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Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 10-08-17, 08:43 AM
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Posted By REME245
But definitely not RWY as the poster of the...

But definitely not RWY as the poster of the photograph has suggested because the picture was taken in Trowbridge.
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 09-08-17, 03:53 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 707
Posted By REME245
Identity of Regiment required.

Can anyone identify the Regiment please from this picture?
Forum: Schools, OTC and Cadets 22-07-17, 07:16 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,019
Posted By REME245
Makes sense.

Makes sense.
Forum: Schools, OTC and Cadets 22-07-17, 07:02 PM
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Views: 1,019
Posted By REME245
Cadet Force Title

What does the NE Title featured in this film refer to?

I had assumed all ACF Counties/Cities as originally formed in 1942 wore their own local Regimental Titles.
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Forum: Formation Signs and Patches 19-06-17, 12:44 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,098
Posted By REME245
Very nice!!

Very nice!!
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 08-06-17, 12:46 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 786
Posted By REME245
Is this in one of the Swindon Museums or at one...

Is this in one of the Swindon Museums or at one of the Drill Halls.

The Regiment has a lot more material in storage but has never been able to secure space in a Museum to display it. I know the...
Forum: Formation Signs and Patches 06-06-17, 11:04 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,557
Posted By REME245
It may have been used a vehicle badge. At...

It may have been used a vehicle badge.

At least one TA RA Unit the name of which I forget carried a family/municipal crest on the door of their Morris Quads.

One survived and the owner some...
Forum: Other Military Topics 01-06-17, 11:08 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,657
Posted By REME245
The one at Hendon is the most original of the...

The one at Hendon is the most original of the survivors and has been there since the 1980's.
Forum: Other Military Topics 30-05-17, 03:26 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,657
Posted By REME245
Still in use with some battalion's of the...

Still in use with some battalion's of the Reconnaissance Corps until 1945.

The RAF Regiment used them post-war as well.
Forum: Military Buttons 18-05-17, 04:16 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 801
Posted By REME245
Tank Button

Any suggestion on this one? Produced for WW1 veterans?
Forum: Formation Signs and Patches 19-04-17, 04:03 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 919
Posted By REME245
Do you have a picture?

Do you have a picture?
Forum: Formation Signs and Patches 19-04-17, 12:14 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 919
Posted By REME245
A member of our Cadet Training Team is currently...

A member of our Cadet Training Team is currently wearing one.

Presumably after disposing of all their Wyvern Badges when the Brigade was disbanded about 3 years ago, they are now having to restock.
Forum: Schools, OTC and Cadets 18-04-17, 11:18 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,374
Posted By REME245
A picture from Wiltshire ACF (1950's). ...

A picture from Wiltshire ACF (1950's).

Wiltshire had the following Battalions, 1st, 2nd, 4th, 9th and the 11th. In those days Counties described themselves as numbered cadet battalion's of their...
Forum: Schools, OTC and Cadets 18-04-17, 07:44 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,374
Posted By REME245
In Wiltshire as I assume in most Counties the...

In Wiltshire as I assume in most Counties the battalion numbers followed that of the local Home Guard. I was just wondering if the issue of these was actually specified in any ACI.
Forum: Formation Signs and Patches 17-04-17, 08:18 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 919
Posted By REME245
43rd Wessex Divison / Brigade / South West Region

Can anyone confirm please if either of the outer two Wyverns were ever actually used or were fictions.

In the second picture what do members think if the originality of these three badges.
Forum: Schools, OTC and Cadets 17-04-17, 07:58 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,374
Posted By REME245
ACF Cadet Battalion Numbers

Can anyone confirm please when Battalion Numbers were introduced into the ACF. I am assuming late WW2 and Home Guard type printed numbers were used. Also were they printed in blue or blank ink like...
Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 17-03-17, 05:18 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 810
Posted By REME245
Nice application of Blanco there.

Nice application of Blanco there.
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 17-03-17, 05:16 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 776
Posted By REME245
Usually when they are on that type of material...

Usually when they are on that type of material they are a over-woven printed badge's but there is no evidence here.

As always they could just be private purchase for walking out.
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 05-03-17, 04:42 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 734
Posted By REME245
I will try and get a better quality scan first. ...

I will try and get a better quality scan first.

I have sent two enquiries to that Museum in the past and never received a reply.
One was concerning the wording on a Plaque I was having erected....
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 03-03-17, 05:22 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 734
Posted By REME245
Unit to identify

Any comments on this picture please believed to be Wiltshire related.

Presumably Rifle Volunteers but can anything else be identified?
Forum: Formation Signs and Patches 02-03-17, 01:19 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,198
Posted By REME245
The 43rd Wessex example as a stick on version is...

The 43rd Wessex example as a stick on version is still available today. The Divisional Association used to sell them.

Certainly the RWY and TA Battalion Wiltshire Regiment were still painting...
Forum: Formation Signs and Patches 10-01-17, 09:03 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 817
Posted By REME245
The style and method of construction looks very...

The style and method of construction looks very British to me but I am always open to persuasion with evidence.
Forum: Formation Signs and Patches 09-01-17, 12:04 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 817
Posted By REME245
Prize Badge

This particular badge has been in my collection for about 25 years but even then it should not have existed with a Queens Crown.

Were these used for another purpose or is it just a fantasy badge...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 01-12-16, 12:19 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,279
Posted By REME245
I think the rot set in when they reduce the size...

I think the rot set in when they reduce the size in 1960 after which they looked very insignificant.

Interesting how the Guards kept theirs at the full size.
Forum: Other Military Topics 22-11-16, 12:15 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,029
Posted By REME245
Same here in Trowbridge with the Keevil Camp...

Same here in Trowbridge with the Keevil Camp close by and now more likely to hear Polish spoken in the town than English.

When I first joined the Army cadet Force in the town we had a Polish...
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