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Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 11-04-24, 01:37 PM
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Posted By Toby Purcell
This is the type of fife case that I saw, but...

This is the type of fife case that I saw, but with the badge on the flap. The fusilier regiments had once maintained a special tradition of retaining a separate group of fifers to drummers under a...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 10-04-24, 03:06 PM
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Posted By Toby Purcell
I saw a photo of a RWF Drummer wearing a fife...

I saw a photo of a RWF Drummer wearing a fife case on his waistbelt and on the securing flap was that cap sized badge, it drew my eyes immediately because I’d never seen it before and RWF are of...
Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 05-04-24, 02:26 PM
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Posted By Toby Purcell
That doesn’t surprise me in the least and still...

That doesn’t surprise me in the least and still applies to some appointments as you’ve pointed out. I doubt though that the schoolmaster appeared in every single unit photograph and, although a...
Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 03-04-24, 07:34 AM
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Posted By Toby Purcell
Yes that is more aligned with what I recalled...

Yes that is more aligned with what I recalled from this linked history that I previously found most useful as a point of reference. https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10019106/1/283368.pdf
A...
Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 02-04-24, 08:38 AM
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Posted By Toby Purcell
I totally concur with your comments regarding the...

I totally concur with your comments regarding the Schoolmaster of the later Victorian and into the Edwardian period, but it’s a little misleading to imply they were never an integral part of a...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 27-03-24, 02:02 PM
Replies: 78
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Posted By Toby Purcell
Talking It was neither a completely unusual policy, nor...

It was neither a completely unusual policy, nor one without a clear rationale, but it was a short lived one. You’re like a record with the needle stuck and invariably rudely dismissive of other’s...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 27-03-24, 01:01 PM
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Posted By Toby Purcell
Well said.

Well said.
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 27-03-24, 09:44 AM
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Posted By Toby Purcell
It’s the issue of the cap that I’m referring to. ...

It’s the issue of the cap that I’m referring to. The dark [rifle] green peaked forage cap for officers and battalion HQ first class staff (who dressed differently to the companies) 1902, with rank...
Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 27-03-24, 09:35 AM
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Posted By Toby Purcell
Yes Paul, at that time sashes were not worn with...

Yes Paul, at that time sashes were not worn with KD for working dress but the whistles were. If in guard order (duty in general), or review order then whistles were fitted to the red sashes. Sashes...
Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 27-03-24, 08:49 AM
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Posted By Toby Purcell
It depended upon the regiment more than any pan...

It depended upon the regiment more than any pan army policy. It depended upon the regiment more than any pan army policy. For example the four rifle regiments generally did not favour collar...
Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 26-03-24, 09:30 PM
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Posted By Toby Purcell
They were often tailored to be less tall as in...

They were often tailored to be less tall as in this case.
Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 26-03-24, 06:55 PM
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Posted By Toby Purcell
They were commonly near the front because of...

They were commonly near the front because of their appointment as much as rank.
Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 26-03-24, 06:42 PM
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Views: 624
Posted By Toby Purcell
If in the last quartile of his career the...

If in the last quartile of his career the Schoolie would be a warrant officer, the third possible after the SM and BM.
Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 26-03-24, 06:19 PM
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Posted By Toby Purcell
The battalion’s Schoolmaster is sat adjacent to...

The battalion’s Schoolmaster is sat adjacent to the sergeant major and stands out like a sore thumb in his khaki FSC and no whistle. It’s mostly the more senior staff with the new FSC. SM, QMS and...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 26-03-24, 05:06 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 684
Posted By Toby Purcell
Isn’t it the 1906 peaked forage cap badge? The...

Isn’t it the 1906 peaked forage cap badge? The officers badge often had blades but the battalion headquarters staff sergeants (RSM, Bandmaster, RQMS, Musketry Sergeant, etc.**) also had a similar...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 26-03-24, 09:34 AM
Replies: 78
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Posted By Toby Purcell
If the cap fits Hoot, if the cap fits. The two...

If the cap fits Hoot, if the cap fits. The two of you should form a club. Perhaps call it - The Society of Obtuse Fellows.
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 25-03-24, 02:01 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 2,126
Posted By Toby Purcell
You are entitled to your opinion, as I’m entitled...

You are entitled to your opinion, as I’m entitled to mine. I didn’t say ‘conclusive’ I said conclusion, which was of my personal research, as I made crystal clear. I also emphasised probabilities,...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 25-03-24, 01:10 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 2,126
Posted By Toby Purcell
I’m sorry for the delay in getting back to you as...

I’m sorry for the delay in getting back to you as promised Henk, I’ve been distracted by another matter.

Having investigated this as far as I can now, with the help of input from Dennis Pannett,...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 25-03-24, 12:27 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 2,126
Posted By Toby Purcell
Thank you Keith, very helpful and concludes...

Thank you Keith, very helpful and concludes things in my mind nicely, having with your input followed through now what the VBs and Militia did in relation to each other.
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 21-03-24, 05:44 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 2,126
Posted By Toby Purcell
It’s a super badge with a story behind it, you’re...

It’s a super badge with a story behind it, you’re very fortunate to have it as typical of the time.
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 21-03-24, 05:43 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 2,126
Posted By Toby Purcell
Thanks Keith, what does it look like? Is 3rd VB...

Thanks Keith, what does it look like? Is 3rd VB stipulated within its design? If not what differs it from the other badges with the SA honour, including that of 4th and 5th TF?
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 21-03-24, 05:40 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 2,126
Posted By Toby Purcell
Very interesting David, it misses off the small...

Very interesting David, it misses off the small Sphinx from the inner curve of the bugle horn because it was a regular battle honours distinction.
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 21-03-24, 05:38 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 2,126
Posted By Toby Purcell
As insignia from the field service cap I agree.

As insignia from the field service cap I agree.
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 21-03-24, 08:59 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 2,126
Posted By Toby Purcell
Thanks Keith I was wondering that last night and...

Thanks Keith I was wondering that last night and it’s really helpful to know, as so far I haven’t been able to find a single small badge clearly marked as theirs. Either way the key thing I wanted...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 21-03-24, 12:41 AM
Replies: 78
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Posted By Toby Purcell
I don’t know for sure at what period it might...

I don’t know for sure at what period it might have been worn, but probably in the mid 1890s when the folding field caps were at the peak of their popularity. They seem to match with the dull gilding...
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