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Old 23-07-19, 12:34 AM
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Default RTR Piper's Plaid Brooch

I recently picked up this little beauty in a trade - a Royal Tank Regiment Piper's Plaid Brooch.

Now has become one of my favourite badges.

Just need to find a Sergeant Piper's plaid brooch now to go with it (crossed machine guns).

Enjoy!

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Old 23-07-19, 09:04 PM
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Mick, that's a very nice plaid brooch, thanks for showing it.
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Old 23-07-19, 09:43 PM
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Mick, that's a very nice plaid brooch, thanks for showing it.
Phil.
Yes mate it sure is.

Now need to find these ones.

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Is there actually photographic evidence that this was worn post 1939 by the Royal Tank Regiment, if so, I would certainly be interested to see it, I would have thought it was only worn by the Tank Corps and perhaps post 1924, by the Royal Tank Corps for a short period of time.


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I recently picked up this little beauty in a trade - a Royal Tank Regiment Piper's Plaid Brooch.

Now has become one of my favourite badges.

Just need to find a Sergeant Piper's plaid brooch now to go with it (crossed machine guns).

Enjoy!

Mick
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Old 24-07-19, 07:25 AM
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It rates a mention in Robin Hodges’s badge book but no picture of it being worn.

I am on the RTR Pipes and Drums FB page so might send them a message and see what they can tell me about it.

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Old 24-07-19, 08:24 AM
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The RTR have always been proud of their badge and motto, I'd be very surprised if it had ever been worn by them, excepting odd men who had their twenty odd years in and who had perhaps retained their original brooch, notwithstanding, I'd be keen to see actual proof.
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It rates a mention in Robin Hodges’s badge book but no picture of it being worn.

I am on the RTR Pipes and Drums FB page so might send them a message and see what they can tell me about it.

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The author is a member of this forum, it's possible that a PM may result in more information about this brooch.
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Old 24-07-19, 09:39 PM
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I've sent a message to the RTR Pipes and Drums about these plaid brooches and will share any response I get.

I think they were worn by 4RTR.

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Here's a picture of one of their current plaid brooches.

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The one with the cross MGs is currently worn as confirmed by the RTR Pipes and Drums FB admin.

The other one with the TC badge is not currently worn but as mentioned earlier I suspect it was worn only by 4RTR.

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Old 25-07-19, 02:46 PM
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You are saying that the Royal Tank Regiment actually wear MGC "style" brooches?
Do you know when and where these were actually manufactured?


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The one with the cross MGs is currently worn as confirmed by the RTR Pipes and Drums FB admin.

The other one with the TC badge is not currently worn but as mentioned earlier I suspect it was worn only by 4RTR.

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Old 25-07-19, 05:12 PM
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The one with the cross MGs is currently worn as confirmed by the RTR Pipes and Drums FB admin.

The other one with the TC badge is not currently worn but as mentioned earlier I suspect it was worn only by 4RTR.

Mick
If it's the case that an RTR unit remembered their heritage then I think that's great.
I'm all for units commemorating their forebears, be it cadet units wearing the badge of the Lovat Scouts (no longer the case?), Tankies wearing MG insignia or RRF carrying the oldDrummer's Colours of the NF - good stuff.

The only plaid brooch I've seen by 4 RTR in photos is the one with the yellow Cairngorm centre - any photos of other brooches available?
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Old 25-07-19, 06:06 PM
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There is a history of the Pipes and Drums on here www.4and7royaltankregiment.com following the pipes and drums link.
No available images on there or on Facebook show the MGC crossed guns in wear.
I’m pretty sure a discussion of the ‘Guns’ Plaid Brooch has been brought up on here before.
They used to be available to buy until recently on a Scottish Insignia site, the name of which escapes me at the moment but it was something like Lathroig.
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Lathroig - is that a whuskey?
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Haha,
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