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Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 27-01-17, 07:34 PM

Replies: 0 Hunts Cyclist Views: 720 Posted By Dmet Hunts Cyclist This is my Great Uncle William Sinclair who enlisted in the Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion in November 1915. He was posted to BEF France July 1916 and was attached to the 14th Warwick's. He died...

Forum: Sweetheart, Veteran and other Lapel Badges. 21-11-16, 08:46 PM

Replies: 1 Suffolk Regiment Sweetheart Views: 1,611 Posted By Dmet Suffolk Regiment Sweetheart I was out metal detecting again at the weekend and found this sweetheart badge. The back has Silvered Rim stamped on it and it does test for silver, the backing is mother of pearl and the inner an...

Forum: General Topics. 07-10-16, 11:20 PM

Replies: 21 Snipe bidding Views: 1,776 Posted By Dmet Ebay auctions. 4 days 59 minutes and 55 seconds... Ebay auctions. 4 days 59 minutes and 55 seconds of viewing and 5 seconds of bidding. Show me a live auction room that doesn't do this. However, I do like the auctions where you have to have 10...

Forum: Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals. 07-10-16, 12:30 PM

Replies: 15 Horse Artillery ball button Views: 3,046 Posted By Dmet I have no problems with your comments and agree... I have no problems with your comments and agree that if you use a single resource for identification such as a fixed website site then you can't be sure of accurate information. That is where peer...

Forum: Sweetheart, Veteran and other Lapel Badges. 06-10-16, 07:17 PM

Replies: 3 The Border Regiment Pin Badge Views: 1,719 Posted By Dmet I can only go by the fact is was in a bag with... I can only go by the fact is was in a bag with the Sasktoon badge, an Australian Commonwealth Military Forces, and a few other WWI era badges so could well be WWI or later. Thanks,

Forum: Military Buttons 06-10-16, 07:08 PM

Replies: 3 Kings Button with Scroll Writing Views: 949 Posted By Dmet I have thought that it could be KOLI. I can... I have thought that it could be KOLI. I can certainly see that.

Forum: Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals. 06-10-16, 07:02 PM

Replies: 15 Horse Artillery ball button Views: 3,046 Posted By Dmet We are a funny bunch us detectorists, trying to... We are a funny bunch us detectorists, trying to be experts in every field :) To be fair that is why I try to look at other sites with people who are more specialised for specific information. ...

Forum: Military Buttons 06-10-16, 06:50 PM

Replies: 3 Kings Button with Scroll Writing Views: 949 Posted By Dmet Kings Button with Scroll Writing Another of my metal detecting finds, a nice small guilded button. I am terrible with the scroll writing. I can only see London on the rear. Any idea of Regiment and age please? ...

Forum: Sweetheart, Veteran and other Lapel Badges. 06-10-16, 06:46 PM

Replies: 3 The Border Regiment Pin Badge Views: 1,719 Posted By Dmet The Border Regiment Pin Badge Another one from the paper bag of badges, It is obviously a lapel badge but I can't find one like it anywhere. No makers mark on the back. Any idea of date please? ...

Forum: Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals. 06-10-16, 12:35 PM

Replies: 15 Horse Artillery ball button Views: 3,046 Posted By Dmet Thanks again all. The metal detecting site... Thanks again all. The metal detecting site is www.colchestertreasurehunting.co.uk/Militaryindex.htm Includes buttons and badges dug by the club. I have no affiliation it is just one of my...

Forum: Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals. 06-10-16, 09:50 AM

Replies: 15 Horse Artillery ball button Views: 3,046 Posted By Dmet Thanks every one. The closest i could find was a... Thanks every one. The closest i could find was a St Helena Artillery button which is very similar but St Helena instead of Horse. Nice to see a clean one. Regards the other 2 I thought they were...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 05-10-16, 03:56 PM

Replies: 6 Suffolk Regiment Cap Badge Views: 1,058 Posted By Dmet Thanks Alex. Definately 1 piece. Would this be... Thanks Alex. Definately 1 piece. Would this be first world war only or could it carry over to post 1918?

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 05-10-16, 12:29 PM

Replies: 6 Suffolk Regiment Cap Badge Views: 1,058 Posted By Dmet Suffolk Regiment Cap Badge Another of my metal detecting finds, part of my permission is on an old USAF airbase which had an older WWI airfield on one part of it. I found this cap / beret badge and was trying to work out if it...

Forum: Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals. 05-10-16, 12:18 PM

Replies: 15 Horse Artillery ball button Views: 3,046 Posted By Dmet Horse Artillery ball button This is one of my metal detecting finds from Suffolk. It is a rather crushed ball button which has the 3 canons and Horse Artillery around it. I have so far not been able to find any mention of it...

Forum: Infantry 05-10-16, 12:13 PM

Replies: 5 105th Saskatoon Fusiliers Badge Views: 1,712 Posted By Dmet Sorry, I think I may have put this in the wrong... Sorry, I think I may have put this in the wrong section as it should be in the infantry section. I have been looking around for other badges like it but the ones designated officers seem to have a...

Forum: New Member Introduction Zone 05-10-16, 08:20 AM

Replies: 4 New member Views: 1,055 Posted By Dmet Thank you all. My great grandfather was at... Thank you all. My great grandfather was at hill 60 and died on the 5th may 15. Only in theatre for 7 days aged 43. 2nd bn duke of wellingtons. Great uncle was in the hunts cyclists and then...

Forum: Infantry 04-10-16, 10:01 PM

Replies: 5 105th Saskatoon Fusiliers Badge Views: 1,712 Posted By Dmet 105th Saskatoon Fusiliers Badge Hello all, A newbie here, I was going through a bag of badges which belonged to the mother-in-laws uncle who from what I can gather was in the KOYLI during WWI. There are a few different badges in...

Forum: Royal Navy and Royal Marines 04-10-16, 09:42 PM

Replies: 1 Naval badge help identifying Views: 1,032 Posted By Dmet Naval badge help identifying Hello all, I am a newbie so please be gentle. My dad is forever picking up job lots of stuff and usually asks me to get rid of it for him through ebay. He found this badge in a lot from a surplus...

Forum: New Member Introduction Zone 04-10-16, 09:36 PM

Replies: 4 New member Views: 1,055 Posted By Dmet New member Hello al, I have a passing interest in military badges and buttons as I have recently been digging them up whilst metal detecting. Also my Dad seems to obtain stuff which he invariably asks me to...

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