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#1
06-09-18, 01:13 PM
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Happy Birthday, Fusiliers!
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers marked its fiftieth anniversary by exercising its privilege to march through the City of London with bayonets fixed, drums beating and colours flying. A few pictures attached.
The contingents from the regiment's 1st and 5th Bns were joined by soldiers from the Fusiliers' allied Australian and Canadian regiments and from its Royal Navy affiliated ship. The parade was inspected and addressed by its Colonel-in-Chief, HRH The Duke of Kent (who I once chatted with in the middle of Dartmoor). Scary to think I joined the regiment as a Territorial when it was just two years old. Old soldiers.... Jon 
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#3
06-09-18, 03:41 PM
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I agree, but as it's the birthday let's be charitable and say it has slipped somewhat on the journey from the Tower.
Jon
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#4
06-09-18, 06:37 PM
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Nice pics, classic old sweat badge position lol.
Though to be fair it's an anniversary not a birthday 
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#5
07-09-18, 08:42 PM
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I have an oft repeated story of the 1st Bn's badge positioning during a W. Belfast tour in 1976.
"X" Coy CSM decided that the Coy would wear the badge and hackle over the left temple instead of above the left eye. Problems arose if you went anywhere near BN HQ at Springfield Rd RUC Station and the RSM saw you, so you had to reposition the badge above the left eye to avoid or in response to a severe chewing out. Problems then arose if you were seen by the CSM with the badge above the left eye - severe chewing out ensued. Non ex - military may not appreciate that the "but sir, the RSM / CSM ordered me to wear it this way" really doesn't work and just results in more shouting and extreme unpleasantness. The 3rd Bn were known in the 70's for their double fold berets with badge worn above the nose, a la RTR style, also favoured by a 2RRF corporal instructor at Depot Queen's Div while I did my basic, but I don't know if that was the norm for the 2nd Bn.
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#6
07-09-18, 10:42 PM
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Many pictures of the Lancashire Fusiliers in the 1950s and 1960s show the cloth badge with primrose hackle being worn between the left temple and left ear!
I recall when a cadet visiting 1LF at Weeton Camp near Blackpool in about 1966 when they wore the Fusilier Brigade badge with a primrose hackle. Artwork by Forum Member Bill Duggan Tim
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#7
08-09-18, 08:17 AM
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Allegedly the LF hackle was worn well to the left as it was considered the appropriate place for a battle honour (the CSM I refer to above was Geordie ex-1RNF so I've never worked out why the hackle went left).
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#8
24-01-19, 10:32 PM
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I've just read that as of today the official abbreviation for The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers is no longer "RRF", it's "Fusiliers".
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#9
24-01-19, 11:21 PM
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Are these different shaped bearskins to the Guards regiments?
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#10
25-01-19, 06:34 AM
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Aha, the old Fusilier "bearskin" come on?
I'll let a Guardsman contribute to this one. Here's a photo of a "bearberet' as sold by the RRF - sorry, "Fusiliers" museum. Last edited by leigh kitchen; 25-01-19 at 06:49 AM.
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#11
25-01-19, 06:52 AM
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Quote:
It represents a NCO of the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1957, wearing the dark blue beret, introduced in 1950, replacing the khaki "GS" & shows the positioning of the badge.
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