Grandfathers Belt

[JimD]

Hi All

I thought you might like to have a look at my Grandfathers WW1 belt. He swapped the badges for cigarettes while he was convalescing in the UK prior to being discharged after being wounded on the Somme in 1916.

I am unsure of the origin of the belt itself as it doesn’t look like the one he is wearing in pictures of him in uniform.

Cheers
Jim

[Phillip Herring]

Is the RA badge a Territorial with the leaves instead of UBIQUE?

Phil

[JimD]

Phil

Yes it has the leaves.

Cheers
Jim

[Malcolm Davey]

Nice to see a Vicky East Surrey still being worn in ww1

Malc

[Keith Blakeman]

Originally Posted by Malcolm Davey

Nice to see a Vicky East Surrey still being worn in ww1

Malc

And the nickel 7th Dragoons.

[Alan O]

Is the HLI the short blank scroll one?

[badgecollector]

hi jim
what a fantastic belt and made even more interesting given the story behind it.
well done mate
bc

[JimD]

I would really love to know what badges he paid a cigarette for and what he paid a few cigarettes for, and how many were going back and how many were being discharged. He lost three fingers on his left hand and a ha" penny sized chunk of scull out of his head.

Cheers
Jim

[Alan O]

Originally Posted by Keith Blakeman

And the nickel 7th Dragoons.

It does rather extend the period of its use from the 1898-1906 as previously published.

[sketchley kid]

Looks like a Turkish crescent moon and star as on the Turkish army belt buckle.......nice story.

[Malcolm Davey]

I wonder if the Lanarkshire Yeomany has had its scroll broken off as the scroll less badge was worn in the 50s i think, im sure ill be corrected if im wrong

Malc

[JimD]

Malc

I think it has, as the "Lovets Scouts badge" has had its tail broken off too.

Cheers
Jim

[Mike Jackson]

Originally Posted by sketchley kid

Looks like a Turkish crescent moon and star as on the Turkish army belt buckle.......nice story.

Or a Berks Yeo collar badge?

[mooke07]

I have a similar badge in my Gallipoli collection which I too thought was Berks Yeomanry collar but a learned member kindly pointed out was Egyptian Labour Corps. Great belt and story.

Cheers Dean.

[sketchley kid]

Indulge me with the story of my belt that every one but me finds amusing!
I collected badges off the village chaps before WW2..later in WW2 I had a Luftwaffe belt that I fixed many of these badges on, all cavalry. (bloody poser!!).
In Italy we we billeted in a posh (after Catterick!) Italian Cavalry Barracks.
The toilets were all tiled with a porcelain floor with a hole and two standing blocks!!
I thought my treasured belt was through the loops of my BD trousers....I unhooked the buckle and it wasn't!!!
It plunged into the depths and I only hope that when the Itie bloke that pumped it out for his fields got it jammed in his pump!!
The badge you can see on right of buckle was a Tank Corps!!