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My grandmother had a Harry Lauder 78rpm record--I think it belonged to her mother. Harry's wikipedia entry: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Lauder Mrs. Lauder was the former Ann "Nancy" Vallance, whose father managed a colliery in Lanarkshire. Listen to him here: youtu.be/OAtNk-yPoWs youtu.be/6X_3N6pcXBw youtu.be/vbM86eiczAg Lauder toured the US in 1915. If this photo was taken in late 1915, that was just a year before their only son John died in WWI (in late 1916).

Wikipedia on General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton, who is most remembered for "commanding the ill-fated Mediterranean Expeditionary Force during the Battle of Gallipoli."

www.stepneyrobarts.co.uk/457.htm has a longish biographical piece and a copy of an oil painting portrait. His papers are at King's College, London. www.kingscollections.org/catalogues/lhcma/collection/f-j/...

Pictured in the very colorful full dress uniform of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders.
ww2today.com/captain-leah-is-captured-near-la-bassee
Other Bain portraits of the general:


It looks to me like this portrait was taken at the same time as the one on the right, only he is holding his plumed helmet in this one.

Thanks to all of you for your great research. We'll fill in the caption the next time we update.

This photograph must date between 1900 when he was made a KCB (see star and neck badge) and 1910 when he was made a GCB. In fact it probably can be narrowed further, he was on secondment to the Japanese army during the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05) which is presumably when he was given the Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure 1st Class (sash and breast star).

My grandmother had a Harry Lauder 78rpm record--I think it belonged to her mother. Harry's wikipedia entry: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Lauder Mrs. Lauder was the former Ann "Nancy" Vallance, whose father managed a colliery in Lanarkshire. Listen to him here: youtu.be/OAtNk-yPoWs youtu.be/6X_3N6pcXBw youtu.be/vbM86eiczAg Lauder toured the US in 1915. If this photo was taken in late 1915, that was just a year before their only son John died in WWI (in late 1916).

pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) Pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity), Thanks for flagging this image as one of your top favorites in the LOC photostream. You wrote, "Sentimental choice: I remember a 78rpm record of Harry Lauder at our house when I was growing up, apparently it belonged to my great-grandmother. I ended up using this photo to make Fathers Day cards one year." We have appreciated your many regular contributions to identifying and tagging the photographs in the Bain News Service collection and are sorry to see you leave Flickr. Your selection now appears in the new set, [http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/sets/72157640980107725/] Happy Valentine's Day! -- Helena, on behalf of LOC