My mother gave me a photo of her grandfather to scan for a project my cousin was putting together: Major Marmaduke Lockhart Tindall in what looks, to my civilian eyes at least, like a pretty well turned-out uniform . . . except for the belt. The major might have been fifty or so when he posed for this, perhaps a young-looking sixty, but I’d bet that with every new uniform, from his time as private, he had kept the same belt. Five holes it has, and he’s on the last, but you can still see that each was used well in its time.
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An elegant gentleman, even with the expanding waistline.
ReplyDeleteI love your alliteration and what a handsome man! Great shot. He looks pretty young to me!
ReplyDeletehard to imagine him with a smaller waist! Very smart looking gentleman, your great-grandfather.
ReplyDeleteVery handsome! Look into his eyes...they're mesmerizing!
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love family history!
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Marmaduke - wonderful. Did he have a nickname? You are very observant about the holes in the belt and the expanding girth, - your grandfather looks pretty trim to me, though.
ReplyDeleteMy mother informs me that her grandmother—his wife—called him "Lockie" after his middle name.
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He still looks pretty trim to me. Or should I say compared with me!
ReplyDeleteI only knew this last name on TV.
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Very striking looking soldier!!!I love this military photos.
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