Quote:
Originally Posted by john badge
The Welsh Guards Pagri badge was last worn by the 1st battalion in Gibralter on the outbreak of WWII. It was my impression that it was in white metal.
I have a photo of the 1st battalion in Egypt in the twenties wearing the standard bearskin type plumes on their solar topees.
The badge at the start of this thread may be a pouch badge. These were worn by stick orderlies on formal parades at least up to the end of the seventies.
Hope this helps
|
Uncle George's bed space, South Barracks, Gibralter, 1939/40 (in the same barrack room I occupied in 1973).
Welsh Guards pagri badge and white/green/white plume visible (image small, but perfectly formed).