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Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
23-10-12, 09:47 PM
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Royal Artillery Bandmaster - Badge ID please.
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Royal Artillery Bandmaster - Badge ID please.
Trying to identify this TF Royal Artillery Bandmaster and I wonder if the change of shoulder badge might help to give an approx date when the pictures were taken.
Photo 2 was taken in Woolwich...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
23-10-12, 08:05 PM
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Help with collection of RN Cap Tallies
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Help with collection of RN Cap Tallies
A friend of mine has just been clearing her late Mother's effects and has asked for my advice regarding a box full of cap tallies that she found. It is a very mixed bag of around 100 in total but...
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Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals.
14-05-12, 06:36 PM
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Royal Artillery Search Light Operator
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peter4447
Very many thanks also Charley. Peter
Very many thanks also Charley.
Peter
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Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals.
14-05-12, 06:29 PM
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Royal Artillery Search Light Operator
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peter4447
Many thanks Jerry. Dad was Royal Artillery from...
Many thanks Jerry.
Dad was Royal Artillery from the word go - joined as a Territorial in 1936 (Dont think he ever forgave me for joining the Infantry!:D)
This photo is the only one I have of him...
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Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals.
14-05-12, 09:16 AM
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Royal Artillery Search Light Operator
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peter4447
Royal Artillery Search Light Operator
Trying to tie up my Father's WW2 Service and would be grateful for any help with this badge please.
Found 3 examples of this badge in Grey Green Acorn's marvellous cloth badge gallery and he states...
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Other Military Topics
12-05-12, 07:48 PM
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Tower Hill Memorial
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peter4447
Hope this is allowed but maybe of use to members....
Hope this is allowed but maybe of use to members.
One of my fellow Moderators on the Sea the ships website has photographed every panel on the MN Tower Hill Memorial and has these available on his...
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Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
04-05-12, 07:19 PM
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KSLI - Unknown shoulder insignia
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peter4447
Hi PB A medal collector very kindly pointed me...
Hi PB
A medal collector very kindly pointed me in the direction of the National Archives and yesterday I was able to download a copy of the recommending paperwork which gives the details of the...
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Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
03-05-12, 12:02 PM
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KSLI - Unknown shoulder insignia
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peter4447
Just a quick update on this one having heard back...
Just a quick update on this one having heard back from the KSLI Museum.
My relative enlisted into the KSLI on 30th May 1940 and was transferred to the 2nd Bn Herefordshire Regiment. He was later...
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Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
02-05-12, 02:57 PM
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KSLI - Unknown shoulder insignia
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peter4447
Many thanks Marc Peter
Many thanks Marc
Peter
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Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
02-05-12, 01:29 PM
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KSLI - Unknown shoulder insignia
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Many thanks P.B. - I should have done my...
Many thanks P.B. - I should have done my homework!
Clearly the family are confused and it looks to me like he served with the KSLI. They kindly sent me this photo together with 2 more showing his...
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Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
02-05-12, 12:05 PM
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KSLI - Unknown shoulder insignia
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peter4447
KSLI - Unknown shoulder insignia
This is a relative who I was told served in the 1st Bn Herefordshire Light Infantry in WW2. He is, however, wearing a KSLI cap badge.
Could anyone advise what the patch is that he is wearing on his...
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Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
12-01-12, 11:25 AM
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Help with Dorset Regt Cap Badge
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peter4447
Just a quick follow up on this one. Pleased to...
Just a quick follow up on this one.
Pleased to say that this man has now been identified as Bandmaster W H Moss of the 4th Battalion, Dorset Regiment (thanks to the Regimental Museum staff) so my...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
09-01-12, 11:31 AM
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Badge identification
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peter4447
Around 1936 the large badge without the L...
Around 1936 the large badge without the L underneath was for Seaman Gunner - best I can do I'm afraid.
Peter4447
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Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals.
05-01-12, 10:08 PM
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GUNNERS PROFICIENCY BADGE
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peter4447
Hi Jeanpit The two photos are mine - my Father...
Hi Jeanpit
The two photos are mine - my Father is the Sergeant seated on the right in both of them. Very pleased to see they have been of use.
Best regards
Peter4447:)
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Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
26-12-11, 10:48 PM
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is this the east yorkshire regiment in ww2 ??
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peter4447
Hi Marcus Please accept as a member of the 1st...
Hi Marcus
Please accept as a member of the 1st Battalion the sincere apologies of one who was formerly a member of the now 2nd Battalion!
In my defence I can only plead I got confused with my own...
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Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
22-12-11, 01:50 PM
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Help with Dorset Regt Cap Badge
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Help with Dorset Regt Cap Badge
Would be very grateful for any help to ID this Dorset Regiment cap badge please.
Have checked the Galleries and it seems that the 'Primus in India' scroll is wrong and that it has had an...
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Military Buttons
20-12-11, 01:38 PM
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Colloden Battilion of Volunteers
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peter4447
There was one of these listed on an auction site....
There was one of these listed on an auction site.
The seller reckoned it was a very rare officers' button and was Georgian and that the unit came from Scotland or Canada and served in the American...
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Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
20-12-11, 12:20 PM
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Leicestershire badge enquiry reveals a VC holder!
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peter4447
Hi Toby I'm afraid that my knowledge of the...
Hi Toby
I'm afraid that my knowledge of the present day set up is very limited.
The old system functioned perfectly well in Regimental Bands where the BM had overall responsibility aided by the...
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Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
19-12-11, 07:09 PM
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Leicestershire badge enquiry reveals a VC holder!
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peter4447
Hi Bob Many thanks indeed for your post. I...
Hi Bob
Many thanks indeed for your post.
I took the details of Tom Steele from a website called 'The Green Tiger' which claims the Leicesters had a further VC for WW1 that is not so well known. It...
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Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
19-12-11, 01:49 PM
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Leicestershire badge enquiry reveals a VC holder!
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Leicestershire badge enquiry reveals a VC holder!
In April 2009 I posted this group photo of some Senior NCO's of the 4th (Territorial) Bn Leicestershire Regiment c.1936 on the Forum as I was looking for details of the badges which members very...
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Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
18-12-11, 01:07 PM
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is this the east yorkshire regiment in ww2 ??
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peter4447
Hi Slim See Toby's Post (No 10) for the cap...
Hi Slim
See Toby's Post (No 10) for the cap badge - Yorkshire Brigade
Peter
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Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
17-12-11, 05:38 PM
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Middx Public Works Pioneers
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peter4447
Just thought the attached which has just come...
Just thought the attached which has just come into my possession might be of interest which shows the Band of the 18th Bn (1st Tyneside Pioneers). I don't know when the photo was taken so it could...
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17-12-11, 12:33 PM
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Nine weeks !!!!!
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peter4447
Things that bad nowadays Bantam? Surely with...
Things that bad nowadays Bantam?
Surely with such a short sentance they could just leave him banged up in his local.
Peter:
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Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
16-12-11, 08:55 PM
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Suffolk Volunteer Bandmaster, Who is he?
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peter4447
This is a tricky one Angle Iron. Do we have...
This is a tricky one Angle Iron.
Do we have any idea of the area in Suffolk that was covered by the 1st Vol Bn to help narrow down the search.
The attached is believed to be the 2nd Volunteer...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
16-12-11, 08:46 PM
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Some naval badges for ID or further info
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peter4447
Hi Pete Could this DCI have announced the...
Hi Pete
Could this DCI have announced the final cut off date for the wearing of the V Badge.
As mentioned in my earlier post I was ship's company at 'Ganges' in 1967 and when I left there in...
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