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D C Harries Collection : Military Portraits D C Harries, Rhosmaen Street, Llandilo.
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D C Harries Collection : Military Portraits

  • D C Harries Military Portraits
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  • [c1890-c1947]

Over nine hundred portraits, mostly studio, predominantly of First World War era British Soldiers. Most are individual portraits, some are in small groups with family or friends, also large group photographs. Many depicting a Territorial Force summer camp may well be from a 1913 camp held between Bridge and Lovelock farms, Ffairfach in the summer of 1913. The vast majority are anonymous but some can be given approximate dates by the presence of overseas service chevrons, good conduct stripes etc. Many of those dated 1914, especially the Pembroke Yeomanry, may well date from the years preceding the outbreak of WW1. Other portraits are of members of associated services and include veterans of earlier conflicts and servicemen & women from World War Two. The latter category including American troops from the 28th Division who were camped in South Wales from October 1943 until July 1944 as well as Free French and Belgian soldiers. Both US Corps of Engineers and infantry corps are represented. The engineers are believed to be men of the 103rd Engineer Battalion who served with the 28th Division. Their headquarters from October 1943 to April 1944 was the Hotel Belgrave, Tenby. There are also a considerable number of US Quartermaster Corps GI's including African-American soldiers.

D C Harries, Rhosmaen Street, Llandilo.

[Soldier, possibly Greek]

Studio portrait of a man in a military uniform that does not appear to be British or American. The number '15' is displayed prominently on his lapels. The only further clue is his buttons on which the device appears to be a helmet and breastplate reminiscent of ancient Greek warriors.

D C Harries, Rhosmaen Street, Llandilo.

Vandenburghe.

Studio portrait of a middle-aged man in British military uniform. Negative appears to be inscribed 'Vandenburghe' but could also be 'Nandengburghe'

D C Harries, Rhosmaen Street, Llandilo.

Cyril Green, Harford.

Studio portrait of a corporal wearing an Africa Star medal ribbon. Negative probably inscribed 'Cyril Green, Harford.' Due to the nature of the handwriting the surname could be open to a different interpretation.

D C Harries, Rhosmaen Street, Llandilo.

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