tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28308559.post6772624785779958162..comments2024-02-17T09:09:35.648+05:30Comments on Chailey 1914-1918: The story of a hut - a photo datedPaul Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12354531380984476532noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28308559.post-31355134397321016962010-01-09T17:51:04.367+05:302010-01-09T17:51:04.367+05:30Sue
Thanks very much for that. So much for my Sh...Sue<br /><br />Thanks very much for that. So much for my Sherlock Holmes approach to photographic dating!<br /><br />OK, back to the drawing board on this one. Maybe my original hunch was in fact correct.Paul Nixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12354531380984476532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28308559.post-41027252807419877992010-01-09T17:50:39.886+05:302010-01-09T17:50:39.886+05:30Paul - I've just had a check around, and even ...Paul - I've just had a check around, and even the discussion about stripes didn't take place until May/June 1917, and so well after that when they first appeared. It seems that the scarlet stripes for VADs in military hospitals (WO control) were not 'very' retrospective, but the white ones for length of service must have been backdated to the start of continuous service I think. Only complete years of service counted, and part years which came about from breaks in service were discounted and not added together.<br />SueSue Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564337153798640368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28308559.post-53334060899292365702010-01-09T17:15:33.392+05:302010-01-09T17:15:33.392+05:30Hallo Paul
I don't think I ever saw that orig...Hallo Paul<br /><br />I don't think I ever saw that original thread on GWF, so I'll have to catch up with that one later. But as far as this latest picture goes, I have a feeling that I'm going to cause you more problems! There's no doubt whatsoever that it dates to quite late in the war. The stripes denote length of service and came in from 1917 onwards. The first one was awarded AFTER thirteen months continuous service, the second after another year, and the third a year after that - as far as I know three was the maximum. Now although they were awarded retrospectively, I'm not sure how far that went back, but even if they could be applied right back to the beginning of the war, the earliest date that a woman could possibly have three stripes was about September 1917. The woman in the darker uniform in the middle is a trained nurse - all the others VADs of varying lengths of experience. Some even seem to have medal ribbons up for overseas service - I'm not sure when these were awarded, but again a sign of the late date of the image. I'll have a further look later and see if anything else jumps out. Sorry for any headaches caused! <br />SueSue Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564337153798640368noreply@blogger.com