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Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 14-01-23, 08:55 PM
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Posted By jf42
And I have only just caught up with your post. ...

And I have only just caught up with your post.
The pace of modern life!
email en route
JF
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 05-01-23, 10:11 AM
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Posted By jf42
I am pleased the notes were of interest. As I...

I am pleased the notes were of interest. As I think you know I am not seeking to 'debunk' but rather simply to identify the origins of these traditions- although I am struck how quickly some crumble...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 05-01-23, 10:10 AM
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Posted By jf42
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Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 31-12-22, 06:38 PM
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Posted By jf42
For good measure, and to broaden the picture,...

For good measure, and to broaden the picture, I'll add to the mix this item from Chambers Journal which I overlooked earlier:

Chambers Journal, 24 September 1892

[re.Culloden] Another regiment,...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 31-12-22, 06:32 PM
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Posted By jf42
That is certainly the popular tradition. It is...

That is certainly the popular tradition. It is interesting that Cannon's 'Historical Record of the Ninety Second'[etc] of 1851 makes no mention of such a gesture- although this can hardly be...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 30-12-22, 05:00 PM
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Posted By jf42
"Decades past"- lawks! Not more than one,...

"Decades past"- lawks! Not more than one, surely, or, technically perhaps, two.
Yes, those investigations afforded hours of happy absorption and any amount of tangential knowledge acquired...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 29-12-22, 04:09 PM
Replies: 24
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Posted By jf42
This is intriguing. Turning to the wealth of...

This is intriguing. Turning to the wealth of general histories of the regiments that blossomed on the eve of and following the 1881 Childers amalgamations, we find a fairly consistent account of the...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 19-12-22, 10:46 PM
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Posted By jf42
Some time later. I was having a scout...

Some time later.

I was having a scout around to see what back ground information might be available regarding the regiments in the above list who cannot be associated with the deaths of...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 02-12-22, 12:17 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,420
Posted By jf42
Re. the 1st ANGLIAN bugle cords, as often as not,...

Re. the 1st ANGLIAN bugle cords, as often as not, it seems often to turn out that a certain distinction will be explained by an old line facing colour rather than a dramatic moment in unit history...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 01-12-22, 09:58 PM
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Posted By jf42
Greetings again, Bob. ( I drafted a reply days...

Greetings again, Bob. ( I drafted a reply days ago but it disappeared into the ether).

Curiously, only the 15th and the 47th were actually at Quebec. The 17th were 'in theatre,' notably at...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 29-11-22, 05:56 PM
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Posted By jf42
Ah, thanks Toby. That makes more sense. The...

Ah, thanks Toby. That makes more sense. The inference seemed to be that the 47th had black rank insignia as worn by rifle regiments which seemed odd, but I see now the author's description that the...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 29-11-22, 02:16 PM
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Views: 1,420
Posted By jf42
Loyal Regiment black rank insignia

Greetings, I recently came upon a reference in on-line chat to the Loyal Regiment having a black component in their rank insignia, kept to perpetuate the black thread in their regimental 'lace,' ...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 25-10-22, 07:05 PM
Replies: 11
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Posted By jf42
I remember my father passing on to me what I now...

I remember my father passing on to me what I now know was the redundant Highland Brigade badge, which I assume that during his tenure as a Black Watch staff officer at Highland Brigade HQ in Perth...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 15-09-22, 07:36 AM
Replies: 4
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Posted By jf42
Thanks. It would have been strange if it was...

Thanks. It would have been strange if it was British but the style of the star and flash did look so familiar, I wondered if it was a volunteer sporting an emblem from his former service.
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 14-09-22, 02:27 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 811
Posted By jf42
British TRF in Ukraine?

Glancing at this Reuters photograph of President Zelenskiy of Ukraine, the helmet of the soldier to his left caught my eye immediately.

Is that some form of British TRF on his helmet?
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 18-07-22, 12:12 PM
Replies: 3
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Posted By jf42
Along with the 12th, 39th & 56th, the 58th were...

Along with the 12th, 39th & 56th, the 58th were only authorised in 1836 to bear the Castle and Key emblem with motto "“Montis Insignia Calpe” their colours and appointments in addition to the...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 14-07-22, 08:33 AM
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Posted By jf42
Not the forage cap, if that helps. Apart from a...

Not the forage cap, if that helps. Apart from a few exceptions, only the regimental numeral, grenadier or light infantry emblems were authorised for wear on the forage cap.

Is there an...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 29-05-22, 12:21 PM
Replies: 264
Views: 34,501
Posted By jf42
Ron- greetings. Perhaps it is just my laptop...

Ron- greetings. Perhaps it is just my laptop but would it be possible to see these images in clearer focus?
JF
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 06-04-22, 11:56 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 711
Posted By jf42
As a matter of interest, how brief is the...

As a matter of interest, how brief is the regimental history?
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 06-04-22, 11:47 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,248
Posted By jf42
That would be the case. Red Hackle on the khaki...

That would be the case. Red Hackle on the khaki ToS or blue Balmoral. Cap badge without cockade on the plain blue Glengarry.
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 30-09-21, 09:48 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 946
Posted By jf42
I am going to have to recant. I had a niggling...

I am going to have to recant. I had a niggling doubt, and here is the full photograph, temporarily misplaced, from which the above image was made and the bugler drummer on the left appears to be...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 30-09-21, 09:05 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 946
Posted By jf42
I hope it was helpful. I can claim no credit for...

I hope it was helpful. I can claim no credit for the image. It was compiled by a fellow member of the now, sadly, defunct Victorian Wars Forum for a discussion about the Kilmarnock forage cap, aka...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 30-09-21, 07:20 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 946
Posted By jf42
Regulations only authorised the regimental number...

Regulations only authorised the regimental number to be worn on the 1834 Kilmarnock forage cap, with grenade or bugle horn emblems where appropriate for flank companies, fusilier and light infantry...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 13-06-21, 09:03 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,356
Posted By jf42
I'll be interested to see what they made of a...

I'll be interested to see what they made of a Poacher.
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 06-06-21, 12:28 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,013
Posted By jf42
'Cap badge'

I believe 'cap badge' can be a generic term for badges worn on headgear.

Did Fusiliers never wear a peaked cap with No 2 Dress post-1945?
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