THE KENYA REGIMENT CLOTH S/T

[BILL DUGGAN]

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE REGARDING A KENYA REGIMENT CLOTH SHOULDER TITLE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN PROCURED AND ISSUED.

MOST PHOTO'S SHOW THE KENYA REGIMENT IN K.D.

HOWEVER THEY MUST HAVE HAD B.D. FOR TRIPS TO THE U.K. FOR TRAINING COURSES ETC.

THE GIBRALTER REGIMENT 'CLOTH' S/T IS FAIRLY COMMON.......I WAS WONDERING IF A SIMILAR TITLE EXISTED FOR THE KENYA REGIMENT.

ANY IDEAS ANYONE ?

BILL.

[Rockape]

Hi Bill,

I've not seen a cloth title for the Kenya Regiment although one may exist. They wore the brass shoulder titles from 1937-63 (T/Kenya Regt; 1/Kenya Regt (1940) and KR) (Renfrew et al., 2014). Cloth S/T exists for the Kenya Defence Force 1939-1945 (as photo).

Garry


Reference

Renfrew, B., Renfrew, M., Cranston, B. 2014. British Colonial Badges II, Amersham: Terrier Press.

[BILL DUGGAN]

Thanks Garry

[Rockape]

Further to the KDF cloth title mentioned. 'KENYA' looks like it was worn on mess dress (gold wire on black) and can also be found in black letters on a red background.

[BILL DUGGAN]

THANKS AGAIN GERRY BUT I'M ONLY INQUIRING ABOUT THE KENYA REGIMENT AND IF THEY EVER WORE A CLOTH SHOULDER TITLE ON EUROPEAN BATTLEDRESS.

I'VE SEEN PHOTO'S OF COLONIAL TROOPS ON THE CORONATION PARADE FREEZING THEIR BUTTS OFF IN KHAKI DRILL SHORTS.....(SO PERHAPS IF THERE EVER WAS SUCH A CLOTH TILE, NONE HAVE SURVIVED)

SENIOR N.C.O.'S THAT CAME TO BRITAIN ON COURSES (AT THE SCHOOL OF INFANTRY, FOR EXAMPLE) MAY HAVE BEEN ISSUED WITH THEM ON A TEMPORARY BASIS, SO NON PROBABLY SURVIVED.

THEY ORIGINALLY MAY HAVE BEEN GREEN, SO YOUR 'KENYA' TITLE MAY BE A 'PART' OF ONE THAT WAS ALTERED AT REGIMENTAL LEVEL .

BUT THAT'S ONLY IDLE CONJECTURE.

BILL

[Keith Blakeman]

Originally Posted by BILL DUGGAN

THANKS AGAIN GERRY BUT I'M ONLY INQUIRING ABOUT THE KENYA REGIMENT AND IF THEY EVER WORE A CLOTH SHOULDER TITLE ON EUROPEAN BATTLEDRESS.

I'VE SEEN PHOTO'S OF COLONIAL TROOPS ON THE CORONATION PARADE FREEZING THEIR BUTTS OFF IN KHAKI DRILL SHORTS.....(SO PERHAPS IF THERE EVER WAS SUCH A CLOTH TILE, NONE HAVE SURVIVED)

SENIOR N.C.O.'S THAT CAME TO BRITAIN ON COURSES (AT THE SCHOOL OF INFANTRY, FOR EXAMPLE) MAY HAVE BEEN ISSUED WITH THEM ON A TEMPORARY BASIS, SO NON PROBABLY SURVIVED.

THEY ORIGINALLY MAY HAVE BEEN GREEN, SO YOUR 'KENYA' TITLE MAY BE A 'PART' OF ONE THAT WAS ALTERED AT REGIMENTAL LEVEL .

BUT THAT'S ONLY IDLE CONJECTURE.

BILL

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