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Showing results 1 to 14 of 14 Search took 0.00 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: leigh kitchen

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 06-11-17, 11:54 AM

Replies: 37 Who, What, Where, When? #4 Views: 3,406 Posted By leigh kitchen No thanks to me - I'd considered ASC straight... No thanks to me - I'd considered ASC straight away but discarded that idea........

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 06-11-17, 09:37 AM

Replies: 37 Who, What, Where, When? #4 Views: 3,406 Posted By leigh kitchen That'd fit in with the ASC star shaped insignia... That'd fit in with the ASC star shaped insignia on collars & helmets - so blue tunics.

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 05-11-17, 11:18 AM

Replies: 37 Who, What, Where, When? #4 Views: 3,406 Posted By leigh kitchen Just for interest, I noticed that in an "old"... Just for interest, I noticed that in an "old" thread on another forum Stuart Bates shows an ORs Wolseley (which he attributes to Drake Bn of the RND of WWI), it bears a WD stamp of 1909, he states...

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 25-09-17, 04:57 PM

Replies: 37 Who, What, Where, When? #4 Views: 3,406 Posted By leigh kitchen I bought a copy a year or two at a Bromley... I bought a copy a year or two at a Bromley bookshop & a few minutes later found that it had pages missing etc so back it went. I should get another but one of those things I haven't got around to.

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 22-09-17, 03:34 PM

Replies: 37 Who, What, Where, When? #4 Views: 3,406 Posted By leigh kitchen The troops wearing plumed helmets appear to be as... The troops wearing plumed helmets appear to be as per the ones shown in zob's linked photo. If they're not Spanish, then the info provided in the link that they are Spanish is wrong. (I note that...

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 22-09-17, 02:23 PM

Replies: 37 Who, What, Where, When? #4 Views: 3,406 Posted By leigh kitchen I recall Stuart Bates book on the Wolseley... I recall Stuart Bates book on the Wolseley mentioned that the 1904 Dress Regs also referred to it as the "Egypt helmet". He mentioned it being worn at Omdurman but I would imagine that was by...

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 22-09-17, 01:17 PM

Replies: 37 Who, What, Where, When? #4 Views: 3,406 Posted By leigh kitchen Granted 1898's too early for ORs (I haven't... Granted 1898's too early for ORs (I haven't pulled the book off the shelf but I believe it's in officer's Dress Regs 1900) but they were in use by ORs prior to 1910. I couldn't come up with a reason...

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 22-09-17, 10:21 AM

Replies: 37 Who, What, Where, When? #4 Views: 3,406 Posted By leigh kitchen The men in plumed helmets appear to be wearing... The men in plumed helmets appear to be wearing the same uniforms & insignia as the Spanish soldiers in the photo linked by zob: ...

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 22-09-17, 07:56 AM

Replies: 37 Who, What, Where, When? #4 Views: 3,406 Posted By leigh kitchen A web search shows Spanish troops (on horseback,... A web search shows Spanish troops (on horseback, similar helmets) entering Gibraltar for a King George VI jubilee parade in 1935, I wonder if they would have done similar for Queen Victoria's 1897...

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 22-09-17, 06:16 AM

Replies: 37 Who, What, Where, When? #4 Views: 3,406 Posted By leigh kitchen That looks spot on (I'd checked out Spanish... That looks spot on (I'd checked out Spanish uniforms along with half the rest of the world but didn't have any success). I wonder exactly where & when?

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 21-09-17, 07:18 PM

Replies: 37 Who, What, Where, When? #4 Views: 3,406 Posted By leigh kitchen Could be, I'd done quick checks of Italian &... Could be, I'd done quick checks of Italian & Turkish but not come up with anything.

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 21-09-17, 06:30 PM

Replies: 37 Who, What, Where, When? #4 Views: 3,406 Posted By leigh kitchen Have I missed anyone out? Have I missed anyone out?

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 21-09-17, 05:39 PM

Replies: 37 Who, What, Where, When? #4 Views: 3,406 Posted By leigh kitchen I'm plucking things out of thin air, checking... I'm plucking things out of thin air, checking Portuguese re. the plumed helmets

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 21-09-17, 04:06 PM

Replies: 37 Who, What, Where, When? #4 Views: 3,406 Posted By leigh kitchen I've been trying to work out if the men in... I've been trying to work out if the men in helmets are Austro-Hungarian, but I'm not getting very far at identifying their nationality. I'm interpreting the helmet plates as a central device with...

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