Originally Posted by
Paul S.
My grandfather did a stint as a censor whilst recovering from wounds the second time he was wounded. My sister has, and is selfishly hoarding boxes of the photos he set aside for his personal collection. All of them have his initials and censor stamp stating that they may be released for publication. Not one of them has cap badges or formation insignia blacked out or covered.
Looking at the picture in question, one can just see the shape of a metal tab on the epaulets of some of the troops. It appears as a small rectangle. I believe it may be a 'CANADA'. I recently read that some Canadian 'Scottish' battalions wore Khaki Balmoral bonnets. Hazarding a guess based upon that, I wonder if they are Canadians, circa 1916.