Great War RAMC with Divisional patches - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

High Wood · #1 08-12-12, 05:29 PM

65582 Pte Walter Cooper who, despite posing like a carpet salesman who has just sold a rug, was in fact attached to the 103rd Field Ambulance, 34th Division.

High Wood · #2 08-12-12, 05:36 PM

57803 Pte Alexander William Thomson. 9th Field Ambulance RAMC. His service papers show that he was attached to the 4th Battalion Coldstream Guards and why not?; they were a great bunch of lads.

matti467 · #3 08-12-12, 08:47 PM

Every soldiers nightmare, regular or territorial, being attached to the Guards... Now ducking, helmet firmly in place awaiting severe flak..

NEMO · #4 08-12-12, 10:16 PM

Superb stuff , always great to see Great war cloth insignia like this thank you .

Toby Purcell · #5 10-12-12, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by matti467

Every soldiers nightmare, regular or territorial, being attached to the Guards... Now ducking, helmet firmly in place awaiting severe flak..

Although I know that you said it tongue in cheek matti, I have to say that I disagree. I had two experiences of being attached to the Guards, one for 5 months with 2nd SG in Belfast in the 1970s and once with 2nd CG for a 2-day exercise in the 1980s. On both occasions I was made to feel a part of the family and I was also never abused (even in jest) as a 'fish and chip mob', or treated in anyway other than with respect (as a JNCO at the time). That experience had a profound and lasting effect on me and it is perhaps for that reason that I now come to their defence (not that they need it).