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Forum: The Home Front 01-03-24, 08:14 AM
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Posted By chief_chum
Darlaston VTC

Does anyone have a photograph of the Darlaston VTC cap badge mentioned in Hugh King’s MHS article?
Forum: General Topics. 15-05-17, 11:08 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,946
Posted By chief_chum
Very sorry to hear that. I hope you get well...

Very sorry to hear that.
I hope you get well soon.
Forum: Headdress 17-10-16, 05:58 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,111
Posted By chief_chum
I have still never seen a complete, original...

I have still never seen a complete, original Brodrick with anything other than lugged badges.

This was the original thread mentioned above with my posts of original Brodricks and showing how the...
Forum: General Topics. 20-08-16, 12:33 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 34,963
Posted By chief_chum
I have two original pre-Great War sashes, one...

I have two original pre-Great War sashes, one that belonged to Drum Major George Ball, 2/Suffolk and another that belonged to Sergeant Fred Pye, 1/Suffolk.
I had always thought that a Sergeants sash...
Forum: General Topics. 01-05-16, 09:04 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,468
Posted By chief_chum
Perfect! Thank you Gentlemen. Much...

Perfect!
Thank you Gentlemen.
Much appreciated.
Taff
Forum: General Topics. 01-05-16, 08:07 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,468
Posted By chief_chum
Can any of you identify Churchill's cap badge?

I believe that this photo was taken in Normandy, shortly after D-Day.
Can any of you tell me which badge Churchill has on his cap, please?
Forum: Formation Signs and Patches 07-02-16, 12:08 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 804
Posted By chief_chum
Thank you, Mike. Much appreciated.

Thank you, Mike.
Much appreciated.
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 07-02-16, 10:45 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,347
Posted By chief_chum
Suffolk Cyprus veteran Alan Barker had an...

Suffolk Cyprus veteran Alan Barker had an original QE2 Suffolk Regiment cap badge which he was issued in Cyprus but he was adamant there was no parade to formally swap from KC to QC. As has been...
Forum: Formation Signs and Patches 07-02-16, 10:24 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 804
Posted By chief_chum
Post-WW2 formation patch identification please.

Can any of you tell me what this post-WW2 formation patch is please?
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 18-01-16, 11:49 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 900
Posted By chief_chum
Thank you Graham, Much appreciated - and thank...

Thank you Graham,
Much appreciated - and thank you for the link. The site is very useful.
Best wishes,
Taff
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 18-01-16, 12:30 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,508
Posted By chief_chum
The Suffolk VTC certainly had their own badges...

The Suffolk VTC certainly had their own badges and buttons, although it is very rare to see them being worn in photographs.

The Suffolk Regiment cap badge (probably without the Gibraltar honour)...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 18-01-16, 12:17 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 900
Posted By chief_chum
Can anyone identify these wings for me?

I have had these wings, sewn to a piece of khaki cloth, for years. I bought a small job lot of cloth badges and these were in the bottom of the box.
I would love to know what they are.
All...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 24-08-15, 03:32 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,044
Posted By chief_chum
That is a very good question, Hoot. I have...

That is a very good question, Hoot.
I have asked Suffolk Constabulary historians and none of them have been able to tell me the answer. Their best guess is that the Chief Constable at the time the...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 05-08-15, 07:16 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 8,229
Posted By chief_chum
The Suffolk Regiment TF cap badge still being...

The Suffolk Regiment TF cap badge still being worn in the 4th Battalion in 1923 by the two men on the the right - neither of them Great War veterans.
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 18-07-15, 07:22 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,134
Posted By chief_chum
Finally, going back to my original question, the...

Finally, going back to my original question, the website of the company which produced the fake helmet say the badge was copied from an original helmet.
I'm still interested to know which RF...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 18-07-15, 07:16 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,134
Posted By chief_chum
Thanks fellas! I didn't look at it closely but...

Thanks fellas!
I didn't look at it closely but it could certainly have passed for the real thing at first glance.
I'd no idea that anyone was making copies so openly!
As you say, once it gets sold...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 17-07-15, 11:54 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,134
Posted By chief_chum
I wondered if the red rectangle related to the...

I wondered if the red rectangle related to the 1st Canadian Division, but I can't see a unit in the Division that would have had a cap badge like it.
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 17-07-15, 11:30 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,134
Posted By chief_chum
Thanks Phil, It's a good thought, although I...

Thanks Phil,
It's a good thought, although I can't think I have ever seen a Poilu wearing a Brodie.
Looking at it again, could it be a Grenadier Guards badge, or one of the Fusiliers?
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 17-07-15, 10:59 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,134
Posted By chief_chum
Great War painted grenade helmet badge?

I saw this badge painted on the front of a FWW British Brodie helmet this evening.
Have any of you seen it, or seen reference to it, before?
Forum: General Topics. 02-07-15, 05:52 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,940
Posted By chief_chum
We bought a mannequin for a changing Great War...

We bought a mannequin for a changing Great War Centenary display for the Suffolk Regiment Museum last year from a company in Holland.
We chose the option of realistic hands and the heads came in...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 10-04-15, 09:55 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,332
Posted By chief_chum
In the 1935 the East Anglian Daily Times and...

In the 1935 the East Anglian Daily Times and Suffolk Regiment Gazette published 'Volunteers in Suffolk' by Major E. R. Cooper. It was based on a series of articles Cooper had written for the...
Forum: General Topics. 20-02-15, 08:06 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,092
Posted By chief_chum
Had the 9,000 been made and issued surely some...

Had the 9,000 been made and issued surely some would have turned up by now?
9,000 would have been enough to supply every serving Territorial Suffolk soldier with an all GM badge. If they were made...
Forum: General Topics. 20-02-15, 04:52 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,092
Posted By chief_chum
Hi Terry, I don't think it did. After all the...

Hi Terry,
I don't think it did. After all the years of collecting Suffolks stuff (not just cap badges) I would have thought I would have come across one by now if the numbers quoted by Gaylor had...
Forum: The Home Front 16-02-15, 09:51 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,987
Posted By chief_chum
Suffolk was 202. Hardly Northern England but I...

Suffolk was 202. Hardly Northern England but I suppose it depends where you live!
Forum: General Topics. 13-01-15, 09:46 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,778
Posted By chief_chum
The only one I have ever seen was at the Angel...

The only one I have ever seen was at the Angel Arcade back in the early '90s but even then the dealer was certain it was an OSD badge with the bronzing removed.
I have never seen another and I have...
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