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Forum: General Topics. 01-12-22, 10:39 PM

Replies: 1 OBE and MVO medals Views: 249 Posted By Advsmt The London Gazette (Edinburgh Gazette as well)... The London Gazette (Edinburgh Gazette as well) publishes all State awards. This is free on-line and fully searchable. Bryan

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 13-10-22, 06:39 PM

Replies: 5 Great uncle, but which regiment? Views: 719 Posted By Advsmt Many thanks Bryan Many thanks Bryan

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 11-10-22, 10:59 AM

Replies: 5 Great uncle, but which regiment? Views: 719 Posted By Advsmt Many thanks for the replies. I’ve eventually... Many thanks for the replies. I’ve eventually found a 1918 marriage certificate for him and it states that he is a private in the Labour Corps. That aligns to only one possibility (highland regiments,...

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 01-10-22, 06:10 PM

Replies: 5 Great uncle, but which regiment? Views: 719 Posted By Advsmt Great uncle, but which regiment? Hi, this is my great uncle, David Findlay. He survived but I cannot find a service record for him. He comes from Brechin, Angus so I assumed he would be a Black Watch man. However, no kilt, and it...

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 13-03-22, 05:18 PM

Replies: 128 FiFe & Forfar Yeomanry c1914 Views: 27,081 Posted By Advsmt Perhaps I can add a bit more from my family... Perhaps I can add a bit more from my family perspective. I’ve posted images on another thread of my great uncles badges, belt and bonnet. He served with the 1/1st Scottish Horse, joining Jan 15 and...

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 10-11-21, 02:41 PM

Replies: 30 Great Uncles WW1 Atholl Bonnet Views: 1,887 Posted By Advsmt I’ve always had a problem with this photograph.... I’ve always had a problem with this photograph. The family have always said this is Charles. He definitely served in the 12th Royal Scots a couple of numbers up from my grandad and was killed in...

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 10-11-21, 01:27 PM

Replies: 30 Great Uncles WW1 Atholl Bonnet Views: 1,887 Posted By Advsmt Mark, a couple of Brechin items! Plus ‘badges of... Mark, a couple of Brechin items! Plus ‘badges of my family’. There are a couple of know repos and others I thought were good but aren’t …….gggrrrrrr! Bryan

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 07-11-21, 10:22 PM

Replies: 30 Great Uncles WW1 Atholl Bonnet Views: 1,887 Posted By Advsmt Leigh, thank you very much for finding the... Leigh, thank you very much for finding the photos! Not sure where the camp would be at Spilsby, something for me look into. I’m pretty sure James was in P Sqn of the 1st. Mark, great information. My...

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 06-11-21, 08:40 PM

Replies: 30 Great Uncles WW1 Atholl Bonnet Views: 1,887 Posted By Advsmt Hi Luke, unfortunately I don’t own the belt it’s... Hi Luke, unfortunately I don’t own the belt it’s with my cousin’s mother - daughter of James. I just have the photos. I’ve enlarged but then the resolution suffers. Bryan

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 06-11-21, 08:09 PM

Replies: 30 Great Uncles WW1 Atholl Bonnet Views: 1,887 Posted By Advsmt Posted this before. Badges collected in period.... Posted this before. Badges collected in period. Curios about his brass Scottish Horse cap badge and tartan backing. I guess in Egypt/Greece they would have had solar helmets? Or at least have moved...

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 06-11-21, 08:00 PM

Replies: 30 Great Uncles WW1 Atholl Bonnet Views: 1,887 Posted By Advsmt Hi Leigh, no unit markings! Very disappointing. I... Hi Leigh, no unit markings! Very disappointing. I looked at German Helmet sites many years ago and it seems most helmets had unit markings. Added a couple of poor photos. Maker marks, size and the...

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 06-11-21, 05:27 PM

Replies: 30 Great Uncles WW1 Atholl Bonnet Views: 1,887 Posted By Advsmt Here is my pride and joy! My grandfather gave... Here is my pride and joy! My grandfather gave this to me when I was 7 - it has been in 100’s of school displays and been the envy of my friends both old and young. I did have more stuff but I’ve...

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 06-11-21, 04:00 PM

Replies: 30 Great Uncles WW1 Atholl Bonnet Views: 1,887 Posted By Advsmt Here is James’s three brothers. The two on the... Here is James’s three brothers. The two on the left were both killed on the Western Front. Charles was killed in the same engagement that Reynolds won his VC. My grandfather is on the right. I have...

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 06-11-21, 01:23 PM

Replies: 30 Great Uncles WW1 Atholl Bonnet Views: 1,887 Posted By Advsmt That would be great. I’ve attached another. It... That would be great. I’ve attached another. It says it was taken near Skegness. I suspect it is actually Gibraltar Point nature reserves - a place I know well and was there only last week.

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 06-11-21, 12:56 PM

Replies: 30 Great Uncles WW1 Atholl Bonnet Views: 1,887 Posted By Advsmt Hi, thanks for the reply. My cousin, who has my... Hi, thanks for the reply. My cousin, who has my great uncles service stuff, actually lives in Norway, she visited the Scottish Horse museum in Dunkeld and found reference to him. James Duncan came...

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 06-11-21, 12:38 AM

Replies: 30 Great Uncles WW1 Atholl Bonnet Views: 1,887 Posted By Advsmt Here it is, pristine. Phone taken at Alford,... Here it is, pristine. Phone taken at Alford, Lincolnshire just before shipping out to Salonica.

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 05-11-21, 11:49 PM

Replies: 30 Great Uncles WW1 Atholl Bonnet Views: 1,887 Posted By Advsmt Great Uncles WW1 Atholl Bonnet Not in great shape but over 100 years old, don’t know if he took it to Solonika or not?

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 18-08-20, 12:05 PM

Replies: 17 Unknown regiment in photograph Views: 743 Posted By Advsmt Actually, the RAF man above served in the army... Actually, the RAF man above served in the army from May 1916 before transferring to the RFC/RAF early 1918. No place of birth or army details are on his service record. But career before service as a...

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 18-08-20, 09:45 AM

Replies: 17 Unknown regiment in photograph Views: 743 Posted By Advsmt James Bott, 124 Victoria Cresent, Horninglow,... James Bott, 124 Victoria Cresent, Horninglow, Burton-upon-Trent - 1901 census. Railway Clerk age 51. Son Albert Reginald Bott, b.1889. There is a Albert Reginald Bott b.1889 serving in the RAF...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 27-06-20, 09:58 AM

Replies: 14 Pre - 1895 Glengarry badges. Views: 728 Posted By Advsmt I don’t want to hijack this thread in a different... I don’t want to hijack this thread in a different direction but.... The Military Historical Society Special Number: Coloured Field Service Caps Infantry is an excellent wee booklet on the subject. ...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 26-06-20, 10:14 AM

Replies: 14 Pre - 1895 Glengarry badges. Views: 728 Posted By Advsmt I’m afraid that I do not know much about headgear... I’m afraid that I do not know much about headgear but did the blue field service cap not supersede the glengarry? How do you tell them apart - buttons? as I have seen photos of Sherwood Foresters...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 26-06-20, 07:40 AM

Replies: 14 Pre - 1895 Glengarry badges. Views: 728 Posted By Advsmt Hi again, I started to go through my books and I... Hi again, I started to go through my books and I have a copy of The British Army: It’s Regimental Records, Badges, Devices, Etc by Maj.Gen. J.H. Lawrence-Archer which was published in 1881. So post...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 26-06-20, 06:33 AM

Replies: 14 Pre - 1895 Glengarry badges. Views: 728 Posted By Advsmt Hi, I guess it is the period post-1881 to 1895... Hi, I guess it is the period post-1881 to 1895 that you re interested in. As you are probably aware most reference books, like K&K, concentrate on the type of badge and connect to a headgear, so this...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 12-06-20, 10:50 AM

Replies: 9 72nd Highlanders question Views: 624 Posted By Advsmt I know I may be contradicting myself! But I do... I know I may be contradicting myself! But I do know that the 72nd did wear similar to your photo (c.1870). The numerals in-between the antlers. I believe that there were examples in the Snook and...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 12-06-20, 10:32 AM

Replies: 9 72nd Highlanders question Views: 624 Posted By Advsmt That is my point. The stagshead is not white... That is my point. The stagshead is not white metal, so is not a cap badge and as the 72nd did not wear kilts it is probably a post 1881 Seaforth Highlanders sporran badge. I don’t see the numerals...

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