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Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges
12-06-23, 11:30 AM
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INFANTRY CAP BADGES WORN BY RAC IN WW2 - PART II
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Alan It was 161RAC that converted to Recce. ...
Alan
It was 161RAC that converted to Recce.
Completely agree regarding the polishing being done by some but not all.
Cheers
John
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Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges
12-06-23, 11:21 AM
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INFANTRY CAP BADGES WORN BY RAC IN WW2 - PART II
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Lovely example, don’t suppose you have any...
Lovely example, don’t suppose you have any evidence, memoir, oral history, anything really to support the clean scroll ones?
Cheers
John
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Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges
12-06-23, 09:29 AM
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INFANTRY CAP BADGES WORN BY RAC IN WW2 - PART II
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Chris, I feel your research pain, I've been...
Chris,
I feel your research pain, I've been looking into this area on and off over the years and am pretty confident that there is no definitive official directive on this one. Certainly there is no...
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Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges
30-11-22, 02:06 PM
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INFANTRY CAP BADGES WORN BY RAC IN WW2
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Searching through 153RAC’s war diary, the Essex...
Searching through 153RAC’s war diary, the Essex history and their box at Bovington I’ve been unable to find any corroborating evidence for a badge backing on the beret.
John
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
30-11-22, 02:02 PM
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Recce Corps cap badge types - 1948
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rac1944
Since a picture paints a thousand words and all...
Since a picture paints a thousand words and all those combinations did my brain in, I mocked up the combinations, posted here a few years ago -...
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Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges
30-11-22, 01:52 PM
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25th Dragoon’s Cloth Shoulder Title Selection Completed
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rac1944
Truly stunning collection Marcus, thanks for...
Truly stunning collection Marcus, thanks for posting pics.
John
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Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges
27-11-22, 04:12 PM
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INFANTRY CAP BADGES WORN BY RAC IN WW2
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144RAC wore the RAC cap badge, what isn't clear...
144RAC wore the RAC cap badge, what isn't clear is how long they wore the E Lancs badge, if at all, once converted. Sources are particularly limited for 144, a teasing quote from their history Blue...
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10-06-22, 01:47 PM
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Chromed Royal Armoured Corps
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152RAC (Kings) are one of the very tricky ones to...
152RAC (Kings) are one of the very tricky ones to pin down conclusively. Overall evidence suggests they wore the RAC badge, certainly to start with. The stongest evidence is Donald Sutherland's...
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09-06-22, 12:25 PM
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Chromed Royal Armoured Corps
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I'd strongly advise anyone looking into which...
I'd strongly advise anyone looking into which regiments wore the RAC or their parent infantry badge to scour this forum and basically ignore the banners and posters at the Tank Museum. They are based...
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09-06-22, 12:08 PM
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Chromed Royal Armoured Corps
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What is also very interesting about this photo is...
What is also very interesting about this photo is the 1st pattern badge being used as the border illustration. From the research I've done recently on the timing, May 1942 seems to be approximately...
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30-05-21, 03:41 PM
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The Formation Sign Issue 282 April - June 2021
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rac1944
Another first class issue of the FS with several...
Another first class issue of the FS with several topics that raise further questions - the FS does exactly what is says on the tin. Thanks for another excellent edition Jon.
Cheers
John
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Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges
30-05-21, 03:37 PM
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Tank Corps and Recce Corps lapel badges
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Here are the Recce sweethearts and OCA badges I...
Here are the Recce sweethearts and OCA badges I have, from the left,
1) without question a sweetheart in Silver
2) likely sweetheart, in Sterling silver
3) I'm assuming to be a sweetheart
4) I'm...
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30-05-21, 01:01 PM
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Tank Corps and Recce Corps lapel badges
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Hi Mick Nice group of sweethearts,...
Hi Mick
Nice group of sweethearts, particularly like the MGC, and I would plump for OCA for this Recce example, it’s a button hole variety and relatively plain. I’ve never quite understood why...
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06-04-21, 11:53 AM
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RAC badge plus strange cloth.
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Mike, These are the Suffolk regimental...
Mike,
These are the Suffolk regimental sleeve flash (coincidentally looking like giant RAC AoS strips) this style was worn by 7th Bn that converted to 142RAC and who retained this style until they...
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Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges
09-02-21, 05:26 PM
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Tank Corps sleeve badge?
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rac1944
Good nice badge, according to Payne & MacDonald...
Good nice badge, according to Payne & MacDonald in Tanks Again this hollow gun style is 1917-18.
John
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
09-02-21, 05:21 PM
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White metal Reconnaissance Corps
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rac1944
It is a hideously muddy area because two-piece...
It is a hideously muddy area because two-piece ones are so hard to verify. Someone who has built up a collection, I believe largely directly from veterans, is Car Commander on this forum. His album...
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Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges
27-11-20, 06:24 PM
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11th Hussars Brown beret
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There’s an excellent write up on the beret on the...
There’s an excellent write up on the beret on the KRH web site https://www.krh.org.uk/the-origins-of-the-brown-beret.html
John
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21-10-20, 08:30 AM
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RTR References
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rac1944
FS 267 is excellent because it covers the whole...
FS 267 is excellent because it covers the whole 100 year period.
There are also two dedicated issues of Militaria Magazine, numbers 255 & 257, you can order back issues direct from the publisher or...
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Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges
28-09-20, 12:33 PM
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Question About Royal Armoured Corps Badges...
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rac1944
Hi Chris, Like your list, I’m a great fan of...
Hi Chris,
Like your list, I’m a great fan of summary lists like this.
Strange as it may seem, the first pattern under officers should read brass following that ACI, effectively there was no 1st...
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Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges
20-09-20, 01:19 PM
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Badges relating to my Great Grandfather, framed, 3DG
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rac1944
Really smart Chris, using the facing colour is an...
Really smart Chris, using the facing colour is an inspired touch. Look forward to the 3DG display.
John
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Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges
20-09-20, 01:16 PM
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Light tanks
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rac1944
Hi Laurent, The first one is Vickers Light...
Hi Laurent,
The first one is Vickers Light Tank Mk IIA or IIB used on the North West Frontier. I think the Indian Pattern Mk II has the suspension springs at an angle rather than horizontal as...
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Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges
30-08-20, 02:25 PM
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need information on two? soldiers
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rac1944
Mike, Update - I'd lay a fair wager now that he...
Mike,
Update - I'd lay a fair wager now that he was definitely 146RAC. Just been going back through some research I've been doing on RAC regiments and their cap badges and all three in 50 Ind TB...
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Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges
30-08-20, 01:45 PM
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need information on two? soldiers
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rac1944
Thanks Mike, that's a good theory and seeing...
Thanks Mike, that's a good theory and seeing three together, one with pretty good SA provenance lends credence. Keep our eyes peeled for further evidence of a SA link.
I think your theory on his...
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Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges
29-08-20, 12:16 PM
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Question About Royal Armoured Corps Badges...
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rac1944
Paul, bronze first pattern RAC badges are darned...
Paul, bronze first pattern RAC badges are darned uncommon, strictly they shouldn’t have been made as WO instructions ordered RAC officers to wear the ORs pattern until the newly designed badge was...
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Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges
29-08-20, 12:09 PM
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need information on two? soldiers
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Posted By
rac1944
Very nice set Mike, would you be able to post a...
Very nice set Mike, would you be able to post a photo of the rear of the tank arm badge? Looks unusual with much finer sponson lines, perhaps an Indian area produced type?
All ranks in the infantry...
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