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Old 12-01-13, 01:10 PM
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Default Solihull School CCF - Hackle?

Did/do Solihull School wear a hackle?

Just added this anodised one to the collection and there is a fitting to the rear found on fusiliers badges for the fitment of a feather hackle?

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Old 12-01-13, 01:50 PM
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Interesting Andy, wonder of they wear the Warwickshire Fusiliers hackle, I think that was orange and blue if memory serves me right.
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Old 12-01-13, 02:00 PM
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Tony,
that was my line of thinking too, although I suspect they dispensed with the wearing of the school badge some time ago?

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Old 12-01-13, 03:23 PM
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Have a look at the pictures towards the bottom of this page:

http://www.solsch.org.uk/gallery/def...=14&albumid=19

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Old 12-01-13, 04:14 PM
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Peter,
many thanks!

Looks like the school badge may still be in use too!

http://www.solsch.org.uk/gallery/def...=14&albumid=19

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Peter,
many thanks!

Looks like the school badge is still in use too!

http://www.solsch.org.uk/gallery/def...=14&albumid=19

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I have a June 2000 copy of The Fusilier the Journal of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers that lists the CCF at Solihull School as affiliated to the regiment.

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if in fact they did wear a hackle it would date from post 1963 when the Royal Warwickshire REGIMENT were first designated Fusiliers.
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Old 12-01-13, 07:10 PM
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I was going to say,its a Fusiliers red over white hackle that is worn today.But i dont know if the blue and orange Warwickshire hackle was worn prior to the Fusiliers coming into being.
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What determines who wears the hackle as there are some cadets with it and some without.

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What determines who wears the hackle as there are some cadets with it and some without.

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Phil,
Have you noticed the three 'cadets' wearing the hackle are also wearing coloured stable belts, I notice one of them has a large crown on his right arm, one is a Corporal and the other I can't make out, possibly the hackle is a rank embellishment ?
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Ah, yes. Now I see it.
Thanks for that.

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The hackle is only worn by the NCO's and Adult instructors, and has always been the RRF hackle.

I asked the school CCF Instructor.

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Marc,
many thanks, a good way to close the thread!

Thanks for all replies!

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Marc,
Excellent bit of confirmed infomation, going back to Andy`s badge which started this thread, do all the Solihull School CCF badges have the fitting for the hackle or is Andy`s badge an NCO/Instructors example ?

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