British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum > Search Forums Search Results

User Name Remember Me? Password

Other Pages: Galleries, Links etc.

Glossary  Books by Forum Members     Canadian Pre 1914    CEF    CEF Badge Inscriptions   Canadian post 1920     Canadian post 1953     British Cavalry Badges     Makers' Marks    Pipers' Badges  Canadian Cloth Titles  Books  SEARCH

 

Showing results 1 to 18 of 18 Search took 0.00 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: BEFman

Forum: General Topics 21-03-09, 11:28 PM

Replies: 15 Australian Orders of Battle WW2. Views: 4,335 Posted By BEFman To Philblack. Not sure whether I responded... To Philblack. Not sure whether I responded to your kind offer properly, or technically correctly. I am something of a Neanderthal on things computer. Anyway, for the avoidance of doubt, I am very...

Forum: General Topics 17-03-09, 10:45 PM

Replies: 15 Australian Orders of Battle WW2. Views: 4,335 Posted By BEFman That's a very generous offer. If you can let me... That's a very generous offer. If you can let me know how much you want for the book, and get at least an idea of the postage, I will see if I can sneak the cost past the Chief of Staff. Trouble is,...

Forum: Corps, Branches and the Royal Canadian Artillery 17-03-09, 10:39 PM

Replies: 19 CMSC (Corps of Military Staff Clerks) Views: 4,235 Posted By BEFman Oh dear!!! I finally got to look at the actual... Oh dear!!! I finally got to look at the actual title today and everyone can breathe easy again: there is no previously unrecorded purple sport out there. It is a beautiful blue, with white letters....

Forum: Corps, Branches and the Royal Canadian Artillery 16-03-09, 09:03 PM

Replies: 19 CMSC (Corps of Military Staff Clerks) Views: 4,235 Posted By BEFman Voltigeur. Thanks, Jo. We obviously have... Voltigeur. Thanks, Jo. We obviously have different editions. Mine is plastic comb bound, 7" x 8.5". Page 24 is 1st Hussars and under the Corps section, pp. 1 - 6, there is nothing about CMSC. The...

Forum: Corps, Branches and the Royal Canadian Artillery 15-03-09, 04:11 PM

Replies: 19 CMSC (Corps of Military Staff Clerks) Views: 4,235 Posted By BEFman I have just obtained a copy of this delightful... I have just obtained a copy of this delightful little book but can find no reference to this quote. Can you provide a page ref, and possibly a publication date? I may have found an earlier edition...

Forum: General Topics 11-03-09, 02:37 PM

Replies: 5 Australian Command badges 1950s. Views: 2,552 Posted By BEFman Thanks for that. The e-mail address I was using... Thanks for that. The e-mail address I was using came from AHU Website and had an additional "cbr" in the line. Have now had a very helpful reply. Not sure if these anorak queries are of any interest...

Forum: Corps, Branches and the Royal Canadian Artillery 10-03-09, 02:49 PM

Replies: 19 CMSC (Corps of Military Staff Clerks) Views: 4,235 Posted By BEFman Bill, I had hoped to get a picture yesterday... Bill, I had hoped to get a picture yesterday but it did not work out. It will now be at least a week before I get another chance. Not sure how long these threads stay live but if I succeeed I will...

Forum: Corps, Branches and the Royal Canadian Artillery 08-03-09, 07:26 PM

Replies: 19 CMSC (Corps of Military Staff Clerks) Views: 4,235 Posted By BEFman The specific title I referred to was Ordnance... The specific title I referred to was Ordnance pattern, printed, white block capitals with full stops between letters on a simple curved shape, purple in colour. Colour is of course subjective but try...

Forum: Corps, Branches and the Royal Canadian Artillery 08-03-09, 04:31 PM

Replies: 19 CMSC (Corps of Military Staff Clerks) Views: 4,235 Posted By BEFman Bill, Indeed we were, but I think in 2007.... Bill, Indeed we were, but I think in 2007. Time flies when you are having fun. There are a few loose ends on the Canadian project I would like to bounce off you, and perhaps Clive, if you have the...

Forum: Corps, Branches and the Royal Canadian Artillery 08-03-09, 11:33 AM

Replies: 19 CMSC (Corps of Military Staff Clerks) Views: 4,235 Posted By BEFman Cmsc Thank you Regimentalrogue and Voltigeur - straight answers AND sources. Interesting discrepancy between formation date: 1905 cf 1912. Maybe the earlier date refers to a previous incarnation,...

Forum: General Topics 08-03-09, 11:21 AM

Replies: 5 Australian Command badges 1950s. Views: 2,552 Posted By BEFman 1950s Command signs etc. Thanks for the thought Mick, but I have tried that and the e-mail contact details given on their website return as non-deliverable, permanent error. I also cannot find a snail-mail address for them...

Forum: Corps, Branches and the Royal Canadian Artillery 07-03-09, 09:19 PM

Replies: 19 CMSC (Corps of Military Staff Clerks) Views: 4,235 Posted By BEFman CMSC (Corps of Military Staff Clerks) As part of a cataloguing project for Canadian WW2 cloth insignia a couple of years ago I came across signs to the CMSC (Corps of Military Staff Clerks), including a curved purple shoulder title with...

Forum: General Topics 07-03-09, 02:26 PM

Replies: 5 Australian Command badges 1950s. Views: 2,552 Posted By BEFman Australian Command badges 1950s. As part of a cataloguing project I am trying to pin down some details on the cloth formation signs adopted by the Australian Army around 1950. In addition to the standard reference works I have found...

Forum: Formation Signs and Unit Colour Patches 06-03-09, 05:54 PM

Replies: 0 1950s formation signs. Views: 3,044 Posted By BEFman 1950s formation signs. As part of a cataloguing project I am trying to pin down some details on the cloth formation signs adopted by the Australian Army around 1950. In addition to the standard reference works I have found...

Forum: General Topics 03-02-09, 06:01 PM

Replies: 15 Australian Orders of Battle WW2. Views: 4,335 Posted By BEFman Safely arrived - thanks. Safely arrived - thanks.

Forum: General Topics 17-01-09, 02:23 PM

Replies: 15 Australian Orders of Battle WW2. Views: 4,335 Posted By BEFman Thanks to all who replied. Very helpful. ... Thanks to all who replied. Very helpful. Apologies also. When I made my enquiry I forgot I was going to be away for a few days so my failure to respond in a timely manner is not rudeness, just the...

Forum: General Topics 17-01-09, 02:17 PM

Replies: 15 Australian Orders of Battle WW2. Views: 4,335 Posted By BEFman Many thanks. Mike Taylor. Many thanks. Mike Taylor.

Forum: General Topics 12-01-09, 03:23 PM

Replies: 15 Australian Orders of Battle WW2. Views: 4,335 Posted By BEFman Australian Orders of Battle WW2. Does anyone know of a book or other documentary source for an orbat for the Australian Army in WW2? Ideally I would like the equivalent of the British Joslen, if Australia ever produced such a thing....

Showing results 1 to 18 of 18

Forum Jump User Control Panel Private Messages Subscriptions Who's Online Search Forums Forums Home Common Forums     Forum Rules, Privacy and email address for login issues etc.     New Member Introduction Zone     Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies     It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification     Headdress     The Home Front     The Classifieds: Sales and Wanted British Military Insignia     General Topics.     Anodised Aluminium Badges     Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges     Infantry (& Guards) Badges     Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia     Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals.     Other Army Departments and Corps Badges     Schools, OTC and Cadets     Formation Signs and Patches     Royal Navy and Royal Marines     Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force     Sweetheart, Veteran and other Lapel Badges.     Military Buttons     Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia Canadian Military Insignia     General Topics         CEF BOOK PROJECT     Cavalry and Armoured Units     Infantry     Airborne and Special Forces     Corps, Branches and the Royal Canadian Artillery     Officer Training and Cadets     Formation and Tasking Signs     Air Force (RCAF and CAF)     Royal Canadian Navy         1968 post unification: CAF(N)     Sweetheart, Veteran, Lapel Badges and Challenge Coins     Photographs of Canadian Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia Australian Military Insignia     General Topics     Light Horse and Armoured (RAAC)     Infantry and Special Forces     Other Corps     The Australian General Service Badge (Rising Sun)     University Regiments, Officer Training Units and Cadets     Formation Signs and Unit Colour Patches     The Royal Australian Navy and Air Force (RAN & RAAF)     Photographs of Australian Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia South African Military and Police Insignia     General Topics     Army     Navy     Air Force     Police     Photographs of South African Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia Other Commonwealth Military Insignia     New Zealand Badges     Indian Badges     Arab Nations     Colonial Police and Paramilitary Badges     All other Colonial Badges Everything Else     Military Book and Media Reviews     Other Military Topics     Civilian Services: Police, Prison Service, Fire Brigade, Merchant Navy, etc.     Foreign Badges and Insignia     Other Militaria     Off topic         Forum Operation