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Old 19-09-17, 06:08 AM
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A badge for the 36 Sikhs worn by hero in a new movie about Saragarhi..Is it the correct one for the period?
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Old 19-09-17, 08:33 PM
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A badge for the 36 Sikhs worn by hero in a new movie about Saragarhi..Is it the correct one for the period?
Looks more like a button, than the badge worn by 36th Sikhs.
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Old 20-09-17, 10:06 AM
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Looks more like a button, than the badge worn by 36th Sikhs.
I would agree that it looks more like a button than a badge! If it is a button then it is the button for the 36th Sikhs who used that exact design from 1903 to 1922.

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Old 20-09-17, 12:07 PM
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© IWM (UNI 12270)
First World War period Indian Army pagri (turban). The dress of the soldier serving in the Indian Army often reflected his race, religion and caste, and none moreso than his headdress. The turban (pagri, or lungi) could be worn in a variety of ways to reflect these differences and could either be wrapped directly around the head or around a pointed cap (khulla).





© IWM (Q 22550)
A British officer of the 36th Sikhs on board the British Battleship TRIUMPH.

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/it...ect/205263063#
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Old 20-09-17, 12:15 PM
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Ashok Nath shows the WWI pagri badge as a circle [quoit] with 'XXVI' in the center. Can't think why it would have changed as long as the regiment had that title.

I had some brief correspondence a few months ago with someon in India who I believe was involved in producing the film but wasn't able to provide any photos or much other help. he didn't seem to know very much about IA uniforms and my experience of films in general is that they tend to go for a 'look' over complete authenticity, especially if getting it right will be costly.
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Old 23-09-17, 04:59 PM
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Quite right, there are two badges to 36th Sikhs illustrated life-size in Naths - Sowars and Sepoys in The Great War, one for review order and the other for field service. The Quoit without a numeral shown on the IWM site allegedly showing an officer of the 36th Sikhs is perhaps an officer of 15th Sikhs as he wears the field service badge worn by 15th Ludhiana Sikhs and not 36th Sikhs.

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Old 23-09-17, 06:36 PM
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Correct - the IWM is a 15th badge. There are many photos of the Ludhianas wearing these in France in '14 and early'15, though one would think they'd make a good aiming point for Hun snipers. perhaps they were removed when actually in the trenches.
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