Royal Warks Bugler

[hindoostan]

I just wondered the significance of all the cording worn by my Uncle Alf in the first photo.
Served in France, wounded. He is seen carrying a bugle but has a drummers badge on his arm.

[leigh kitchen]

The regiment's Drummers were the buglers.

[Toby Purcell]

Originally Posted by hindoostan

I just wondered the significance of all the cording worn by my Uncle Alf in the first photo.
Served in France, wounded. He is seen carrying a bugle but has a drummers badge on his arm.

Light infantry and rifle regiments had no corps of drums and instead favoured corps of bugles and, in both cases, wore a bugle as arm badge (doubled for rifles). Battalion routine was marked out (sounded) by bugles throughout the day.

All other types of infantry had a corps of drums, whose members were required to be competent also with bugle and fife (military flute). They wore as their badge a drum, but as with the light infantry the days routine was sounded by the bugle.

From just after the 2nd Boer War festooned dress cords were worn at the shoulder and breast to mark out the drummers and buglers.

[grumpy]

The New Armies ['Kitchener's Army'] were not Established for 'music' of any kind: no Corps of Drums / Bugles, no Band.

That is not to say that such music did not sometimes appear .......... ways and means.

[Toby Purcell]

Originally Posted by grumpy

The New Armies ['Kitchener's Army'] were not Established for 'music' of any kind: no Corps of Drums / Bugles, no Band.

That is not to say that such music did not sometimes appear .......... ways and means.

They were formed for the duration of hostilities only. No need for sounding barracks routine in a trench. Nor were there Sunday bandstand sessions to entertain and impress the public with the musical prowess of their local regiment. The ‘music’ came from the morning and evening hate. It’s a comparison of apples and pears.

[grumpy]

Originally Posted by Toby Purcell

They were formed for the duration of hostilities only. No need for sounding barracks routine in a trench. Nor were there Sunday bandstand sessions to entertain and impress the public with the musical prowess of their local regiment. The ‘music’ came from the morning and evening hate. It’s a comparison of apples and pears.

Your point being?