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interwars RWF junior officer forage cap
A recent pick up from a spit lot on ebay all from the same officer in the RWF, Captain F D Williams, later Lt. Colonel who I cannot as yet find anything out about.
I got his Forage cap as well as his SD and KD tunics, missing hs BD and his SD cap. The forage cap has a lot of early features with the spring device that allows it to be changed from a low flat top to one with a raised front, but still flat topped. It has the early version of the RWF bullion and silver/white metal beast of Griffin form rather than the dragon common on later badges. The sweatband looks typically early with pale kid leather and lace rather than the later mid brown roan leather type. It has regimental buttons by Firmin and the thin chinstrap with pointed slider ends, another early feature.
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Nice pick up Jerry, Regards Mark
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Yes, another lovely cap.
First Name: F D Surname: Williams Nationality: British Rank: Captain Rank (2nd): T/Major Gallantry Awards: Terratorial Decoration Service: British Army Regiment: Royal Welsh Fusiliers Battalion: Territorial Army Seniority Date: 01/11/1937 UK Army List 1945 |
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Leigh, thanks for the info. This confirms he was actually RWF as my attempts to find him have so far failed, I have tried searching the volumes of the regimental records with no joy so far though the new two volume set for WWII only recently came out and I have yet to see it or get it.
If you can magically find his full name and/or army number & battalion number.....His KD is named to him as Douglas Williams, dropping the F. His medal ribbon showed me he was Territorial, and his SD is named to him as a captain in 1942 and his ribbons have the oak leaf for Mention in Dispatches. His medal ribbons include the Africa Star, where
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Some more info.
First Name: F D Surname: Williams Nationality: British Rank: Major Rank (2nd): Hon Lt Col Gallantry Awards: Territorial Decoration Service: British Army Regiment: Royal Welch Fusiliers Battalion: Territorial Army Seniority Date: 24/08/1939 UK Army List 1947 First Name: F D Surname: Williams Nationality: British Rank: Captain Service: British Army Regiment: Royal Welch Fusiliers Battalion: Territorial Army Seniority Date: 01/11/1937 UK Army List 1942 First Name: F D Surname: Williams Nationality: British Rank: Major Rank (2nd): Acting Lieutenant Colonel Service Number: 40083 Gallantry Awards: Mentioned In Despatches Gazette Info: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/...upplement/2465 Gazette Date: 23/05/1946 Gazette Page: 2465 Duty Location: Mediterranean Service: British Army Regiment: Royal Welch Fusiliers Service: Army First Name: F D Surname: Williams Nationality: British Rank: Captain Service: British Army Regiment: Royal Welch Fusiliers Battalion: 4th (Denbighshire) Battalion (Territorial) Seniority Date: 01/11/1937 UK Army List 1939 |
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Leigh, thanks again
I had just found his army number on the gazette and see you have beaten me to it.
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