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Mike Jackson

30-12-17 03:37 PM

VAD Nurse's cape

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VAD Nurse Doris Benjamin's cloak (the image "borrowed" from Joanna Lumley's book Forces Sweethearts ) bears its share of treasures: 3 AGRA (First pattern), the CAI (Chinese Army in India patch, a Northern Ireland District and Royal Sussex (?) combination, a Swaziland Pioneers title, a pre-Normandy 7 Armd Div jerboa and , rather frustratingly, the last few letters...SHIRE and,,,IRE... of two Yeomanry titles.
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Luc	30-12-17 04:02 PM

Bottom one appears to be Shropshire Yeomanry, but what a great cloak!

Mike Jackson

30-12-17 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Luc (Post 431588)

Bottom one appears to be Shropshire Yeomanry, but what a great cloak!

Thanks. Based on the colouring I think the upper one might be Lanarkshire Yeomanry. Mike

sketchley kid

31-12-17 11:14 AM

As naive 18 year old I asked the Matron of the NAFFI Club in Port Said what 'VAD' stood for ......she answered 'Virgins Awaiting Destruction'...

Frank Kelley

31-12-17 02:30 PM

So not Very Adorable Darlings?

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