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Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals.
03-11-22, 08:30 AM
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UK 32 Signal Regiment Officer Cap Badge Variation
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Thank you for posting your badges, Neil. I might...
Thank you for posting your badges, Neil. I might reach out to the Regiment and ask where they purchase the badges from and if they can tell me more about the variations.
Whatever the...
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Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals.
22-10-22, 12:15 PM
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UK 32 Signal Regiment Officer Cap Badge Variation
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Chris, I have the bio for the 32 Signal...
Chris,
I have the bio for the 32 Signal Regiment officer who wore the TOS and a picture of him wearing it. Prior to being commissioned, he was a WO1. He served as the QM for the Regiment, which...
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Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals.
31-07-22, 10:46 AM
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UK 32 Signal Regiment Officer Cap Badge Variation
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UK 32 Signal Regiment Officer Cap Badge Variation
Recently I was able to acquire a Tam O'Shanter for an officer in the British Army Reserve 32 Signal Regiment. I already have an officer glengarry for the unit in my collection and the first thing I...
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14-07-22, 04:10 PM
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WWII-ERA Officer Tam O'Shanter with Strange Badge Holes
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Thank you, Mike. That brings the date the TOS...
Thank you, Mike. That brings the date the TOS may have been made closer to 1958, when the Lowland and Highland Brigade cap badges became required for the line units.
The pictures of the...
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12-07-22, 09:59 PM
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WWII-ERA Officer Tam O'Shanter with Strange Badge Holes
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Reid10
The lugs for the Highland Brigade cab badge...
The lugs for the Highland Brigade cab badge pretty much line up with the holes in the TOS. However, the anodized OR cap badge is too flimsy to force through the badge backing, which is probably...
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12-07-22, 09:48 PM
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WWII-ERA Officer Tam O'Shanter with Strange Badge Holes
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Gentlemen, I think the Highland Brigade badge...
Gentlemen, I think the Highland Brigade badge makes the most sense. I was trying to look for WWII-era badges.
One thought is that the TOS was purchased prior to 1952 and never worn, or it was...
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12-07-22, 06:35 PM
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WWII-ERA Officer Tam O'Shanter with Strange Badge Holes
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WWII-ERA Officer Tam O'Shanter with Strange Badge Holes
I recently acquired a WWII-era Officer Tam O'Shanter. The TOS was made by William Anderson & Sons Ltd with King George VI's Royal Warrant of Appointment, for a manufacturing date of 1936-1952, give...
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18-06-22, 09:31 PM
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KOSB Kilmarnock bonnet
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Reid10
Great find! The Drum Major of the KOSB was...
Great find!
The Drum Major of the KOSB was one of the few to retain the blue and diced kilmarnock bonnet after the majority of Scottish regiments returned to wearing the glengarry in the late...
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07-05-22, 05:23 PM
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HLI Balmoral??
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Reid10
I am sorry for being late to the discussion. Work...
I am sorry for being late to the discussion. Work has kept me very busy. Jerry and Bill are absolutely right that the 6th Volunteer Battalion of the HLI wore a diced balmoral with a blue toorie. As...
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13-03-22, 07:20 PM
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Headgear of the 32 Signal Regiment - Glengarry, Tam O'Shanter, or Beret?
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Thank you, Leigh! This is great information. I...
Thank you, Leigh! This is great information. I need to add LTC Hodges' book to my library.
So, the 32nd may have adopted the TOS between 2006 and 2009, but the 51 Signal Squadron adopted it...
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12-03-22, 09:45 PM
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Headgear of the 32 Signal Regiment - Glengarry, Tam O'Shanter, or Beret?
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32 (Scottish) Signal Regiment (Volunteers)...
32 (Scottish) Signal Regiment (Volunteers) picture take November 2009 wearing TOS.
32 (Scottish) Signal Regiment (Volunteers) picture taken 06 May 2006 wearing beret.
Adoption of the TOS...
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12-03-22, 09:28 PM
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Headgear of the 32 Signal Regiment - Glengarry, Tam O'Shanter, or Beret?
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I was able to find a picture from 18 October 2009...
I was able to find a picture from 18 October 2009 of the 32nd wearing the TOS (See Below). So now the date the regiment adopted the TOS can be narrowed down to between 2002 and 2009.
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12-03-22, 06:46 PM
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Headgear of the 32 Signal Regiment - Glengarry, Tam O'Shanter, or Beret?
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Thank you, Alan. That helps to further narrow...
Thank you, Alan. That helps to further narrow down the TOS to post-2001.
I was also in Kosovo around that time, but I dealt mainly with the Russians from the 13th Tactical Group in Kamenica.
...
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12-03-22, 04:28 PM
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Headgear of the 32 Signal Regiment - Glengarry, Tam O'Shanter, or Beret?
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On the last page of the thread that Leigh...
On the last page of the thread that Leigh provided the link for, there are two PDFs for the Wire (1985 and 1986), which show members of the 32nd wearing berets. So, it appears the TOS was introduced...
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12-03-22, 02:17 PM
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Headgear of the 32 Signal Regiment - Glengarry, Tam O'Shanter, or Beret?
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Gentlemen, this is exactly what I needed to know....
Gentlemen, this is exactly what I needed to know.
Chris Walker's page was extremely helpful and provided when the Red Grant tartan was authorized, but did not address when the TOS was introduced...
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12-03-22, 12:06 PM
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Headgear of the 32 Signal Regiment - Glengarry, Tam O'Shanter, or Beret?
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Reid10
Headgear of the 32 Signal Regiment - Glengarry, Tam O'Shanter, or Beret?
I am in the process of cataloguing my 32 Signal Regiment headgear and could use expertise from the forum to ensure I am labeling everything correctly.
I know the regiment wears (has worn?) three...
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Headdress
23-01-22, 01:12 PM
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Tartan on a Tam O Shanter
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One final thought. On Apr 1st 1945, The Perth...
One final thought. On Apr 1st 1945, The Perth Regiment was authorized to become a Scottish Unit. The unit had been affiliated with the Cameronians since the 1930s, hence the use of the Douglas...
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23-01-22, 01:00 PM
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Tartan on a Tam O Shanter
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Are there any markings inside of the TOS? ...
Are there any markings inside of the TOS?
This will help with determining the date of manufacture.So will its construction (eyelets, ties, etc). All of this lets you know which badge should be on...
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23-01-22, 12:36 PM
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Tartan on a Tam O Shanter
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Douglas Tartan Used by Canadian Perth Regiment
I am sorry to come late to this discussion, but that tartan (especially that cut) was worn by the Perth Regiment of Canada. The TOS being Canadian supports this. The unit was inactivated in 1965. I...
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05-12-21, 01:54 PM
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Tartan Reference Guide
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Rose Hunting Tartan Formerly Worn on 105 RRA Tam O’Shanter
Bill,
I recently received an officer TOS from a Captain in the 105 Regiment Royal Artillery. (I exchanged my beret, unit patch, and unit coin for his TOS, cap badge and TRF) Attached is a picture...
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11-11-21, 03:16 PM
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GLENGARRY QUESTION
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Reid10
Sapper, I definitely feel your pain. I have...
Sapper,
I definitely feel your pain. I have glengarries that say on their labels that they are diced green, but I cannot see it. It looks black or blue to me. The only diced headgear where I...
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Headdress
11-11-21, 02:53 PM
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Scottish regíments headwear
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Reid10
Home Guard - Ayshire Battalion affiliated with the Royal Scot Fusiliers
The Home Guard units were affiliated with, and wore the cap badge of, the unit that recruited within their area. For instance, the Ayrshire Battalions of the Home Guard (at least the 1st and 2nd...
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Headdress
11-10-21, 05:31 PM
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Wm Scully of Canada Glengarry - Military or Civilian?
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Reid10
Bill, Mike and CB - thank you for your replies. ...
Bill, Mike and CB - thank you for your replies. I had the same thought about how wide the band was, the badge holes on the right, and no tourie. It is a beautiful old glengarry, but I agree it is...
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Headdress
11-10-21, 02:49 PM
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Wm Scully of Canada Glengarry - Military or Civilian?
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Reid10
Thank you, Bill What do you think the age of...
Thank you, Bill
What do you think the age of the glengarry is? It uses the Imperial measurements, so older than the 1970s, which is when I think the metric system was introduced to Canada.
...
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Headdress
11-10-21, 10:59 AM
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Wm Scully of Canada Glengarry - Military or Civilian?
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Reid10
Wm Scully of Canada Glengarry - Military or Civilian?
Recently I came across a dark blue glengarry made by William Scully of Montreal, Canada. (See attached pics)
It appears to be old but, as we all know, glengarries can be hard to date. Also,...
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