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26-11-15, 05:58 PM
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Frontier Force Drum Major Baldric Sash
A post 1945 Sash as far as I can tell based on the elimination of a regimental number, in this case 12th FFR. The regimental badge looks as though it carries forward a P.O.W. lineage 1/12th FFR? A nice looking sash with wear and use.
The campaign/battle honors captures the unit lineage and NW Frontier history quite nicely. As you can see many historic names, to include Ali Masjad the fortress at the Khyber Pass. My fascination with the Frontier began in my childhood, books and movies.This appeared in a recent auction here in the U.S. Hope you enjoy.  
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Major General George Alan Vasey CB, CBE, DSO and Bar New Guinea 1942 Last edited by irish; 26-11-15 at 09:10 PM. 
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#2
27-11-15, 02:17 PM
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Oooh! That is classy! Is it yours?
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27-11-15, 02:56 PM
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Hello Peter, yes it is mine, did not make that clear in my first post. Glad you enjoyed it.
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Major General George Alan Vasey CB, CBE, DSO and Bar New Guinea 1942
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28-11-15, 02:49 PM
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Yes, very nice. Do the battle honours end at 1900 or are there more on the back of the sash?
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28-11-15, 02:56 PM
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Peter,
The last battle honour date is Afghanistan 1919, lower right hand corner. No additional honours on the reverse. Thanks Jack
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Major General George Alan Vasey CB, CBE, DSO and Bar New Guinea 1942
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28-11-15, 06:49 PM
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Is my assumption that this is post 1945 make sense, or could it be earlier?
Thanks Jack
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"We must make our mistakes quickly"
Major General George Alan Vasey CB, CBE, DSO and Bar New Guinea 1942
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28-11-15, 07:53 PM
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If it was post 1947 it would not have the crown on it at all! re the partition of India.
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#8
30-11-15, 02:35 PM
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In addition, the badge of the 1/12th didn't actually have the numbers '1' or '1/12th' on it but relie on the POW plume for identification, so in fact this could date from any time after the 1922 amalgamation.
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08-12-15, 01:53 PM
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Quote:
From Wikipedia: Quote:
For Pakistan, the change came only in 1956.
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Henk Interested in the lineage of the unit your badge represents? Try: Regimental lineages
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08-12-15, 04:19 PM
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Thanks for clarifying that, Henk! One tends to forget that India and Pakistan choose diffeernt dates to finish 'cutting the cord', probably much to the disgust of bioth armies. It's is certainly the case that even today many regiments cling fiercely to traditions and distinctions of dress that might be decried as 'colonial hangovers' by non-military types.
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