Captivity photo's
JamesAPrattIII:
Some comments:
The Tobolsk guard force was made up of men from the 1st,2nd, and 4th Guards Rifle regiments. The Guards rifle Brigade consisted of 4 Guards Rifle regiments numbered 1 to 4 each of 2 Battalions. In the book "Nicholas and Alexandra they call them "Sharpshooter Guards regiments'. I believe the terms Sharpshooter and rifle/rifleman are about the same in some European armies. It should be remembered do to order Number 1 which destroyed disicpline in the Russian army Colonel Kobylivsky did not have much control over his troops. It was a meeting of the soldiers council of the men of the 2nd Rifle Regiment that forbid the officers to wear epaulets/pogani. i believe it was in Febuary 1918 is when Nicholas was forced to stop wearing his. So any outdoor photo of him during this period with him wearing them is before this date.
# 90 the painting of Yakovlev with NAM. I believe i read somewhere that Alexandra and possibly maria were wear lambskin coats during this trip. It also looks like it has maria wearing a pearl necklace? and a brimed hat. Which i don't think was really suitable headgear for the trip she just went through. Maria also I believe was about the same height as her parents 5'7"at this time.
#284 1st photo man on the extreme right wearing a sword is wearing a "French" Tunic that was popular with Russian Army officers during WW I. So I think he is an officer.
#295 the soldier with the sword is most likely an officer it looks like he is wearing epaulets.
See the book "The Russian Army 1914-1918" Nik Cornish by osprey for the Russian army uniform and organization details
JamesAPrattIII:
According to the book "Harvest of Sorrow" in 1921 there was a peasant revolt in Siberia during which the town of Toblosk was captured by them for awhile. if the IF mug shots and any other evidence of them were still around they probably would have been destroyed at this time.
blessOTMA:
Nicholas cutting wood in Tobolsk..... I have no idea who is with him here, but it seems everyone took a turn!
Rodney_G.:
Tis a puzzlement indeed.
Jen_94:
I have no idea either! But thanks for posting the photo.
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