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Forum: Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals. 20-02-23, 10:25 AM

Replies: 7 Royal Artillery cap find at flea market Views: 1,020 Posted By Cannoneer The Coloured Field Service Cap for officers was... The Coloured Field Service Cap for officers was introduced in 1900 Dress Regs para 417, but abolished in 1902. However it continued unofficially in India and crept back for wear at home sometime by...

Forum: Other Army Departments and Corps Badges 25-01-23, 04:58 PM

Replies: 6 Chaplain's Badge Views: 837 Posted By Cannoneer As worn by Officiating Chaplains - that means... As worn by Officiating Chaplains - that means local clergy and ministers - usually regular units without permanent uniformed Chaplains. It is worn on the scarf, and never on a stole , which is a...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 17-02-22, 10:45 AM

Replies: 4 "M" badges. Views: 626 Posted By Cannoneer In the Militia Artillery officers wore the M in... In the Militia Artillery officers wore the M in Service Dress, below the OSD collar badge with no “ubique”, nor scroll,1902-09. See Litchfield’s “RA Collar badges”, 2002, in A4 booklet form. It is...

Forum: Indian Badges 08-10-21, 09:28 AM

Replies: 14 Burma Independence Army badge? Views: 1,428 Posted By Cannoneer I rather doubt UTC wore a s/t. As far as I am... I rather doubt UTC wore a s/t. As far as I am aware Rangoon was the only UTC as part of the Indian UTCs. It seems that after semi independence in 1937, this UTC became part of the Burma Territorial...

Forum: General Topics. 25-09-21, 01:08 PM

Replies: 15 Thanks to "The Antiques Road Trip"....... Views: 1,690 Posted By Cannoneer Do read “Quartered Safe out Here” by George... Do read “Quartered Safe out Here” by George Macdonald Fraser, all about this Bn, when serving as a junior rank. He later wrote the “Flashman books.

Forum: Indian Badges 23-09-21, 04:15 PM

Replies: 14 Burma Independence Army badge? Views: 1,428 Posted By Cannoneer “BIA” Pt2. Personal anecdote Some 6 years ago I was having supper with a UK based Burmese medical consultant, visiting various local medical locations. I produced a stamped out tin badge a little larger than an RAF beret badge;...

Forum: Indian Badges 23-09-21, 10:05 AM

Replies: 14 Burma Independence Army badge? Views: 1,428 Posted By Cannoneer “BIA” The only badge I recognise is that for Rangoon UTC. There is another badge worn by UTC, similar, but with “6th Burma Bn University Training Corps on the circlet. This was part of the Burma...

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 24-05-21, 09:58 AM

Replies: 6 Woolwich 1910 Royal Field Artillery and IV Queens OwnHussars Views: 890 Posted By Cannoneer Another line of enquiry to account for a 4th... Another line of enquiry to account for a 4th Hussar in the picture, (if not attached to RA), is to ask where his unit was. Woolwich was predominately Gunner - 291 years in all - but not exclusively...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 26-03-21, 04:42 PM

Replies: 4 What rank? Views: 687 Posted By Cannoneer Current gorget patches are:- Scarlet for staff ... Current gorget patches are:- Scarlet for staff Purple for RAChD, Class 1 upwards Cherry for RAMC, Colonels and upwards Green for. RADC, Colonels and upwards

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 18-01-21, 04:41 PM

Replies: 20 14th Corunna Bty, 4 Field Regt. R.A. 1930s Views: 1,119 Posted By Cannoneer There are two small confusions running through... There are two small confusions running through this thread:- 1. In 1920, under Army Order 142, the rank of bombardier was upgraded to replace that of corporal, the latter rank being abolished in the...

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 17-01-21, 12:39 PM

Replies: 20 14th Corunna Bty, 4 Field Regt. R.A. 1930s Views: 1,119 Posted By Cannoneer Please see “ Between the Wars, 1919-39”, a volume... Please see “ Between the Wars, 1919-39”, a volume of the History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, extracts under Annexes 1,2 and 3, which are taken from the RA Blue List, sadly no longer published.

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 17-01-21, 10:46 AM

Replies: 20 14th Corunna Bty, 4 Field Regt. R.A. 1930s Views: 1,119 Posted By Cannoneer 1. The officer in question could be the CO of 4... 1. The officer in question could be the CO of 4 Fd Bde in which 14 Bty was serving, rather than the BC - unless the BC was a Brevet Lt Col. Furthermore the CO at Nowshera in the May 1938 listing...

Forum: General Topics. 25-06-20, 09:51 AM

Replies: 11 Fake or genuine? Views: 1,442 Posted By Cannoneer This RHA Cypher is one of the earliest, although... This RHA Cypher is one of the earliest, although not necessarily an officer’s, made by Firmin for GvR Jubilee for E Bty in India. The same was used for EviiiR and GviR: all with a long slider. ...

Forum: Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals. 17-06-20, 03:14 PM

Replies: 9 289 Parachute Battery Royal Horse Artillery (V) - location Views: 773 Posted By Cannoneer I served in 289 immediately before it was reduced... I served in 289 immediately before it was reduced to a Bty at East Ham, 1963-67. Throughout that time the btys were as follows:- P Bty. Chingford, derived from the Essex Arty Vols Q...

Forum: Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals. 26-05-20, 09:17 AM

Replies: 9 Antrim Artillery Shoulder title Views: 619 Posted By Cannoneer 1907 - 1909, along with Cork Arty Militia. All... 1907 - 1909, along with Cork Arty Militia. All other Arty Militia lost their metal S/Ts in 1908 on reorganisation.

Forum: General Topics. 17-02-20, 10:36 AM

Replies: 9 Montys Double wrong badge! Views: 455 Posted By Cannoneer Both “Monty” and “HE The Governor of Gibraltar”... Both “Monty” and “HE The Governor of Gibraltar” being generals were wearing their crossed sword and baton badges on the incorrect sides; for the army it is “hilts to the rear”!

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 04-12-19, 10:08 AM

Replies: 4 Acronym Meaning Views: 477 Posted By Cannoneer “Middlesex,The Duke of Cambridge’s Hussars”. “Middlesex,The Duke of Cambridge’s Hussars”.

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 16-10-19, 11:28 AM

Replies: 3 Lothian and Border Horse? Views: 460 Posted By Cannoneer ? Rangoon Vol Rifle Corps, pre 1917. ? Rangoon Vol Rifle Corps, pre 1917.

Forum: General Topics. 05-06-19, 10:23 AM

Replies: 19 Unknown Officer Portrait Views: 903 Posted By Cannoneer The “incomplete” badge of rank is that of a... The “incomplete” badge of rank is that of a Brigadier General; this rank/appointment disappeared in 1921. Holders were then given the option of being Colonels on the Staff, or retiring, as a former...

Forum: General Topics. 27-05-19, 09:05 AM

Replies: 7 WW1 general staff dress caps? Views: 372 Posted By Cannoneer Brigadiers appeared on the British Army scene in... Brigadiers appeared on the British Army scene in 1928.

Forum: Military Buttons 15-05-19, 08:59 AM

Replies: 4 Indian Volunteer Rifles buttons Views: 634 Posted By Cannoneer Only a guess, but a first looking at a list of... Only a guess, but a first looking at a list of (Infantry) Vols suggests the Allahabad Volunteer Rifle Corps, raised in 1871.

Forum: Military Buttons 04-05-19, 09:31 AM

Replies: 18 Victorian Button 'AR' Views: 675 Posted By Cannoneer The Queen’s Own Oxfordshire Hussars? Looks very... The Queen’s Own Oxfordshire Hussars? Looks very much like the Royal Cypher of Queen Adelaide, wife of William IV. The crown is appropriate to the period of the cypher.

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 05-04-19, 10:00 AM

Replies: 10 unknown shoulder title Views: 629 Posted By Cannoneer I believe 22AA to be a Gunner pagri, minus its... I believe 22AA to be a Gunner pagri, minus its backing patch. Norman Litchfield, the Gunner guru of such badges,depicts 21AA in his Pagri book(p35),and states that it was formed on 1Jan39 in...

Forum: Arab Nations 03-04-19, 09:40 AM

Replies: 6 Arabic cap badge Views: 727 Posted By Cannoneer ROYAL Malay Regiment. Before receiving its royal... ROYAL Malay Regiment. Before receiving its royal title the left and right scrolls were blank. The badge for the Songkok is bereft of supporters and scrolls, but script in Jawi characters in the...

Forum: General Topics. 30-01-19, 10:14 AM

Replies: 10 Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of Staffs Committee Views: 645 Posted By Cannoneer Back on October I had a glimpse of the Army... Back on October I had a glimpse of the Army Sergeant Major, who was wearing his badge of rank/appointment in guards fashion on his upper arm: it appeared to be like a Conductor’s badge, but enormous...

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