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That is the description as delivered however, there is a discussion thread here:

about the discrepancies between the photo and the description.

Can this possibly be a HAROLD Jenkins photo if indeed it is a 1901 photo?? It seems that Jenkins marked all his photos whether taken or collected with his name so this might be the case. Harold however had an extensive collection that included not only his own photos but of many others which he marked with his name as well. So it seems that as Harold was born in 1906, no matter what year this photo is from, it's is most likely not his photo but a collected photo.

It would appear that lacking the brick Windsor Station that was built in 1905, this relinquishes this photo to pre-1905. The only Royal visit recorded before 1905 was, as the original photo description depicts, the 1901 Royal visit.

  • 1901 - The Duke & Duchess of Cornwall & York (later King George V and Queen Mary) - October. Halifax, Amherst.

There has been no description found however of the visit that would indicate the train should be pointed in the direction of Kentville. It is entirely possible with the Midland Railway being completed in 1901 that the Duke might have detoured to Windsor (and beyond?) on his way to Halifax.

While Union Jacks are flying on the upper left and right, the lower right seems to be showing a Red Ensign and on the lower left is what appears to be a Blue Ensign. Looking carefully you will see the Red Ensign, in the canton, appears to be a Union Jack either with no St. Andrew's flag or with a drastically lighter blue for the St. Andrew's component. This could be indicative of a hand made flag (along with the rather strange proportions) or could this be as this article indicates a Union Flag of Great Britain and Ireland?\

Another flag reportedly used during the Duke's royal visit is this one which also could be the flag in question.

  • The coat of arms bearing the phrase "Honi Soit Que Mal Y Pense" is the coat of arms of the "Order of the Garter" as the Prince of Wales is by convention created a Knight Companion. At the bottom the phrase "Ich Dien" (I Serve) is also associated with the Prince of Wales.

Another interesting feature that may explain the mystery surrounding the use of a Royal Crown as the locomotive number plate bearing an extremely strong resemblance to the Order of the garter and linking in with the early D.A.R. steamship herald with a belt circling her and the Crown of St. Edward, the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom on top.

The number plates date from No. 1 Queen Mab with the tip of the belt at the bottom but with out the King Edward crown on top until only certain locos started showing them around 1900 but only up to No. 43.


2020-02-10

With more info from the West Hants Historical Society are we getting closer or do we still have a mystery? These are my notes and obs.

  • Train pulled by #25 in the mystery photo

http://dardpi.ca/wiki/index.php?title=File:DAR0025b.jpg

Some notes on George from Wikipedia

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 3 June 1865 – 24 May 1892: His Royal Highness Prince George of Wales
  • 24 May 1892 – 22 January 1901: His Royal Highness The Duke of York
  • 22 January – 9 November 1901: His Royal Highness The Duke of Cornwall and York
  • 9 November 1901 – 6 May 1910: His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales
  • 6 May 1910 – 20 January 1936: His Majesty The King

His full style as king was "George V, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India" until the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927, when it changed to "George V, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India".[1]

British honours

After his accession to the throne in 1910, George became sovereign of all the orders awarded by the British Empire and (later) Commonwealth, including those awarded him prior to his accession. On 4 June 1917, he founded the Order of the British Empire.[7]

Military appointments

Military ranks and naval appointments

Honorary military appointments

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  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 White, Geoffrey H.; Lea, R. S. (eds.) (1959) Complete Peerage, London: St Catherine's Press, vol. XII, pp. 924–925
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  5. ↑ Shaw, Wm. A. (1906) The Knights of England, I, London, p. 416
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  7. ↑ Template:London Gazette
  8. ↑ Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David (eds; 1999) Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage, London: Debrett's Peerage, vol. 1, p. cv
  9. ↑ Rose, p. 18
  10. ↑ Clay, p. 139
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  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Template:London Gazette
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  15. ↑ Hart′s Army list, 1903
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