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20-02-24, 06:50 PM
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16th Queens Lancers Cap Badge
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Rhys1
16th Queens Lancers Cap Badge
Evening,
I’m looking to pick up a WW2 16th/5th Lancers cap badge to complete a display.
Are any of these good WW2 period ?
Thank you for any help you can give.
Gareth
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
12-01-24, 10:21 PM
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Grenadier Guards Cloth Shoulder Title #2
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3GG at Cassino in the attachment with the WW1...
3GG at Cassino in the attachment with the WW1 type titles.
I’ve picked the lot of 4 up recently but don’t have them in hand as yet. I’m certain I’ve seen some of these types on WW2 Battledress...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
08-01-24, 10:51 AM
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Grenadier Guards Cloth Shoulder Title #2
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Rhys1
Have a look at this BD : ...
Have a look at this BD :
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30097696
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
04-01-24, 07:46 PM
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Grenadier Guards Cloth Shoulder Title #2
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Thanks Andy. I’m not sure on the first one...
Thanks Andy.
I’m not sure on the first one either, it was very cheap so thought it was worth a go.
Re: the WW1 pair - I saw a similar pair in a well known dealers page for that and they went...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
04-01-24, 06:33 PM
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Grenadier Guards Cloth Shoulder Title #2
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Grenadier Guards Cloth Shoulder Title #2
Picked up the single today … any chance that’s wartime ?
The matching pair on the white background I’m fairly certain are WW1. I’ve seen them on WW2 Battledress too. I can’t believe a set was...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
28-12-23, 10:03 AM
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Grenadier Guards Cloth Shoulder Title
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Rhys1
Thank you Andy - I’m extremely grateful. ...
Thank you Andy - I’m extremely grateful.
Gareth
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
27-12-23, 01:42 PM
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Grenadier Guards Cloth Shoulder Title
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Grenadier Guards Cloth Shoulder Title
Hope you’ve had a fantastic Christmas !
Does this have a chance of being WW2 period ?
Have another matched pair of WW1 GG titles somewhere too - I know those ones are definitely good.
...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
24-12-23, 07:08 PM
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WW1 era Welsh Guards badge
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Good evening, I’ve got a few attribute...
Good evening,
I’ve got a few attribute leeks I thought I’d share:
Black Background: A beautiful converted and highly polished leek to a L/Cpl G White who served with 3rd Battalion in Italy....
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
30-09-23, 01:33 PM
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Coldstream Guards Shoulder Titles
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Rhys1
Thanks guys, do you think the middle one is war...
Thanks guys, do you think the middle one is war time ?
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
30-09-23, 12:13 PM
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Coldstream Guards Shoulder Titles
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Coldstream Guards Shoulder Titles
Looking to complete a display for my book stand.
I’m confident that the bottom one is a ww2 wartime title (I’ve seen this type on many contemporary battledress blouses).
What are your...
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Formation Signs and Patches
05-08-23, 11:52 AM
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3rd Battalion Welsh Guards Grouping
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Thank you - it’s a lovely thing isn’t it. ...
Thank you - it’s a lovely thing isn’t it.
Yes, they were made in theatre but in quite an organised way. I’ve spent the last 9 months researching the smocks my grandfather is seen wearing in one...
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Formation Signs and Patches
04-08-23, 08:07 PM
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3rd Battalion Welsh Guards Grouping
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Fantastic - I have quite a bit of 3rd Btl Welsh...
Fantastic - I have quite a bit of 3rd Btl Welsh Guards bits and bobs - love collecting Welsh related stuff.
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Formation Signs and Patches
04-08-23, 07:40 PM
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3rd Battalion Welsh Guards Grouping
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16th July 1944, Route 71 at the L’Olmo Pass just...
16th July 1944, Route 71 at the L’Olmo Pass just West of Arezzo. 3WG objectives (for the previous day) were the hills on either side of where this pic was taken.
My grandfather is sat with no...
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Formation Signs and Patches
04-08-23, 06:30 PM
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3rd Battalion Welsh Guards Grouping
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Rhys1
Thank you - I’m delighted with it all....
Thank you - I’m delighted with it all. Particularly love the KD armband as it’s exactly the type worn by my grandfather in the picture.
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Formation Signs and Patches
04-08-23, 06:25 PM
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3rd Battalion Welsh Guards Grouping
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Rhys1
Fabulous ! I’m always on the hunt for anything...
Fabulous ! I’m always on the hunt for anything Welsh Guards related - particularly if it relates to the Mediterranean Theatre.
I’d love to find another to match this one !
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Formation Signs and Patches
03-08-23, 07:52 PM
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3rd Battalion Welsh Guards Grouping
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Rhys1
As an aside, another two that came through the...
As an aside, another two that came through the door this morning separate to this grouping. The top ‘smaller text’ example is definitely wartime, not sure about the other.
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Formation Signs and Patches
03-08-23, 07:50 PM
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3rd Battalion Welsh Guards Grouping
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Rhys1
… and the KD brassard / armlet / armband … my...
… and the KD brassard / armlet / armband … my grandfather is wearing this exact one in this fairly famous photo. He is sitting here bare headed in the Olmo Pass, Route 71 West of Arezzo, 16.07.1944 …
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Formation Signs and Patches
03-08-23, 07:46 PM
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3rd Battalion Welsh Guards Grouping
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Rhys1
… and some of the titles … I’d be very...
… and some of the titles …
I’d be very interested if anyone has a single of the ‘non serif’ one - it appears to have had press studs on the rear at some point. I’ve seen other 1st Guards Brigade...
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Formation Signs and Patches
03-08-23, 07:43 PM
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3rd Battalion Welsh Guards Grouping
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Rhys1
Some more pics …
Some more pics …
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Formation Signs and Patches
03-08-23, 07:39 PM
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3rd Battalion Welsh Guards Grouping
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Rhys1
3rd Battalion Welsh Guards Grouping
Really lucked out with this purchase - an entire grouping to a guardsman who would have served with my grandfather.
Details from the seller :
“ Small grouping that belonged to a veteran who...
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Formation Signs and Patches
29-07-23, 07:18 AM
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Welsh Guards Cloth Shoulder Titles
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Rhys1
Thank you everyone for your contribution -...
Thank you everyone for your contribution - apologies - I thought I set alerts for the thread but evidently I didn’t !
Massive thank you for your help and support.
I was very lucky yesterday...
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Formation Signs and Patches
14-05-23, 02:34 PM
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Welsh Guards Cloth Shoulder Titles
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Rhys1
Thanks Andy, I picked them up at Brecon Show...
Thanks Andy, I picked them up at Brecon Show today, a fiver for all five - though it was worth a punt. I've popped them in a frame all the same.
I'm looking for a pair of original WW2 round or...
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Formation Signs and Patches
14-05-23, 01:45 PM
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Welsh Guards Cloth Shoulder Titles
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Rhys1
Thank you, just conducted a test (against a...
Thank you, just conducted a test (against a thread of one that is 100% wartime wartime) they burn just the same.
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Formation Signs and Patches
14-05-23, 12:10 PM
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Welsh Guards Cloth Shoulder Titles
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603
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Rhys1
Welsh Guards Cloth Shoulder Titles
I’ve read everything I can about WG titles here on the board, including some the round v square discussion.
I’m somewhat at a loss about these below - does anyone think these have a chance at...
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Formation Signs and Patches
26-11-21, 09:40 PM
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53rd Division Formation Patches
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409
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Rhys1
Thank you very much for the über quick response
Thank you very much for the über quick response
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