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Peter Aitkens
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
18-12-20, 01:18 AM
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Queens royal west surrey
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Peter Aitkens
Looks good to me.
Looks good to me.
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
17-12-20, 12:37 PM
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Queens royal west surrey
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Peter Aitkens
Lamb and Flag
As a National Service recruit in the Queen's Royal Regiment at Stoughton Barracks we were taught to polish the badge so that the wool was smoothed away but the details on the flag remained intact. ...
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Arab Nations
04-06-20, 11:37 AM
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Oman Badge?
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Peter Aitkens
Trucial Oman Scouts Shoulder Title
Only just come across this. The shoulder title reads "Quwwat Sahil Oman" literal translation is "Forces of the coast/Beach of Oman" which was the title for The Trucial Oman Scouts. I have never...
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General Topics.
18-06-19, 07:21 PM
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Sword or Dagger hanger
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Peter Aitkens
It is part of a Horse Bit. See...
It is part of a Horse Bit. See http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/289789
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Formation Signs and Patches
11-03-19, 03:58 PM
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Interesting what can be found in the back of old Albums
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Peter Aitkens
Interesting what can be found in the back of old Albums
The photo album of an ex KOSB had these in the back of the album. Before going to the KOSB he had been in the Royal Artillery and I assume it was from this time that these originated.
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Headdress
04-10-18, 01:56 PM
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United Arab Emirates Green Beret.
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Peter Aitkens
These were recruits putting on a drill display. ...
These were recruits putting on a drill display. They would seem to have similar berets with the same badge.
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
21-12-17, 09:49 AM
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CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE
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Peter Aitkens
Christmas Challenge
Many thanks to those who have contributed - it has been most helpful.
Since the correspondence now seems to have come to a close it is time to announce the result of the Christmas Challenge.
...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
18-12-17, 05:27 PM
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CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE
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Peter Aitkens
CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE
Somebody asked me whether I could give them any information about this picture. I totally failed - after all there are no badges - just a skinny lanyard a basic battle dress, an undone epaulette and...
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Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
19-03-17, 07:05 PM
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Royal Welch Fusiliers, a series of photographs.
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Peter Aitkens
Bill Roach
An earler post seems not to locate the correct picture - so here is Ken Barlow/ Bill Roach in TOS uniform. Front Row second from right.
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Other Military Topics
17-03-17, 11:11 AM
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Capt David Moir (Trucial Oman Scouts?)
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Peter Aitkens
There is no David Moir listed in the TOL/TOS...
There is no David Moir listed in the TOL/TOS Officers Nominal Roll
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Arab Nations
12-11-16, 06:04 PM
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Trucial Oman Scouts - old and new
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Peter Aitkens
It is still going on. And this is supposed to be...
It is still going on. And this is supposed to be 100% genuine.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRUCIAL-OMAN-SCOUTS-CAP-BADGE-/371786140053?hash=item56902e4995:g:mnkAAOSwB09YJNvy
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
02-06-16, 04:35 PM
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more of that stuff
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Peter Aitkens
A belated comment on Row 2 Button 3. I do not...
A belated comment on Row 2 Button 3. I do not know what it is but I am fairly sure it is not from the uniform of a Military Knight of Windsor. The attached picture is not the clearest but I think...
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Arab Nations
05-12-15, 07:07 PM
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Confirmation of ID on this Arabic badge, please
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Peter Aitkens
Looks like Jordanian Army to me.
Looks like Jordanian Army to me.
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Off topic
24-09-15, 09:29 AM
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The Trucial Oman Scouts Was the British Army’s Last Desert Romance
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Peter Aitkens
Trucial Oman Scouts
You might like to take a look here
https://www.flickr.com/photos/trucial_oman_scouts/
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Arab Nations
22-05-15, 04:06 PM
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TOS and UDF what's going on?
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Peter Aitkens
Oh Goody! I have got 3 TOS shirts, do you think...
Oh Goody! I have got 3 TOS shirts, do you think somebody is going to fork out £1,500 to me any minute now.
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Arab Nations
30-03-15, 04:21 PM
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Arab Flying Camel, any ideas
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Peter Aitkens
Eddie, that pin does not look as if it is...
Eddie, that pin does not look as if it is designed for an Agal. The pin is almost horizontal, which would make it very difficult to pin through both ropes of the Agal.
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Civilian Services: Police, Prison Service, Fire Brigade, Merchant Navy, etc.
11-01-15, 07:18 PM
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Baden Powell Boy Scouts
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Peter Aitkens
Mmm. Top half does not seem to match with bottom...
Mmm. Top half does not seem to match with bottom half. Top half - fine detail and well made. Bottom half - crude and looks to have been brazed on at a later date.
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General Topics.
28-07-14, 03:15 PM
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Pennant
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Peter Aitkens
Pennant
This once adorned the staff car assigned to the Defence Attache in Sofia Bulgaria. It measures 22.5cm by 15cm. Dates from about 1963.
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
25-07-14, 10:09 AM
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Queen's Surreys pouch badge?
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Peter Aitkens
I think you will find that this is part of a...
I think you will find that this is part of a musician's outfit and was attached to the pouch they carried.
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General Topics
16-06-14, 12:11 PM
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2nd Army Div Badges
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Peter Aitkens
2nd Army Div Badges
This is the cover for a Second Army Thanksgiving Service on conclusion of The Campaign in North West Europe. 6th June to 5th May 1945.
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
22-02-14, 11:21 AM
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Mystery Badge
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Peter Aitkens
Somehow the picture got left behind here is...
Somehow the picture got left behind here is another try.
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
22-02-14, 11:19 AM
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Mystery Badge
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Peter Aitkens
Identified
Many thanks for contributions from Forum Members - as expected the Forum came up trumps and here is the proof - the badge can be clearly seen as part of the Horse's harness.
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
18-02-14, 11:15 AM
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Mystery Badge
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Peter Aitkens
Tony That's brilliant. No doubt about it -...
Tony
That's brilliant. No doubt about it - case closed. Would I be right in saying that the horse shown is the mount of an officer from the Blues and Royals, in that you can just see a black...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
17-02-14, 12:31 PM
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Mystery Badge
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Peter Aitkens
Rob The only problem I have with that is...
Rob
The only problem I have with that is the "Honi Soit.." bit is not within a Garter, which seems unlikely. However the rest seems to match perfectly.
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
15-02-14, 05:56 PM
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Mystery Badge
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Peter Aitkens
Mystery Badge
I have been sent these pictures by a Rifle Club who found the badge amongst their records. The badge is brass and measures 10 cm by 5.5 cm. You will notice that the "Honi Soit..." is not centred...
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