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Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals.
15-04-24, 11:43 PM
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West Riding Royal Artillery
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Nice, both hard to get hold of. Keith
Nice, both hard to get hold of.
Keith
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
30-03-24, 10:51 PM
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Bits and bobs I can't identify
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fairlie63
The Australian one is Southern Command circa...
The Australian one is Southern Command circa 1954-1960.
Keith
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Formation Signs and Unit Colour Patches
14-03-24, 03:23 PM
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Patch id
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fairlie63
It appears to be a colour patch worn by a member...
It appears to be a colour patch worn by a member of the Australian Imperial Force during the Great War.
If it is black and white then it is probably HQ Australian Corps 1918-19.
If dark blue...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
20-02-24, 11:06 PM
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Almost 2 Years in the Making
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fairlie63
Very nice Terry. What is the Gunner badge on and...
Very nice Terry. What is the Gunner badge on and who is it?
Keith
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General Topics
18-02-24, 10:10 PM
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Australian leather cap and badges AASC
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fairlie63
Very intriguing, thanks for showing. Keith
Very intriguing, thanks for showing.
Keith
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Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
16-02-24, 09:44 PM
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Bombers First World War
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fairlie63
The first 'grenadier' badge approved in Australia...
The first 'grenadier' badge approved in Australia in 1916 was a copper oxidised grenade, although photographs also show the brass one such as in Jon's photograph being worn.
Keith
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General Topics
14-02-24, 11:48 PM
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Four Australian Army Metal Distinguishing Badges
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fairlie63
The skill-at-arms competitions for which some of...
The skill-at-arms competitions for which some of these badges were awarded in Australia were abolished in 1940 and the wearing of any skill-at-arms and trade badges was stopped in 1942, economy in...
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The Home Front
14-02-24, 11:33 PM
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Home Front Cloth Insignia
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fairlie63
PM'd Jon.
PM'd Jon.
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Photographs of Australian Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
04-02-24, 10:11 PM
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Photographer Crawford Hobart Tasmania
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fairlie63
Uniform appears scarlet with black cuffs and...
Uniform appears scarlet with black cuffs and collar, smaller star pattern badge on helmet.
Potentially Corps of Australian Engineers in the first decade of the 20th Century, No 4 Electric Company...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
26-01-24, 09:25 PM
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41st Foot 1878 Pattern Officer's Helmet Plate
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fairlie63
Very nice with a clean up! Keith
Very nice with a clean up!
Keith
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Formation Signs and Unit Colour Patches
24-01-24, 11:12 PM
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Colour patch identification
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fairlie63
Hello, The colour patch is 31st Aust...
Hello,
The colour patch is 31st Aust Garrison Battalion, worn as a diamond with the point of the inset green patch to the top. This was an internal security battalion in New South Wales off the...
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General Topics.
08-01-24, 10:59 PM
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Snail mail
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fairlie63
Snail mail
I was a little nonplussed yesterday to see a small parcel sitting on my desk that I was not expecting.
Way back during covid times, 2021 in fact, I ordered a 5/RA/LANCASHIRE title from David Smith...
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General Topics
25-12-23, 10:11 PM
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New album AASC and RACT
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fairlie63
SO Dress 1935 permitted a coloured backing to be...
SO Dress 1935 permitted a coloured backing to be worn behind collar badges in particular, conforming to the shape of the badge. Circa 1937 this changed to a rectangular patch in the colour of the...
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Formation Signs and Unit Colour Patches
25-12-23, 09:41 PM
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GWOT Colour Patches
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fairlie63
Ta Tim. There is Australian Army Operational...
Ta Tim.
There is Australian Army Operational Shoulder Patches Post 2000 by David Butler, Brisbane 2020, published by CharlieBravoBooks.com, ISBN 9780994199379.
Keith
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Formation Signs and Unit Colour Patches
24-12-23, 09:35 PM
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GWOT Colour Patches
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fairlie63
Must have missed this one. What is GWOT?
Must have missed this one. What is GWOT?
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General Topics
22-12-23, 08:56 PM
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New album AASC and RACT
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fairlie63
Photo not much good for reference is it, no...
Photo not much good for reference is it, no scanner either so can't blow it up. Sergeant in front row and seated second row extreme left (our left).
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General Topics
22-12-23, 08:53 PM
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New album AASC and RACT
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fairlie63
My bad, it was a straight ASC title being worn in...
My bad, it was a straight ASC title being worn in 1930.
Attached photo, plus photo of my titles when I had them that shows a pair of curved ASC titles, Stokes if I recall correctly.
Keith
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General Topics
18-12-23, 11:26 PM
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New album AASC and RACT
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fairlie63
Saved somewhere I do have a copy of a photograph...
Saved somewhere I do have a copy of a photograph from the RAA History Company archives (Cutler Research Centre) that shows this badge being worn by many members of 1st Division AASC circa 1930.
...
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Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
14-12-23, 01:57 AM
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NEW BOOK STAFF SERGEANTS PICTORIAL HISTORY
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fairlie63
Arrived today thank you David, faster than...
Arrived today thank you David, faster than Australia Post!
Great work, most interesting reading.
Cheers, Keith
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Light Horse and Armoured (RAAC)
12-12-23, 10:47 PM
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1st Royal New South Wales Lancers shoulder title
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fairlie63
Yes, agreed, I don't think they were made. ...
Yes, agreed, I don't think they were made.
Keith
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Light Horse and Armoured (RAAC)
11-12-23, 10:40 PM
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1st Royal New South Wales Lancers shoulder title
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fairlie63
I do think I posted on the forum previously...
I do think I posted on the forum previously regarding the efforts by other regiments RAAC to seek different shoulder titles to those eventually authorised.
I think the Victorian elements selected...
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Formation Signs and Patches
08-12-23, 09:51 AM
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Help with WO1's badges
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fairlie63
Yes, Sydney University Regiment. Keith
Yes, Sydney University Regiment.
Keith
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Formation Signs and Patches
08-12-23, 07:38 AM
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Help with WO1's badges
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fairlie63
Australian WO1 badge
Australian, from MGO Specification 1957.
The black on red is probably Sydney University Regiment although I'm not certain when it was adopted.
Keith
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
06-12-23, 11:32 PM
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Identify artillery badge
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fairlie63
My apologies, I didn't enlarge the third photo...
My apologies, I didn't enlarge the third photo and didn't realise it was a piece of white plastic backing the metal.
My comments re the oxidised grenade still stand, except that it is probably of...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
05-12-23, 11:08 PM
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Identify artillery badge
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fairlie63
I think NSW NAV wore naval rig rather than Army...
I think NSW NAV wore naval rig rather than Army uniform. NSW Arty and NSW NAV were two different organizations.
Also there was no reason for NSWA to wear blackened or oxidised badges, that was...
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