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    MILITARY PICTURE ANALYSIS

    Mar 09, 2021 3 minutes

    Can you tell me about my relation’s uniform?

    QI have a photo of my ancestor James Neil (born 1878 in Sheffield), and I am trying to obtain more information about him. I know that he served in Egypt. Can you help?

    Tina Shorter

    Sixty per cent of First World War service records were destroyed in 1940, so we usually have to look elsewhere for information. Your photograph offers some clues though. It’s a studio portrait of a pioneer in a

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