Army
Whatman, Thomas
Thomas Whatman
Rank: Private
Regiment: Connaught Rangers
Father: Mr T W Ransom
Brother: Leo Ransom
Other Info: Thomas is with Headquarters Staff of the Indian Contingent. Additional regiment information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: March 1915
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Please, What Regiment was the coat in photo worn by & where. I have a photo I need to identify’
Thanks
Hi Minnie. I’m not sure if the coat shown in the photo belongs to a specific regiment. I have seen photographs of similar coats belonging to soldiers of other regiments, so perhaps it was something made available to all troops. Sorry I can’t be of more help. Regards, Kieron
Hi Kieron, Until seeing this photo I’d only seen the coat in photo of my Grandfather – I’m so pleased others have seen them! I will continue to dig. So far I have ‘identified’ coat as a Russian “Shuba”.Have wondered if it was a studio shot of him because of the obvious backdrop. But the Whatman photo was also of Hastings men & family, he was also from there.
Regards
Minnie