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Forum: Other Militaria 02-06-17, 05:52 AM

Replies: 8 What were 'Helmets, UK' Views: 1,199 Posted By Tonyn I don't know how to attach a pdf but if you click... I don't know how to attach a pdf but if you click on this link https://www.google.com.au/?gws_rd=ssl#q=who+were+helmets+ltd.&spf=1496382161165 the third one down is The Story of Helmets Integrated...

Forum: Other Military Topics 23-05-17, 05:56 AM

Replies: 36 Princess Mary 1914 Tin Views: 2,380 Posted By Tonyn 50/50 here too - three with a sterling silver... 50/50 here too - three with a sterling silver marked tip and three without. Tony

Forum: Sweetheart, Veteran and other Lapel Badges. 19-01-17, 01:10 PM

Replies: 27 My SWB display - a work in process Views: 3,107 Posted By Tonyn A nice collection there. I didn't know the first... A nice collection there. I didn't know the first 474 numbered SA badges were at the archives, unfortunately my only example is numbered 2431. The Indian badge is a great find.

Forum: General Topics. 17-01-17, 07:45 AM

Replies: 6 Silver War (wound) Badges Views: 884 Posted By Tonyn Jerry is correct, there's a good deal of info in... Jerry is correct, there's a good deal of info in the book and the recipients of Brit army issue badges can be found on FMP and Ancestry, RN are also on Ancestry. Australian recipients can be...

Forum: General Topics. 10-11-16, 03:35 PM

Replies: 28 Silver War Badge - Trying to id Views: 7,903 Posted By Tonyn Find My Past and Ancestry websites can match the... Find My Past and Ancestry websites can match the recipients name to a Brit army issue badge number if that's what you mean.

Forum: Sweetheart, Veteran and other Lapel Badges. 23-10-16, 07:39 PM

Replies: 19 'On War Service' Database Views: 6,984 Posted By Tonyn According to the IWM no list has been found. ... According to the IWM no list has been found. The badges do have a unique number on the back and there would have been a register that recorded the issue of these badges although it has not been...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 04-10-16, 04:41 PM

Replies: 4 Helmet Flash Views: 740 Posted By Tonyn http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/world-war-2-tommy-helmet... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/world-war-2-tommy-helmet-and-gas-mask-/252564337824?hash=item3ace01f4a0:g:7csAAOSwzaJX7r22 Tony

Forum: Off topic 12-09-16, 07:40 PM

Replies: 1 Selfridge's department store.....everything for the black-out.... Views: 733 Posted By Tonyn I wonder if the luminous items were made using... I wonder if the luminous items were made using radium and if any are still around. Great pics.

Forum: Off topic 12-09-16, 07:32 PM

Replies: 3 Paris...then and now....what a change.... Views: 945 Posted By Tonyn I was looking for a good few minutes before I... I was looking for a good few minutes before I realised I was looking in the wrong spot.

Forum: Off topic 12-09-16, 07:23 PM

Replies: 286 Off or on topic photography Views: 23,095 Posted By Tonyn Can't compete with Spitfires but here are a... Can't compete with Spitfires but here are a couple backyard pics. Tony

Forum: Off topic 31-08-16, 06:48 AM

Replies: 6 ....anyone from Brisbane..... Views: 1,147 Posted By Tonyn I used to live just a couple 100m away, looks... I used to live just a couple 100m away, looks almost as busy back in 1942 as today, only it's one way in the opposite direction now. Tony

Forum: General Topics. 25-08-16, 05:33 AM

Replies: 22 Shill bidding Views: 2,280 Posted By Tonyn I know someone who bids in small increments until... I know someone who bids in small increments until he's in front, if he's outbid he'll do the same again and several hours before the auction ends he'll increase his bid whether he's already the...

Forum: General Topics. 04-08-16, 06:27 PM

Replies: 15 How easy to find more info on a WW1 chap Views: 1,187 Posted By Tonyn If Dvr. Gibson only received a pair of medals... If Dvr. Gibson only received a pair of medals wouldn't the chances be that his MIC shows him as being RA rather than RFA? This site says 100 Bde. entered France September 1915 and left for...

Forum: Photographs of Canadian Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 25-07-16, 06:39 AM

Replies: 1 WW1...Repatriated prisoners......and Escapees... Views: 1,600 Posted By Tonyn My wife's great grandfather was exchanged in Oct.... My wife's great grandfather was exchanged in Oct. 1918 via Switzerland. France and Germany had an agreement allowing prisoners with four or more children to go back home. I don't know of any official...

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 16-07-16, 08:00 AM

Replies: 8 Cavalry/Yeomanry/DR?? badge ID Views: 758 Posted By Tonyn No, no collar dogs being worn and the photo isn't... No, no collar dogs being worn and the photo isn't clear enough to see if he has one or two darts coming out from under his collar. Don't you just wish they'd at least write the date on the...

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 15-07-16, 10:35 AM

Replies: 8 Cavalry/Yeomanry/DR?? badge ID Views: 758 Posted By Tonyn Ah, didn’t think of that. It looks Great War... Ah, didn’t think of that. It looks Great War period to me too and imagine if it was a post war photo he’d be wearing collar dogs.

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 15-07-16, 06:54 AM

Replies: 8 Cavalry/Yeomanry/DR?? badge ID Views: 758 Posted By Tonyn Thanks Alan! That was quick. I've just been... Thanks Alan! That was quick. I've just been searching and came to the same conclusion, the shoulder title matches for the Royal Corps of Signals and no doubt a Signalman would be a dispatch rider...

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 15-07-16, 06:13 AM

Replies: 8 Cavalry/Yeomanry/DR?? badge ID Views: 758 Posted By Tonyn Cavalry/Yeomanry/DR?? badge ID Hello, Here's a photo of a horseman(?) on what I think is a 1912 Matchless 7 motorbike. Can anyone ID his cap badge for me please? I was thinking along the lines of an obscure Yeomanry unit...

Forum: Off topic 27-06-16, 09:47 AM

Replies: 12 Post Brexit Quiz Views: 1,738 Posted By Tonyn So the names are from men who served in the KLR... So the names are from men who served in the KLR but the photo isn't (I admit my badge knowledge is very poor) even KLR. Wow, sounds like a lot of trouble to go to unless a genuine printing error. ...

Forum: Off topic 27-06-16, 05:34 AM

Replies: 12 Post Brexit Quiz Views: 1,738 Posted By Tonyn I checked some of the names and those checked... I checked some of the names and those checked were all King's Liverpool Regiment in WWI, so then I checked The Liverpool Scottish online and it appears they were the 10 Bn. rather than the 7th Bn. ...

Forum: Formation Signs and Patches 26-06-16, 09:37 AM

Replies: 7 What's this? Views: 1,378 Posted By Tonyn Haha, mate yeah. That's why I mentioned scrolling... Haha, mate yeah. That's why I mentioned scrolling halfway down the page, I only included the link because of quoting what they said :) Tony

Forum: Formation Signs and Patches 26-06-16, 09:10 AM

Replies: 7 What's this? Views: 1,378 Posted By Tonyn The Lamassu patch is worn by the staff of... The Lamassu patch is worn by the staff of Headquarters Multi-National Division Southeast, based at Al Basrah in Iraq, and by Australian soldiers of the Al Muthanna province. Have a look just over...

Forum: General Topics. 20-06-16, 11:29 AM

Replies: 61 1st July 1916 Views: 7,140 Posted By Tonyn I have quite a few items relating to the Somme. ... I have quite a few items relating to the Somme. Attached are a soldier's last entries in his diary, he was killed at Gommecourt and the diary removed from his body by the Germans. He has no known...

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 20-06-16, 06:00 AM

Replies: 13 141st (7th Battalion, The Buffs) Royal Armoured Corps Views: 2,650 Posted By Tonyn Dean mate, I have the diaries for A and B... Dean mate, I have the diaries for A and B Squadrons. They both say Op. Tallulah was to begin on 14/8/44 with extensive smoke on the flanks and a heavy bomber sqn. in support. A Sqn. diary has a...

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 19-06-16, 02:02 PM

Replies: 13 141st (7th Battalion, The Buffs) Royal Armoured Corps Views: 2,650 Posted By Tonyn Dean, In case your mate Chris doesn't... Dean, In case your mate Chris doesn't already know, his dad (Tpr F. Beaver) was wounded while with HQ Sqn. 14/8/44. Tony

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