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Indian Badges
21-03-24, 11:14 AM
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3rd Gurkhas
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3rd Gurkhas
I just bought a large collection of 3rd Gurkha insignia - I bought it for these 3 very rare badges - but was delighted to find that there were another 12 items that were variants or new to me. There...
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Military Buttons
21-03-24, 07:55 AM
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19th Native Infantry - Date?
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Many thanks David
Many thanks David
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Military Buttons
20-03-24, 01:14 PM
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19th Native Infantry - Date?
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19th Native Infantry - Date?
I just acquired a large 4th Gurkha collection - this button was amongst them. I know that the Extra Goorkha Regt became the 19th Regiment, Native Infantry in 1861 before becoming the 4th Goorkha...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
25-02-24, 12:21 PM
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Gurka badge
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Can you show a picture of the rear?
Can you show a picture of the rear?
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Indian Badges
23-02-24, 06:06 PM
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4th Gurkha Rifles Badge
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Hi Sjors - yes its genuine. Is it white metal or...
Hi Sjors - yes its genuine. Is it white metal or is that a trick of the camera?
If its white metal then its a servants badge worn 1930's > 1940's. If its brass ( would have originally been...
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Indian Badges
06-02-24, 06:46 PM
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Fantasy Kumaon-Gukha badge??
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It's a fantasy item usually found on the tourist...
It's a fantasy item usually found on the tourist shields - and usually just has prong fixings on the rear - the other Gurkha Medical corps badge which the same seller is selling is a similar item.
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Other Military Topics
23-01-24, 01:32 PM
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Extending Loos CWGC cemetery
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Extending Loos CWGC cemetery
Thought members might be interested in this. The CWGC is extending its cemetery in Loos in anticipation of a significant number of new bodies being recovered during some major new infrastructure...
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Other Military Topics
07-01-24, 01:35 PM
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Unfortunate Typo for CWGC
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Unfortunate Typo for CWGC
Last February, my wife and I were visiting Chagford in Devon. Whenever we go somewhere new, I will always try and visit a local churchyard if there are any war graves there - we came across this...
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Other Military Topics
22-12-23, 11:13 AM
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William Warren - Royal Engineers 25 Field Coy.
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Mike - as he was the Coy QM Segt - when he died...
Mike - as he was the Coy QM Segt - when he died in 1942 - I assume he would have been with the Coy for sometime before the war?
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22-12-23, 10:25 AM
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William Warren - Royal Engineers 25 Field Coy.
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Many thanks Mike - that makes a lot more sense...
Many thanks Mike - that makes a lot more sense and explains why I couldn't find anything about the 25th !
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21-12-23, 09:56 AM
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William Warren - Royal Engineers 25 Field Coy.
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William Warren - Royal Engineers 25 Field Coy.
I'm looking for any information on the above Sapper. His full name is William Frederick Warren - Company Quartermaster Sergt RE 25 Field Coy. Died on 13 Sept 1942 - ( almost certainly from a disease...
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08-12-23, 03:23 PM
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Edward James Neville Sawkins - MN
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Many thanks Gary - that's my man ! PM sent . ...
Many thanks Gary - that's my man ! PM sent .
I look after his war grave in Clevedon - there can't be many who served in both wars and ended up with a grave on land !
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07-12-23, 03:03 PM
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Edward James Neville Sawkins - MN
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Edward James Neville Sawkins - MN
I'm trying to find out if the E J N Sawkins received any medals for WW1 ? He was a Boatswain in the Merchant Navy in WW2 when he died aged 61. I can't find out too much about him but I know he was...
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31-10-23, 11:31 AM
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Lt Hubert Cavell - 11th Btn Notts and Derby
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Thanks Simon - I've downloaded the War Diaries of...
Thanks Simon - I've downloaded the War Diaries of the 11th and have found a detailed report on the "Enemy Attack on Centre Battalion of the Hill 60 sub-sector on the night of April 9th 1917" - it...
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31-10-23, 10:14 AM
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Lt Hubert Cavell - 11th Btn Notts and Derby
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Simon - thank you so much for this - I would...
Simon - thank you so much for this - I would assume that this is the route he would have gone through and most likely through the Bristol unit. Would they have been issued with a service number and...
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31-10-23, 10:01 AM
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Lt Hubert Cavell - 11th Btn Notts and Derby
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Simon - thank you so much for this - I would...
Simon - thank you so much for this - I would assume that this is the route he would have gone through and most likely through the Bristol unit. Would they have been issued with a service number and...
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Other Military Topics
31-10-23, 09:33 AM
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Lt Hubert Cavell - 11th Btn Notts and Derby
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Thanks Alan - any idea where he would have...
Thanks Alan - any idea where he would have trained to become an officer?
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31-10-23, 07:58 AM
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Lt Hubert Cavell - 11th Btn Notts and Derby
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I believe he went to Bristol Cathedral School- he...
I believe he went to Bristol Cathedral School- he became an architect - so how did he become an officer? I’m assuming he had some sort of military service before 1916?
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Other Military Topics
30-10-23, 03:53 PM
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Lt Hubert Cavell - 11th Btn Notts and Derby
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Lt Hubert Cavell - 11th Btn Notts and Derby
I'm trying to find out more about the early career of Lt Hubert John Cavell - I know he was a Bristol boy - and joined the 11/Notts and Derby Regt in Jan 1916 ( when he was 33) I think he joined as a...
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Indian Badges
28-10-23, 06:09 PM
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5th Gurkha Rifles - genuine or fake?
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It’s a modern reproduction, if you go on eBay...
It’s a modern reproduction, if you go on eBay you’ll see around a dozen of these at anyone time. The easiest “tell” is that at the bottom of the 5 where it joins the kukris on the right side there is...
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17-10-23, 06:10 PM
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G E STEVENS - Welsh Regt
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Thanks Mike - apologies for my typo - it’s nice...
Thanks Mike - apologies for my typo - it’s nice to put a name to him.
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17-10-23, 12:31 PM
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G E STEVENS - Welsh Regt
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G E STEVENS - Welsh Regt
I'm looking for any information on Private 21701 G E Stevens 5th Btn Welsh Regt. He died 30 Jan 1916 Aged 47 and is buried in Cleeve Churchyard ( I look after his grave) - His wife was called Maria...
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Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force
15-09-23, 11:33 AM
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Frank Perry - KIA 11th June 1941
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Hi Mike - thanks very much for the information...
Hi Mike - thanks very much for the information especially confirming that WEM was essentially a ground tradesman. ( and that W stands for wireless not weapons!) - Its a good shout on both counts -...
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Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force
15-09-23, 09:13 AM
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Frank Perry - KIA 11th June 1941
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I've looked through the operational logs of the...
I've looked through the operational logs of the squadron for the 6 months before the incident and can't find PERRY having taken a single flight. I have a theory that given that this was supposed to...
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Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force
12-09-23, 01:21 PM
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Frank Perry - KIA 11th June 1941
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gurkharifles
Many thanks for this - I've sent a request to the...
Many thanks for this - I've sent a request to the MOD for more details of his service, there's very little on ancestry - can't even find him in any family trees. As I said I have a lot about the...
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