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I dont know if anyone else was watching the Antiques Roadshow last night, their militaria " expert" ( he with the Blue Peter badge ) was looking at a painting which depicted an incident in the Battle of Waterloo.
One of his comments about the British officer in the picture was "he is wearing a sabretache the mark of a despatch rider ". I think the remark might have been influenced by a description on the painting about the officer being intercepted on the way to deliver some despatches.
Pleased to have learnt something new: " officers wearing sabretaches are despatch Riders ".
P.B.
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Interested in all aspects of militaria/military history but especially insignia and history of non regular units with a Liverpool connection
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