boots with straps are very stylish :-)

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Wonderful image and capture. Have a happy Easter.

I've been scouring Google and Wiki to see if I can get a match on the cap or collar badges to no avail. As each officer was expected to provide himself with a horse it may be that these are infantry officers rather than cavalry. There are two different regiments on display here, the chaps with the boots and jodhpurs have their rank markings on their cuffs while the officer on the right front has his on his epaulette. Looking at the young man at the front and the other at the rere they look so young, their chances if they got to the front were slim to put it mildly.

Swordscookie Five of the men have collar badges of the Royal Artillery, the fact that they are wearing spurs would indicate Field Artillery and not Garrison Artillery. The officer seated on the right might be an infantry officer, possibly a Captain judging by his shoulder badges. Royal Artillery Collar Badge

National Library of Ireland on The Commons Hi. Can you identify the regiment from their cap badges? Stuart.

Never heard of an Irishman playing Cricket !!! This photo was definitely NOT taken in the West of Ireland !!!

Marine Attack Squadron ( VMA ) 225 Ireland was part of Britain (UK) then and so it was not unusual to see thoroughly English games like cricket and croquet being widely played by the regiments and civilians too.

VMA225 you're wrong you know, cricket was widely played in Ireland and that includes down the west. The current Ireland team are very good and have taken some notable scalps, not least the Auld Enemy this year at the Cricket World Cup!!!

Marine Attack Squadron ( VMA ) 225 Here's an Irishman playing cricket.
My great-grandfather.

And from the London Gazette, 24 January 1918: “War Office, 24th. January, 1918. REGULAR FORCES. The undermentioned Gentlemen Cadets from the R. Mil. Acad., to be 2nd Lts. 25th Jan. 1918: -- […] R.G.A. -- […] Edgar Mace Bolt.” www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30491/supplements/1180/

From the Half-Yearly Army List, January 1941 (from the Gradation List of Officers of the British Army), p. 395: BOLT, Edgar Mace, (g*), y*. Born 19/6/99. R.A. 2-Lt. 25/1/18. Lt. 25/7/19. Capt. 25/1/31. Adjt. 16/2/33 to 18/12/34. Maj. 1/8/33. Asst. Supt. (Class EE to 31/7/38.) Exptl. Estabt. Shoeburyness 21/2/37 to 4/11/38 1914-21. France & Belgium 21/8/18 to 11/11/18. Wounded. B.W.M. V.M. Via the National Library of Scotland: digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/pageturner.cfm?id=8...

Later in the Second World War, he became an temporary Lieutenant-Colonel: digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/pageturner.cfm?id=8... See also the London Gazette, 25 September 1945, p. 4795: "War Office, 28th September, 1945. REGULAR ARMY. […] ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY. The undermentioned to be Lt.-Cols.:-- […] 17th July 1945 -- Maj. (War Subs. Lt.-Col.) E. M. BOLT (17192)." www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/37285/supplements/4795/ London Gazette, 16 July 1948, p. 4068: "ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY. […] Lt -Col E M BOLT (17192) on completion of tenure of service as Regtl Lt.-Col., remains on full pay (supern ), 17th July 1948" www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/38353/supplements/4068/

The 1 year old Edgar M, born Portsea, Hampshire, was recorded on the 1901 census at 132 Queens Road, Portsmouth. This was the household of his parents, Alfred J, (aged 33 and a Butchers Shop Keeper from Portsea) and Maria L, (aged 36 and from Melcombe Regis, Weymouth). Their other child is:- Alfred J..............aged 4.........born Portsea Also in the household is Edgars aunt, Rhoda C Bolt, (aged 26, single and a Drapers assistant from Portsea). By the time of the 1911 census the 11 year old Edgar Mace Bolt and his family have moved to 10 Kingston Road, Buckland, Portsmouth. His parents Alfred James and Maria Louisa have been married 15 years and have had two children, both then still alive. Edgard Mace and his brother Alfred James are still at school.

Edgar Mace Bolt was my father.He was actually born in 1899, and had 2 brothers, the elder was Alfred John, and the younger was John, who emigrated to New Zealand. He retired in about 1952, as a Brigadier and died in 1967.. He attended Portsmouth Grammar School and enlisted, underage in 1915 but was injured and evacuated back to the UK. He subsequently rejoined the Royal Artillery.