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Old 08-09-17, 08:58 AM
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Default Puggaree Flash for ID, Please.
Would somebody be able to ID this puggaree flash, please? The inscription on the reverse reads:

'Cpl Boyd, MG Coy'.





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Old 08-09-17, 09:05 AM
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From some old notes I made in the Suffolk Regiment Museum this conforms to their flash of a yellow castle (as per the centre of the cap badge) on a khaki square.

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Old 08-09-17, 09:44 AM
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From some old notes I made in the Suffolk Regiment Museum this conforms to their flash of a yellow castle (as per the centre of the cap badge) on a khaki square.

Jon
Great stuff, Jon. On the strength of your reply I searched the forum gallery and happened across this:

http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...ictureid=58438

Many thanks indeed.

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Old 10-09-17, 09:08 AM
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In his "Field Service Head Dress 1902 to the Present Day" Mike Chappell shows an llustration of this badge on a slouch hat as 1st Suffolk's, 1916.
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In his "Field Service Head Dress 1902 to the Present Day" Mike Chappell shows an llustration of this badge on a slouch hat as 1st Suffolk's, 1916.
Nice one, Leigh. Thanks very much.

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Old 11-09-17, 06:00 PM
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What a great photo thanks for showing it.
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