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Old 14-11-11, 09:55 PM
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A set of current issue Royal Navy chaplain's shoulder boards...rarer than hens teeth it would seem.
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Old 14-11-11, 10:00 PM
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Hong Kong Army Depot Police turban badge, Ferry Command Police cap badge and Sovereign Base Areas Police Cyprus (both police style enamel type) cap badges!!

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Old 15-11-11, 07:16 AM
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With many thanks to a member of the Forum,I have been able to obtain a badge which was very much on my wanted list.

It is badge worn on the shoulder straps of the 46th ( Liverpol Welsh ) Royal Tank Regiment,which was formed as a duplicate of the 40th ( Kings ) RTR which itself had been formed by the conversion of the 7th Bn Kings Regiment.

It seems membership of the Forum has many benefits.

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Old 15-11-11, 09:53 AM
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Hm, difficult one... Perhaps a WW2 coloured Field Service Cap with bullion officer's cap badge of the County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)?
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Old 29-12-11, 11:29 PM
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A Tyne Electrical Engineers pipers badge, post 1999. A must for my REME collection as I have discovered today.
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Old 29-12-11, 11:32 PM
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Hm, difficult one... Perhaps a WW2 coloured Field Service Cap with bullion officer's cap badge of the County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)?
Do you have a photo or link of an example?
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Old 30-12-11, 09:43 AM
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http://news.webshots.com/photo/24073...01633745qGngNS

This badge...

If anyone has one ...
Brigade Piron,
I met a guy in the local post office yesterday who was in the Lux Armee (all ex Lux Armee guys are offered a job in the Lux PTT - as a right - shame the same isn't true in the UK - but why would they do that.......) AND, he has one (and the collars), but won't part with it (as you would expect). However, a) he has given me some contacts and b) he told me that they are rarer than hens teeth - even his took 10+ years to get.... with all his contacts.
I will have to show him (and others) some of my badge boards and the contacts which may help. Will keep you informed.
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Old 30-12-11, 06:35 PM
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A complete set of OR's buttons for the Yorkton Regiment. Have never seen or even heard of them.
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Old 30-12-11, 08:25 PM
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a simple 'R in wreath' rangetaker badge, bullion on blue/black.

and a three-badge good conduct badge off-white on blue/black on scarlet as worn by Foot Guards ...... I have all the other made-up sets.

Needed to complete a Foot Guards badge board of "every rank and "trade" badge worn by OR on the Home Service Dress".

It is a VERY BIG board!
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Old 31-12-11, 09:55 AM
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my great uncles full size medals which just disappeared from his house ! and a royal irish fusiliers pipers cap badge
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Old 31-12-11, 10:15 AM
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Default 414 Coast Regt RA (TA)
Until the postman came 30 mins ago these had been on my Holy Grail list since 1960. And then a duplicate came forth!
414 Coast Regt RA TA.02.jpg
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Old 29-01-12, 01:08 PM
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A Tyne Electrical Engineers pipers badge, post 1999. A must for my REME collection as I have discovered today.
I may be wrong but are not Tyne Electrical Engineers RE, not REME?
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Old 30-01-12, 08:34 AM
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I may be wrong but are not Tyne Electrical Engineers RE, not REME?
In 1999 they were moved to REME to become the 102 Battalion REME (V) Pipes and Drums. The badge lost the RE at the bottom and was replaced by a knot.

102 Battalion REME (V) Band
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Old 30-01-12, 02:05 PM
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Described & Illustrated on Page 421/422 of Robin Hodges Book
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Looking for something else and found this old thread that I started.....

Just bumping to the top.......

Has anyone found their Holy Grail in the past few years??????

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