R Sigs white belt.

[grenadierguardsman]

Originally Posted by leigh kitchen

Grenadiers I believe, or possibly Scots, Public Duties Oct/Nov 1976, I can't remember the exact date or which of the two regiments, witnessed by me and in discussion with Guardsmen at the time they stated that they didn't like the things.

Thanks for that. Who did you serve with ?
Andy

[leigh kitchen]

1 RRF, who performed Public Duties in 1975 (I mistakenly posted 1976).
As I remember, it was stated that the red tunics leeched or rubbed a pink discolouration into the edges of the white plastic.

[grenadierguardsman]

Originally Posted by leigh kitchen

1 RRF, who performed Public Duties in 1975 (I mistakenly posted 1976).
As I remember, it was stated that the red tunics leeched or rubbed a pink discolouration into the edges of the white plastic.

Thanks, i have heard something like that too.
Andy

[Toby Purcell]

Originally Posted by Alan O

Quite likely although there are a number of units who might have used it with ceremonial dress. There used to be a large number of signallers in No1 Dress supporting London Ceremonial and the like. Occasionally the dress got quite 'inventive' - there was even a Royal Signals Officers' Bushby worn by one individual in full ceremonial dress.

Hello Alan, I am not sure what you mean in relation to Royal Signals wear of a fus busby as being "inventive"? The fur cap was established formally as Royal Signals full dress head wear between the two World Wars and at the same time as a full dress was established for the Royal Tank Regiment. I believe it is still worn by the Royal Signals band and its commisioned director of music.

[Alan O]

Correct for the Band - not quite correct order of dress for a Royal Signals Major.

The hat in question was specially commissioned and not of the regulation style worn by the band. It was more akin to a Guardsman's bushby.

[Chris Walker]

Dear Friends.

I can not give any information regarding the white belt being worn with this particular belt buckle.

However I can say as a boy soldier in 1963 in the Junior Leaders Regiment Royal Corps of Signals we had to purchase at our own expense (£1 1s) a black leather belt with this exact belt buckle.

I believe this ceased in about 1964 and we then wore a normal webb belt with our newly issued No2 Dress. Prior to this we wore SD's.

Sorry I can't help with the white version of the belt though.

Best wishes

Chris Walker
www.signalsbadge.co.uk

[Toby Purcell]

Originally Posted by Alan O

Correct for the Band - not quite correct order of dress for a Royal Signals Major.

The hat in question was specially commissioned and not of the regulation style worn by the band. It was more akin to a Guardsman's bushby.

Alan, the Guards do not wear, nor have ever worn a busby, they wear a bearskin. The RA, RE and RCofS all wore (still wear in bands) the fur busby that was formally authorised as official full dress (optional dress for officers at levees and jamborees, weddings, etc.)between the two world wars (and replacing in the case of the former two, the universal blue helmet). There was nothing imaginitive about it and, at a formal parade of the kind you implied, it is inconceivable that you saw anything but the RCofS busby, which from one side (opposite to the coloured bag) looks a little like the fusilier fur cap (OR pattern), except that it's top is the same height at the front as at the back.

[Alan O]

Toby

It was a bearskin. I'll pm you with the background.

It was a bespoke bearskin worn by SO2 Comms London District. He had it specially made as a Guards-style bearskin with a Royal Signals hackle on the side.

Alan

[Mike H]

As i mentioned in a previous post .i wore the black plastic and then the green plastic belt. If i remember correctly,when the Queen came to visit 2 Inf Div . The quarter guard wore the std green plastic belt without a plate .
The few times i wore no2s there i always wore the green,iwasnt ever reissued a plastic one white or black.

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Here is a full image of belt

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