My Great Grandfather William Lindsay on far left b1872 - 1915 I'm not sure if he was a Submarine Miner and served in 416 (Edinburgh) Field Company Royal Engineers, I have not confirmed any info yet. this is the only photo I have of him. he was born 1872 in Burntisland Fife, I suspect he may have joined up when he was 16/17 years, making the year about 1888/89. I have him living in Edinburgh on 1891 census, occupation Railway Porter - so I guess he had already left by this time?, he didn't get married until 1898 Edinburgh, first child born 1899. any help appeciated identifying the regiemnt or any details at all.. Thanks I think it may be possible the person on the right may be William John Weir, William was listed as being in 2nd Dragoons 2658, The royal scots greys when he was married in 1885, unsure his record reasd transferred? I of EA reserve in 1891 and discharged 6/11/1896 C4db3573-7602-4c28-b120-aebc0556ac2c by mike331278 posted Oct 28, 2018 at 10:31 PM William John Weir 1866–1922 Birth 13 JAN 1866 • Quebec, Canada Death 6 NOV 1922 • Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Hi, Have you loooked in Findmypast as I often find the site very helpful in relation to Victorian era soldiers. Ancestry may be worth a look as well but their indexing leaves a lot to be desired. If you aren't a member of either but are U.K. based you may find that your local library has free public access. Good Luck. Steve
They are possibly artillery volunteers. The Victorian Wars Forum is the place to post this image. Scott
From your family tree William Lindsay 1872–1915 BIRTH 3 APR 1872 • Burntisland, Fife, Scotland DEATH 17 OCT 1915 • Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland His cause of death was : phthisis (pulmonary tuberculosis or a similar progressive wasting disease) from the death cert on the tree The guy at the back looks to be a L/Cpl in the Royal Engineers - but why do you think there is a connection as a submariner ??? TD
William John Wier His father was in the Royal Artillery in Quebec when William was born: UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1730-1960 Name: William John Weir Event: Baptism Birth Date: 13 Jan 1866 Baptism Date: 11 Feb 1866 Baptism Place: Quebec Father: John Weir Mother: Jane Weir See image attached But then you may already have known all this - I dont know TD
Thanks Tricky, apologies I should have mentioned I have traced all info on William John Weir, including the next two generations on William John Weir - 1885 & 1908 in the hope I might have found more info on the army photo above but had no luck,
The badge on this guys arm is similar to the one in your photo - my guess is still Royal Engineers - which branch within that Regiment - no idea TD