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Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 23-09-14, 10:33 AM

Replies: 148 Legion of Frontiersmen Views: 35,369 Posted By SteveE Rob I agree with your statement that your... Rob I agree with your statement that your version is that which is still to be confirmed as original. My belief is that it is an early copy, I won't call it a dud, but that style of badge does...

Forum: General Topics 25-06-13, 11:36 PM

Replies: 44 "The old and the bold" Views: 5,174 Posted By SteveE The references to Gurkhas in East Africa relate... The references to Gurkhas in East Africa relate to the Kashmir Rifles, 50% of the 2nd and 3rd Kashmir Rifles manpower were Gurkhas with the rest being Dogras and Punjabis. Regards Steve

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 05-01-11, 10:39 AM

Replies: 148 Legion of Frontiersmen Views: 35,369 Posted By SteveE Sorry guys, duff information (post #107) I'm... Sorry guys, duff information (post #107) I'm afraid. Turns out that sealed pattern 9057/1916 was for the 25th (County of London) Cyclist Battalion London Regiment and NOT for the 25th Royal...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 29-12-10, 05:20 PM

Replies: 148 Legion of Frontiersmen Views: 35,369 Posted By SteveE Could be a useful bit of info if he'd been a... Could be a useful bit of info if he'd been a serving member of the battalion. Steve

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 24-12-10, 12:12 AM

Replies: 148 Legion of Frontiersmen Views: 35,369 Posted By SteveE Doesn't really further the subject but just for... Doesn't really further the subject but just for information here's front and back of my very poor quality "Type 3" repro/fake/copy.

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 21-12-10, 03:03 PM

Replies: 148 Legion of Frontiersmen Views: 35,369 Posted By SteveE grumpy has kindly replied to a pm of mine that... grumpy has kindly replied to a pm of mine that the Gamage's catalogue doesn't carry a precise date but from internal evidence it can't be before 1916. Steve

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 19-12-10, 11:08 PM

Replies: 148 Legion of Frontiersmen Views: 35,369 Posted By SteveE As I understand it the Corps of Imperial... As I understand it the Corps of Imperial Frontiersmen lasted about 30 years as a separate organisation before re-affiliating with the Legion in the late 60s. Steve

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 19-12-10, 01:23 AM

Replies: 148 Legion of Frontiersmen Views: 35,369 Posted By SteveE The Legion of Frontiersmen was formed in 1904 by... The Legion of Frontiersmen was formed in 1904 by Roger Pocock and it was this organisation that provided the nucleus of the 25th RF (Frontiersmen), the Imperial Frontiersmen were a later (1940s)...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 10-12-10, 01:37 PM

Replies: 148 Legion of Frontiersmen Views: 35,369 Posted By SteveE Alan There was a Sealed Pattern version of... Alan There was a Sealed Pattern version of the badge authorised by the Army Clothing Department and sealed on 4th August 1916 as Pattern 9057/1916*. It was described as being of 'bronzed' gilding...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 10-12-10, 11:42 AM

Replies: 148 Legion of Frontiersmen Views: 35,369 Posted By SteveE Brent I suppose you’re right to some extent... Brent I suppose you’re right to some extent about not identifying it earlier, it was only when I compared my known good Type 4 badge with a known Type 3 copy (without the void below the grenade)...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 09-12-10, 10:05 AM

Replies: 148 Legion of Frontiersmen Views: 35,369 Posted By SteveE If anything, of the 30 men in the photo, I'd say... If anything, of the 30 men in the photo, I'd say the Type 4 badge was by far the majority (about 5:1 ratio), the image I attached was the best one for comparing the two. I do wonder if the Type 1...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 08-12-10, 12:44 AM

Replies: 148 Legion of Frontiersmen Views: 35,369 Posted By SteveE From what I know of my Type 4 badge owner's... From what I know of my Type 4 badge owner's service it can't be associated with the third and fourth reinforcement drafts as he'd been transferred to the Suffolk Regiment long before the drafts were...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 06-12-10, 01:24 PM

Replies: 148 Legion of Frontiersmen Views: 35,369 Posted By SteveE I said in my first post here that I'm not a... I said in my first post here that I'm not a "collector", well that's changed over the weekend as I've brought my first badge in the last twenty years or so. I'm now the proud owner of what is...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 06-12-10, 12:20 AM

Replies: 148 Legion of Frontiersmen Views: 35,369 Posted By SteveE Brent, I follow your logic and can't really find... Brent, I follow your logic and can't really find fault with it. As you say though I guess we may never find out the reason even if someone undertakes to visit the archives as I doubt whether there's...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 01-12-10, 02:52 PM

Replies: 148 Legion of Frontiersmen Views: 35,369 Posted By SteveE Brent Thanks for posting the chronology. ... Brent Thanks for posting the chronology. Whilst I agree in principle with the order I have concerns that there are, apparently, at least six versions of a badge for a battalion that only existed...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 22-11-10, 01:36 PM

Replies: 148 Legion of Frontiersmen Views: 35,369 Posted By SteveE I agree that the 'garage' version was produced in... I agree that the 'garage' version was produced in the UK but I'm not sure we can claim it to be a 1918 version based on a single photograph, as Alan points out it could have been worn throughout. ...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 21-11-10, 11:57 PM

Replies: 148 Legion of Frontiersmen Views: 35,369 Posted By SteveE Some interesting developments and points of view... Some interesting developments and points of view being expressed. I will admit to having been of the opinion that the 'garage' version was an early version badge worn sometime before the 25th RF...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 17-11-10, 01:16 PM

Replies: 148 Legion of Frontiersmen Views: 35,369 Posted By SteveE Alan I think you're right in that they're a... Alan I think you're right in that they're a standard RF badge, I don't in any way think they're specifically a 25th RF badge. After the initial battalion and a couple of reinforcement drafts...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 16-11-10, 01:47 PM

Replies: 148 Legion of Frontiersmen Views: 35,369 Posted By SteveE Brent Three CSMs and a Sergeant are wearing... Brent Three CSMs and a Sergeant are wearing collar badges, they appear to be smaller versions than the officer's type. I guess it's conceivable that they're the Fusiliers grenade usually seen...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 16-11-10, 12:48 AM

Replies: 148 Legion of Frontiersmen Views: 35,369 Posted By SteveE Brent The image was taken around the same... Brent The image was taken around the same time as that of the officers you've shown, i.e. early 1918 and is of the sergeants of the battalion. There's an interesting mix of badges on display,...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 15-11-10, 10:47 PM

Replies: 148 Legion of Frontiersmen Views: 35,369 Posted By SteveE It's a shame about the resolution but this is the... It's a shame about the resolution but this is the only image I've come across that shows any badge looking remotely like the 'garage' version. As you say, the grenade certainly appears to be more...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 15-11-10, 04:38 PM

Replies: 148 Legion of Frontiersmen Views: 35,369 Posted By SteveE I thought I had a written reference to this badge... I thought I had a written reference to this badge that wasn't from either Westlake or Kipling & King but cannot find it. I could well be mistaken and that the first references I've got to the...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 11-11-10, 10:04 PM

Replies: 148 Legion of Frontiersmen Views: 35,369 Posted By SteveE Bob Images of the "2nd & 3rd Patterns" being... Bob Images of the "2nd & 3rd Patterns" being worn by 25th RF men exist but I've not come across any photo showing the "1st Pattern" garage version. I live in hope :D. My terminology of 2nd &...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 11-11-10, 01:01 PM

Replies: 148 Legion of Frontiersmen Views: 35,369 Posted By SteveE I don't have the image per se, it was cropped... I don't have the image per se, it was cropped from a piece of newsreel footage that actually shows the badge better. It doesn't appear to have the "IOC loop". This link will take you to the...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 10-11-10, 05:22 PM

Replies: 148 Legion of Frontiersmen Views: 35,369 Posted By SteveE My first post so please go easy on me ;). I've... My first post so please go easy on me ;). I've been following this thread with interest on and off since I joined over a year ago as the 25th RF are a major interest of mine and it's been...

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